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To ask why the hate for boys?

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Numberttwotwo · 06/01/2024 07:14

I know this has probably been discussed before. But I seem to come across something every day that makes me feel less worthy, someone to pity and just a bit shit.
I have 2 boys. They are kind, gentle, loving and the best of friends.
So why are my friends (really ‘good’ very longstanding friends) and strangers making comments that make me feel like this. Granted they’re comments about ‘boys’ and not MY boys.
I’ve been told (by a friend with one of each) that mums of boys won’t matter when they’re married and sons will be closer to the in laws.
I was told by a friend’s husband they HAD to find out the sex at 20 weeks because they’d have been soooo disappointed if it was a boy. (In front of my boys)
I was told yesterday (also in front of them) that my friend had been put off EVER having a boy by the behaviour of her nephew.
And this is not including all mentions of trying for a girl whenever we talk about possibly having a third.
I wish I had better ways of responding in the moment but for some reason I always bite my tongue.

YABU - boys are the worst and I pity anyone with more than one.
YANBU - the world should just parent their children and stop with the stupid comments based on nothing more than genitals

Rant over.

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VWCVVCWV · 07/01/2024 19:52

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Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 19:54

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I don’t give a shit that you think most lesbians like men’s I am sure they do.

Non of its relevant.

Saying that you can just become a lesbian if you hate men is saying that lesbians are lesbians because they hate men.

Ita disgusting and it’s homophobic. It’s along the same lines as disgusting men who say things like ‘she is only a lesbian cause she hasn’t had sleep with me’.

And do you realise many disgusting men do genuinely think lesbians are lesbians because they hate men? Cant comprehend it doesn’t involve men

and so what if a poster says the most men hate women. What’s that got to do with lesbians?

If you can’t debate your point without internalised misogyny and being homophobic, just stop.

mottytotty · 07/01/2024 19:55

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Yep, I said most men hate women. It’s rooted in psychology. Have a read of this:

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/men-hating-women

Men hating women: A look into the psychology of misogyny

It's time to go deep into the badlands of male psychology

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/men-hating-women

VWCVVCWV · 07/01/2024 19:56

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GeorgeBeckett · 07/01/2024 19:59

I guess I was slightly glad my DS was a little boy as he's got a heart condition which would make pregnancy challenging and he might need a valve replacement which might mean warfarin which might mean heavier periods and again problems in pregnancy. So there's a sex based reason.

Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:00

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Calling out your bigoted comments is dramatic?

I know men who are less misogynistic than you.

I know loads of people who aren’t as bigoted as you.

and what?

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UserM6 · 07/01/2024 20:03

@VWCVVCWV
If women feel like that just become lesbians.

If women feel like what?
Also how would "becoming" a lesbian help? Lesbians still live in the same society.

Do you not think if 97% of road accidents were caused by men there would be additional limits on men driving? Why is it so awful to be concerned about this statistic when it comes to violence?

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Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:00

Calling out your bigoted comments is dramatic?

I know men who are less misogynistic than you.

I know loads of people who aren’t as bigoted as you.

and what?

He’s baiting you, @Workingtomorrow . Notice him addressing posts to me even after I’ve ignored him.

VWCVVCWV · 07/01/2024 20:07

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Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:08

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What the fuck?

what business is it of yours what I am doing on this thread?

This thread isn’t about hating baby boys. It was talking about how people make comments that people find offensive, regarding their child sex. It also progressed to how people often say similar things about girls as well.

The read has only become about hating men recently. And for no appears reason you told people they should just ‘become a lesbian’.

Find one post where I said I hate men or baby boys.

Were you just hanging around to show how much of a bigot you can be? Just like to prove how amazingly misogynistic you are?

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Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:12

mottytotty · 07/01/2024 20:06

He’s baiting you, @Workingtomorrow . Notice him addressing posts to me even after I’ve ignored him.

Honestly, I think it’s a woman. A woman who centres men and thinks everyone else should.

Who thinks nothing of being homophobic. Obviously is very homophobic. Suffering from internalised misogyny.

‘I have lesbian friends’ is the tell tale sign of a bigot.

There’s slight differences between women with internalised misogyny posting and men posting.

Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:13

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😂😂😂

mottytotty · 07/01/2024 20:14

Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:12

Honestly, I think it’s a woman. A woman who centres men and thinks everyone else should.

Who thinks nothing of being homophobic. Obviously is very homophobic. Suffering from internalised misogyny.

‘I have lesbian friends’ is the tell tale sign of a bigot.

There’s slight differences between women with internalised misogyny posting and men posting.

You could be right, but I’m definitely getting man vibes. I’ve reported anyway.

Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:15

mottytotty · 07/01/2024 20:14

You could be right, but I’m definitely getting man vibes. I’ve reported anyway.

I could be wrong tbh. It’s a fine line

UserM6 · 07/01/2024 20:23

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An interesting article - written by a nice man who loves his wife.

If the overwhelming majority of primary caregivers are female - mothers, early years carers, primary school teachers then why exactly do boys end up so different to girls?

UserM6 · 07/01/2024 20:26

@VWCVVCWV Why the fuck are you talking about road accidents?

Because that was my original post, which you then replied to with guff about becoming a lesbian ! Why are you swearing at me?

5128gap · 07/01/2024 20:26

Workingtomorrow · 07/01/2024 20:15

I could be wrong tbh. It’s a fine line

I also assumed man. I think it was the turn lesbian if you hate men thing that clinched it. In addition to your excellent account of all that's wrong with that, its very male to reduce the whole thing to sex, isn't it? If you hate men don't have sex with us, because that's all male/female relationships are about sort of thinking.

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