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All crime docs are about men killing women!

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SwoopDog · 16/03/2025 11:22

I was trying to find somehing to watch on Netflix last night. Looked at crime documentaries. They're all about men killing women. Or men killing children.

I like a bit of true crime sometimes, but it's actually too much. What the hell have we been putting up with over decades and centuries! There was a guest on Steven Bartletts Diary of a CEO who said the most dangerous person to a woman is her husband! I believe it. We've taken this shit for too long.

OP posts:
sashh · 17/03/2025 10:45

This morning I have watched a documentary about the 1999 nail bombings in London.

One about Jennifer San Marco and currently I'm watching, "the liquid bomb plot" so there are a few out there.

@Anchorage56

I'm a fairly average middle aged woman.

The first time I was sexually assaulted I was about 6, about 8 the second time, at about the same time as I was first beaten by a male.

How do you even get up in the morning if these thoughts consume you? You should see a counselor or therapist.

All women and girls over the age of about 9 or 10 feel this way. We get up in the morning because we have no choice but to run the gauntlet.

You claim 96% of men do not commit violent crimes but that doesn't take in to account the school buys giving girls a 'rating', teachers being inappropriate, the bus driver telling you to smile, the guy in the bar who pats your bum, the taxi driver asking if you live alone etc etc.

Even things that to a man are not creepy can be felt totally differently by a female.

Eg I picked up a new car, the salesman had put my address in the sat nav and labelled it 'home'.

He saw it as convenient, for me it was a red flag. If my car is stolen I don't want to thief to know where I live.

So do the right thing and fuck right off.

FNDCausedByAntipsychotic · 17/03/2025 10:58

Alucard55 · 17/03/2025 07:57

Why does the conversation always turn into how women react to male behavior rather than the male behavior itself?

Noticed this too and it's really depressing. More than a hint of almost victim blaming here in @Anchorage56 posts; Women "being sensitive" etc.

Is it not normal to be perterburbed by creepy behaviour from men?

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 10:59

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 10:28

Well like I said no one disputes the fact that most violent or sexual crime is committed by men.

They why do you feel the need to talk about violent women in this context?

Because it all got a bit silly when I dared to ask what OP thought could be done about the violence against women and was instantly accused of being a man. Then it started getting even more silly when she started going on about men who earn more than women, men who watch porn, men who are lazy, and I just thought well sorry if your going down that route then I'm afraid there are plenty far worse women out there. It's just hatred for any human with a penis.

JeanPaulGagtier · 17/03/2025 10:59

Defending and minimising killers and rapists by saying "but look how some women behave!" is an odd stance @Anchorage56

How do you even get up in the morning if these thoughts consume you? You should see a counselor or therapist.
Men are far more in need of therapy - they are the problem. Women have to get therapy to resolve these issues largely caused by men. I frequently hear men moaning they "can't afford therapy" which simply boils down to not prioritising it because they do not believe they are the problem. They can't accept on any level they might have the wrong ideas about things and refuse to pay to hear an alternative opinion that might mean they need to change and accept responsibility. Therapy is seen by men as an easy way to resolve issues but it is actually very very hard and requires a level of emotional intelligence that a growing amount of men simply don't seem to possess any more, or they wouldn't go around treating other people the way they do by killing, raping and using violence and coercive control. The idea that men get to spend their lives tearing down others, using and abusing them and the victims have to just get help then the men can carry on as normal is what is wrong and why this mysoginistic behaviour is increasing.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:01

sashh · 17/03/2025 10:45

This morning I have watched a documentary about the 1999 nail bombings in London.

One about Jennifer San Marco and currently I'm watching, "the liquid bomb plot" so there are a few out there.

@Anchorage56

I'm a fairly average middle aged woman.

The first time I was sexually assaulted I was about 6, about 8 the second time, at about the same time as I was first beaten by a male.

How do you even get up in the morning if these thoughts consume you? You should see a counselor or therapist.

All women and girls over the age of about 9 or 10 feel this way. We get up in the morning because we have no choice but to run the gauntlet.

You claim 96% of men do not commit violent crimes but that doesn't take in to account the school buys giving girls a 'rating', teachers being inappropriate, the bus driver telling you to smile, the guy in the bar who pats your bum, the taxi driver asking if you live alone etc etc.

Even things that to a man are not creepy can be felt totally differently by a female.

Eg I picked up a new car, the salesman had put my address in the sat nav and labelled it 'home'.

He saw it as convenient, for me it was a red flag. If my car is stolen I don't want to thief to know where I live.

So do the right thing and fuck right off.

I'm sorry but no no no! You make being female sound like the most depressing thing. Its life for some women of course it is.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:05

JeanPaulGagtier · 17/03/2025 10:59

Defending and minimising killers and rapists by saying "but look how some women behave!" is an odd stance @Anchorage56

How do you even get up in the morning if these thoughts consume you? You should see a counselor or therapist.
Men are far more in need of therapy - they are the problem. Women have to get therapy to resolve these issues largely caused by men. I frequently hear men moaning they "can't afford therapy" which simply boils down to not prioritising it because they do not believe they are the problem. They can't accept on any level they might have the wrong ideas about things and refuse to pay to hear an alternative opinion that might mean they need to change and accept responsibility. Therapy is seen by men as an easy way to resolve issues but it is actually very very hard and requires a level of emotional intelligence that a growing amount of men simply don't seem to possess any more, or they wouldn't go around treating other people the way they do by killing, raping and using violence and coercive control. The idea that men get to spend their lives tearing down others, using and abusing them and the victims have to just get help then the men can carry on as normal is what is wrong and why this mysoginistic behaviour is increasing.

Nope I wasnt defending killers and rapists I was defending the average man

JeanPaulGagtier · 17/03/2025 11:07

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:05

Nope I wasnt defending killers and rapists I was defending the average man

Yes it's not easy to tell who is good and who is bad.
As you said yourself.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:15

JeanPaulGagtier · 17/03/2025 11:07

Yes it's not easy to tell who is good and who is bad.
As you said yourself.

What point are you trying to make?

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 11:16

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:05

Nope I wasnt defending killers and rapists I was defending the average man

Why does the average man meed defending?

Why not dedend the average woman instead who suffers the abuse. Or do you always side with the one who has the upper hand?

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Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 11:24

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 11:16

Why does the average man meed defending?

Why not dedend the average woman instead who suffers the abuse. Or do you always side with the one who has the upper hand?

It goes without saying that anyone who is the victim of a crime would need defending (and a whole lot more) but yes the average man needs defending against anyone (i.e YOU) who would label him as horrid for having done nothing except have a penis!

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 11:45

@Anchorage56 So you rather defend the average man, who most likely wanks to porn at home, laughs at sexist jokes other men make and rates women by their looks.

Rather than defending the average woman whose bum gets randomly groped on public transport, who gets unsolicited dick pics sent or whose husband cheats on her and blames it on her because she let herself go after childbirth. Got it 👍

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SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:01

Because it all got a bit silly when I dared to ask what OP thought could be done about the violence against women and was instantly accused of being a man. Then it started getting even more silly when she started going on about men who earn more than women, men who watch porn, men who are lazy, and I just thought well sorry if your going down that route then I'm afraid there are plenty far worse women out there. It's just hatred for any human with a penis.

I would say it's more of an acknowledgment of the systemic disadvantage that women face and the culture of toxic masculinity. All of which are part of the problem.

Pointing out that there are bad women too is unnecessary and just sounds like you are minimising the issues being discussed.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 12:47

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:01

Because it all got a bit silly when I dared to ask what OP thought could be done about the violence against women and was instantly accused of being a man. Then it started getting even more silly when she started going on about men who earn more than women, men who watch porn, men who are lazy, and I just thought well sorry if your going down that route then I'm afraid there are plenty far worse women out there. It's just hatred for any human with a penis.

I would say it's more of an acknowledgment of the systemic disadvantage that women face and the culture of toxic masculinity. All of which are part of the problem.

Pointing out that there are bad women too is unnecessary and just sounds like you are minimising the issues being discussed.

Give it another 20 years and men will be talking about toxic femininity. They will be thinking- I cant compliment a woman as I'll be labeled a pervert, I cant ask for sex with my wife as I'll be labeled an abuser, I cant disagree with a woman or I'll be labeled manipulative. No matter how badly I'm treated in my relationships the minute I 'fight' back I'm labeled a domestic abuser.

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 12:49

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 12:47

Give it another 20 years and men will be talking about toxic femininity. They will be thinking- I cant compliment a woman as I'll be labeled a pervert, I cant ask for sex with my wife as I'll be labeled an abuser, I cant disagree with a woman or I'll be labeled manipulative. No matter how badly I'm treated in my relationships the minute I 'fight' back I'm labeled a domestic abuser.

Yet somehow women manage to do all of the above and not harrass 🤔 Funny that

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SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:50

Give it another 20 years and men will be talking about toxic femininity. They will be thinking- I cant compliment a woman as I'll be labeled a pervert, I cant ask for sex with my wife as I'll be labeled an abuser, I cant disagree with a woman or I'll be labeled manipulative. No matter how badly I'm treated in my relationships the minute I 'fight' back I'm labeled a domestic abuser.

Wow, you've shown your true colours here @Anchorage56

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:54

Yet somehow women manage to do all of the above and not harrass 🤔 Funny that

Indeed.
The the world is at the moment means we are going to see a rise in toxic masculinity not a decline. Some of the most powerful people in the world are openly antagonistic to women and the types of views held by Andrew Tate and the like are out there in the open and are getting a huge amount of support.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 12:55

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 11:45

@Anchorage56 So you rather defend the average man, who most likely wanks to porn at home, laughs at sexist jokes other men make and rates women by their looks.

Rather than defending the average woman whose bum gets randomly groped on public transport, who gets unsolicited dick pics sent or whose husband cheats on her and blames it on her because she let herself go after childbirth. Got it 👍

Right so we've moved on from murderers and now on to men who cheat.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 12:56

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 12:49

Yet somehow women manage to do all of the above and not harrass 🤔 Funny that

Like I said give it another 20 years and it will be classed as harassment

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:59

Like I said give it another 20 years and it will be classed as harassment

Don't be ridiculous.

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 13:06

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 12:59

Like I said give it another 20 years and it will be classed as harassment

Don't be ridiculous.

I'm sure there was a time when a man might woolfwhistle a woman in the street and someone said to him you can't do that that's harrasment, and they would have said dont be silly. So let's remember these days when a woman shouts and screams at her partner and the man should just suck it up and not be a pussy.

SerenityNowSerenityNow · 17/03/2025 13:19

I'm sure there was a time when a man might woolfwhistle a woman in the street and someone said to him you can't do that that's harrasment, and they would have said dont be silly. So let's remember these days when a woman shouts and screams at her partner and the man should just suck it up and not be a pussy.

There is a difference. Wolf whistling is harassment. It always was, it's just the attitude towards it changed.

Your use of language is displaying an ingrained hatred of women. I think you've let your mask slip here and I'd bet money on you being a man.

SwoopDog · 17/03/2025 13:19

Anchorage56 · 17/03/2025 13:06

I'm sure there was a time when a man might woolfwhistle a woman in the street and someone said to him you can't do that that's harrasment, and they would have said dont be silly. So let's remember these days when a woman shouts and screams at her partner and the man should just suck it up and not be a pussy.

No one need to suck up abuse. I definitely don't teach my sons to suck up anyone shouting at them. I teach them self-love, self respect and respect for others.

And whistling someone on the street IS harrasment. I didn't like it when i was young. I don't like it now. I don't need a man i haven't chosen to be in a relationship with to tell me my bum looks good or touch my body for a quick feel.

So hopefully in 20 years we will have a better quality of men walking around who understand the word equality and respect.

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FluffyDashhound · 17/03/2025 13:23

What documentaries i like things like this please.gibe names

Ilovecakey · 17/03/2025 13:33

steff13 · 16/03/2025 20:23

Do y'all have Snapped? It's a whole series about women killing people. There are almost 750 episodes.

Or wives with knives

Naunet · 17/03/2025 13:35

Anchorage56 · 16/03/2025 15:47

There was a study where it was shown 4% of men committed violent crime and of that it was 1% who committed the majority of crimes (persistent offenders). So that leaves at least 96% of men as men who dont commit violent crime.

What's the bet rape and sexual abuse wasn't included in these violent crime stats, as is often the case.