Fucking entitled men and their bullshit comments

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So sick of men who feel as though they have the right to make uninvited, unhelpful, unnecessary comments.

Today driving - went to drive past a car on left that I thought was parked. As I went to drive past, I suddenly realised he wasn't parked, he was just stopped. I waved to apologise and started to reverse back behind him.

However, white van man then drove straight up behind the stopped car - even though he could see I was starting to reverse. Which then prevented me reserving. He then shouted at me 'you've got kids in the car you know!''

Seriously like wtf? Just why?? Why feel the need to shout?? Why feel the need to try and shame me?? Why feel the need to attack my competence as a mother??

Yes I made a mistake, acknowledged it to other driver (who was absolutely fine btw as they realised what I'd done) and was attempting to rectify it.

Made me so so angry because I can guarantee if I was a man he would not have done this.

Just a couple of months ago I was reserving into a space. Another white van man pulled up beside me to give me a lecture, tell me that I was never going to get in there etc etc. I told him to mind his own business and am proud to say I actually managed it perfectly fine!!!!!

So many incidents of men doing this over the years (not all related to driving...but a lot are!)

Just why do some men feel the need to do this?

There is, there’s the Ken 😆

You made a driving error and he pointed it out, not even that rudely.
I don't think you can extrapolate anything about entitled men from this incident. In fact you were the entitled one taking up the road.
Just say 'sorry, I know' and grimace. You were the one in error.

Lol, I guess so 😅

Same, a smile and ‘fuck you’ usually works well.

Some guy tried to mansplain to me how to put air in my tyres once at a local garage. I told him I didnt understand the process and stood there as he filled my tyres for me. I said thanks and drove off.
Its one dirty task I hate doing. I cant believe he actually fell for that one 😂im not a pretty young thing. Im 64.

What a condescending remark. 66 is not even the retirement age now!

I'm definitely past taking this stuff from men. Recently changed cars, in-between I borrowed a car, an automatic which is so complicated there's a cheat sheet in the car. Parked outside my house, trying to get it in reverse but took a few seconds, and a guy I've never seen before says about how there's tonnes of space. After me stopping and saying "excuse me?" as a chance for him to retract it, he said a couple more comments. I parked it, got out, and got in his face. He must have been about 8" taller than me but he looked scared. I'm not sure a woman has confronted him. Thankfully he's a contractor who's done and gone now. Haven't done this in a while but I have a tendency to confront them, and they always back up a bit like they don't expect a woman to retaliate.

You are aware aren't you that the retirement age is now 67? 66 isn't too old to drive or anything like it. And I'd hazard a guess that 60 something women are far better and safer drivers than the vast majority of men of any age and definitely out perform any male driver under the age of 25 by far!