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Feminism: sex and gender

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Biting comeback required!!!!

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chloworm · 19/10/2021 18:35

Our local councillor put of photo of himself on FB today, loading a dishwasher with another guy (the official first loading of the village hall dishwasher...yeah, I know...slow news day). Some 'hilarious' man wrote 'has the village run out of women?' A lady wrote back 'not an appropriate comment' and of course she got the 'lighten up it was only a joke treatment.' Please send me your comebacks so I can call this dinosaur out! Thanks

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Sparklfairy · 19/10/2021 18:38

I wouldn't bother but if pushed something like,

"Awww its ok randomsexistman, its really not that difficult. After all a woman can manage it! Would you like me to show you how?"

TheCraicDealer · 19/10/2021 18:45

"If that's your idea of a joke I think I'd rather go to the pub with Kim Jong-un"

glitterfarts · 19/10/2021 18:45

"oh sorry, I missed the joke. Please could you explain it to me."

squirm away little man

Mycatismadeofstringcheese · 19/10/2021 18:49

That’s good glitter farts. I’d come up with

Jokes are meant to be funny

Or

Ah, the joking defense. The tried and true excuse for humourless twatbadgers everywhere.”
(Replace twatbadgers with insult of your choice)

But I think yours is better

cervixuser · 19/10/2021 18:52

I'd just ask where the joke was

SparklingLime · 19/10/2021 18:55

“Well, we clearly haven’t run out of dinosaurs.”

TheFnozwhowasmirage · 19/10/2021 18:56

My then 16 year old DD,once responded to such a joke by saying 'I'm sorry,but I don't understand. Please could you explain why it's funny?'
The guy deleted his comment.

QueenDanu · 19/10/2021 18:57

@SparklingLime

“Well, we clearly haven’t run out of dinosaurs.”

The village hasnt run out of dinosaurs.

TheGirlInTheGreenDress · 19/10/2021 19:00

@TheFnozwhowasmirage

My then 16 year old DD,once responded to such a joke by saying 'I'm sorry,but I don't understand. Please could you explain why it's funny?'
The guy deleted his comment.

This is something I’ve got stored in my brain ready to use in a similar situation. I just have to hope it’ll come to me when the situation arises.

Chunkymenrock · 19/10/2021 19:02

@TheFnozwhowasmirage

My then 16 year old DD,once responded to such a joke by saying 'I'm sorry,but I don't understand. Please could you explain why it's funny?'
The guy deleted his comment.

Great reply, although I'd ditch the 'I'm sorry'. Nothing to apologise for!

QueenDanu · 19/10/2021 19:08

I think that is the best approach in a work situation.

But two dinosaurs on face book, burn 'em 😄

Cwenthryth · 19/10/2021 19:11

I use “and why do you think that’s humorous?”/“what leads you to believe that is funny?” sometimes with DP when he accidentally brings his work banter self home (he’s otherwise a lovely man, he used annual leave to look after our dogs so I could go to FiLiA, so I’ll keep him). Anyway, it works. Because the only possible responses are 1 - explanation which reveals the offence, 2 - personal insult comeback which reveals the offence, or 3 - admit offence and apologise. DP goes straight to 3. Internet MCPs tend to go 1 or 2 and never end up looking good.

QueenDanu · 19/10/2021 19:12

Good strategy

chloworm · 19/10/2021 19:19

Oh I like these suggestions!

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Usernamenotavailabletryanother · 19/10/2021 19:23

No women I’m afraid, but we do seem to have a twat if that helps?

CandyLeBonBon · 19/10/2021 20:00

I'd say something like 'if anyone laughs when you tell jokes like that, they're not laughing at the joke"

Or something similar.

thevassal · 19/10/2021 20:41

"Has the village run out of women?"
"No but it's clearly short on comedians."

thevassal · 19/10/2021 20:43

or "lots of women plus a village idiot," or "Willing to trade village idiot/dinosaur for more women?"
"the 1950s called they want their joke back."

Unmerited · 21/10/2021 05:35

‘No, there may be a reason they seem to all disappear when you’re there though.’

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