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Is it just me or does most men suck?

260 replies

peanutttttt · 23/05/2021 03:38

Exactly just that. I really hate dating now a days, because you just never know if someone's intentions are genuine. Like how do you know anymore? Men of all ages just suck and at this point I have given up. I went on a date with this man, the connection was great before the date and the date was great. I even got a kiss at the end of it but never heard from him again. Like how weird! I don't dwell on it. It's just annoying I wish people would be honest now. I can't stand it. How's everyone else's dating life going? Because my love life is an absolute joke.

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Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 10:53

[quote Fabiofatshaft1]@Washingtofold

You’re bitterness seems to leak out of you like water from a sponge

So sad.

Best wishes to you.[/quote]
Yes but ladies don’t you know it’s just damn bitterness against these poor Middle Ages white menz

Let’s not forget the fabulous Fatshafts words to Oreo1 who incidentally still hasn’t returned to inform us why a woman’s career is important in her having a voice on a forum ? Confused

‘All the troubles of the world are being laid at the feet of white, middle aged men at the moment, it would seem.’

So true @BuggerBognor , it would be funny if it wernt so sad !

This is literally a thread about women’s experiences of men sucking and here are a couple of men one who either question the jobs of women , minimising experiences , telling women they are wrong and women are almost as violent as men ( 60/40 split apparently ) despite direct data provide to contradict this false assertion , totally ignore the multiple valid points raised about male privilege and then go on to tell us all what good men they are and how bad it is for them , topping it off with some nice name calling

TorringtonDean · 28/05/2021 10:57

Women don’t like STEM subjects? That old myth. The majority of medical school entrants are female - what is medicine if not STEM?

JustAnotherOldMan · 28/05/2021 11:30

@TorringtonDean
There are more female STEM graduates, but also far more males, females still only make up 25% of STEM grads are reported by Women in Stem in 2021
www.stemwomen.co.uk/blog/2021/01/women-in-stem-percentages-of-women-in-stem-statistics

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 11:45

[quote JustAnotherOldMan]@TorringtonDean
There are more female STEM graduates, but also far more males, females still only make up 25% of STEM grads are reported by Women in Stem in 2021
www.stemwomen.co.uk/blog/2021/01/women-in-stem-percentages-of-women-in-stem-statistics[/quote]
In usa it’s 27%
In Australia 34%

Whether women are graduating from stem subjects says nothing to whether women LIKE stem subjects, whether they feel welcomed into the culture and whether they are encouraged and supported to engage in them

JustAnotherOldMan · 28/05/2021 11:57

So that’s still < 30 % across 3 countries, why are more women not moving into STEM, this country is crying out for engineering and software graduates, where are the females ?

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 12:10

The issues are deep rooted and a lot to do with issues surrounding the oppression of females historically , gender stereotypes , seeing them as less mathematically capable and logical , male dominated cultures
Teachers even ask males more questions especially in maths and science based subjects from early grades .

www.aauw.org/resources/research/the-stem-gap/

Fabiofatshaft1 · 28/05/2021 12:16

@Washingtofold

Oreo1

Gave a point of view. It wasn’t particularly outlandish or incendiary.

You ripped him to shreds. You remind me of the Chinese Communist Party. Anybody who doesn’t share your view is a racist, sexist pig.

And many maybe be, but my conjecture is some aren’t. But your world view is absolute. And fascist.

The Millions of Uigars are in concentration camps because of oppressors with their own one world view. You have an absolute one world view.

You have no objectivity in your view point at all.

Am I vile !? Because I don’t agree with your feminist wokist diatribes, then I probably am.

Two things. The only person on this thread fixated by porn, is YOU !!!!

Secondly, how did you know my partners username was Felicityfatclit !?

God forbid you ever need life saving surgery and the surgeon is a white middle aged man, and the only surgeon with the skill to save your life......

From your bile, I would fully expect you to tell him to naff off and rip him to shreds.

Fabiofatshaft1 · 28/05/2021 12:26

@Washingtofold

“ Teachers even ask more males questions especially in maths and science based subjects from early grades “

Did you personally witness this !?

So you have been in every science and maths class, in every grade year, in every school, in every city and took notes !?

Goodness you are a busy bee, aren’t you 😗

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 12:31

[quote Fabiofatshaft1]@Washingtofold

Oreo1

Gave a point of view. It wasn’t particularly outlandish or incendiary.

You ripped him to shreds. You remind me of the Chinese Communist Party. Anybody who doesn’t share your view is a racist, sexist pig.

And many maybe be, but my conjecture is some aren’t. But your world view is absolute. And fascist.

The Millions of Uigars are in concentration camps because of oppressors with their own one world view. You have an absolute one world view.

You have no objectivity in your view point at all.

Am I vile !? Because I don’t agree with your feminist wokist diatribes, then I probably am.

Two things. The only person on this thread fixated by porn, is YOU !!!!

Secondly, how did you know my partners username was Felicityfatclit !?

God forbid you ever need life saving surgery and the surgeon is a white middle aged man, and the only surgeon with the skill to save your life......

From your bile, I would fully expect you to tell him to naff off and rip him to shreds.[/quote]
No the only fascist here is you fabio . I have no issue with many many people here who don’t share my views but I DO take issue with men who think they can question my job as if it has ANY relevance to whatsoever to what I write !!!!! THAT is NOT objective !!!!!
And NEITHER are you !!!! With your claim that white middle class men are being blamed for everything!!!! And you rude ranting and name calling
Your world view is absolute and I absolutely believe you are in fact Oreo with a name change !!!
Whether that’s the case or you are just two peas in a pod you speak for the patriarchy and the patriarchy will ALWAYS call any women who stands up to them a communist or tell them their views are wrong wrong wrong !!!!
All you do is show YOUR true lack of objectivity
Whilst I’ve disagreed with two men who have behaved like rude pigs with ( notice I named the behaviour you displayed and didn’t name call ) YOU, on the other hand , have refused to listen to literally tens of women , hundreds on other threads and millions throughout the world who are telling you about male privilege and their experiences !!!
A man who gets on here and tries to bully women is not someone I’m interested in engaging with . Interestingly I know many males I have interesting and positive relationships with . I imagine the same could f be said for you despite what you claim .
I can see that upsets you greatly !
Ps I truly hope your never in need of a great surgeon either . You may be inclined to be too busy telling her about your fat shaft to get that surgery !!!!

BuggerBognor · 28/05/2021 12:35

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Fabiofatshaft1 · 28/05/2021 12:44

@Washingtofold

Cheap shitty jibe.

I’m not Oreo 1

I have stated that I fully support all women who are down trodden, used, abused and cheated on.

I’ve commented that I fully believe many men are shitty arseholes.

I fully agree women and minorities have been kept under the yoke for generations and things need to change.

But it will take strong but just, peaceful but brave and caring but resolute and truthful people who can see and appreciate multiple points of view and drive the change.

You are not one of them.

I’ve read your last post.

A more load of incoherent, narcissistic dribble I have yet to read.

What a crock of shit.

But saying that, I would fight with my last breath, your right to say it.

Over to you
You on the other hand......’

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 12:59

@BuggerBognor

Interestingly I know many males I have interesting and positive relationships with

Yes. Amazingly not all men think like you. Many are our allies and understand their relative privilege and the impact of socialization, unconscious bias, gender stereotypes, childbearing on the life chances of women. Thank goodness.

Yes absolutely amd even though this thread is about a huge number of men who do suck I think we all know some decent , intelligent men who actually listen and acknowledge their privilege amd who do not try to bully women .
TorringtonDean · 28/05/2021 13:15

Not all women think the same either. We are all different individuals with different talents, experiences or intelligence. The one thing we do have in common on this thread is being treated badly by a certain number of men.

There are institutional obstacles which mean we are often not on a level playing field with men. Check your privilege, guys! Girls often excel at school but then institutional and societal factors hold them back in the workplace. It’s not so long ago that all the bosses were men and all the secretaries women - and it wasn’t because all the men were brighter.

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 13:30

@TorringtonDean

I agree with that for sure
The only issue I’ve taken with the two men here on these last couple of pages is that when privilege is raised that keep saying things are getting better and not even acknowledging that it exists

TorringtonDean · 28/05/2021 13:41

How long must we wait for things to get better? I don’t think there will be true equality in my lifetime? The one thing that always struck me when I was busy juggling difficult hours and parenthood is that men set the rules. Men are the ones who are usually hostile to flexible working or (until now) home working. That’s because it’s the one area where they have the edge as they can win at the game of “presenteeism” as they don’t have all those responsibilities outside of work. They aren’t the ones who need time off for a parents’ evening or a sick child. Or rather they do have the responsibilities but they delegate them to women!

As for why there are so many no hopers out there in the world of OLD, the reason is they are often the cast-offs. Yet they imagine that because they are 50something males they must be so attractive to women in their 20s and 30s and they sneer at women their own age. I do not like to be seen as a commodity. I’d rather stand on my two feet alone.

Fabiofatshaft1 · 28/05/2021 14:06

@Washingtofold

So Washingtofold

How is the note taking and recording of statistics going !? In every classroom, in every school, in every city !?

Surely your statement is ‘ truth ‘ !? Back up by hard evidence......

The fact you can be in multiple locations simultaneously is breathtaking.....

Or do you come from the Joe Biden school of semantics where fact is stronger than truth.....

With these ‘ facts ‘ coming from some bullshit quote off Google to support your narrative.

I can’t get to the end of your posts, because after the first two sentences of you insulting me, the rest is psychobabble.

My issue with you is you tar EVERYONE not part of your world view with the same brush.

A couple of posts up thread you now state ‘ A huge number of men suck ‘

We are getting somewhere. I agree with you.

A large number of human beings suck. The majority ARE men. But most people of all persuasions are good, want to do the right thing.

If we don’t hold on to that, we are doomed.

My username is just a word. I play golf. It’s my brand. It amused me. I’m not denigrating women any more than women who watch porn are denigrating men or women.

I just take issue with anyone who wants to have control and control the narrative over which pegs go in which holes.

BuggerBognor · 28/05/2021 14:53

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JustAnotherOldMan · 28/05/2021 15:17

So can be done to encourage more girls into maths & science ?

Fabiofatshaft1 · 28/05/2021 17:18

@BuggerBognor

Surely some gay men suck !?

Oreo01 · 28/05/2021 22:56

[quote Washingtofold]@Oreo01

‘So what do you do for a living’

What relevance does that have .
You’ve come on here with a whole lot of opinions and zero data to back any of them up as many have told Yoh . When I presented yoh with data that completed flew in the face of you assertions such as you ‘ if your claim. That violence is only a matter of 60/ 40 difference between men and women yoh completely ignored me
When o presented yoh with example after example of how you personally benefit simply from being a man in this world yoh ignored every on of those too
Yoh simply continued to prattle on about your experience in ONE workplace and how you understand that the glass ceiling is the reason for the gender pay gap but it’s ok cause it’s changing , apparently

NOW you question what I do for work . I’ve worked in various jobs ranging from unskilled work when younger to Corporate.
I’ve also raised my children during this time , juggling things as most women do . Taking time off when needed and making sacrifices.
Would you ask a man his work history . Does it help you build a picture to justify why you can dismiss me like you have others here ?
What do you do for work ? Do you have children How did you work around looking after your babies when they were young ?

‘[/quote]
You've made post after post on this thread with very clear views about men. With absolutely no balance.

I've made sacrifices and bitter compromise. Yes poor menz....

Oreo01 · 28/05/2021 23:01

[quote SilenceIsNotAvailable]@Oreo01 I earn a 6 figure salary and I think you are being a prick speaking to ither women like that.[/quote]
Read through Washingtofold's posts on this thread and give an objective summary of whether you feel there is balance.

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 23:05

@ fabiofatshaft
You simply have to have the last word don’t you

So tell me exactly which statistic you have direct evidence against . Is it the statistic I provided to directly contracdict Oreos claim that women are almost as violent as men . Show me how men are not committing the vast majority of violence against women , murders or women , rape ect
Don’t just use you mysogynistic ideas actually show me stats .
If your issue is with my and Many other women’s claims that you have male privilege and should keep it in check , please explain how you do not benefit as a man from the following

projecthumanities.asu.edu/content/male-privilege-checklist

Thirdly, if you issue is with my opinion that more men suck than don’t TOO BAD . I’m far from the only woman that feels this way and there are good reasons for it

You tone is aggressive , patronising and frankly revolting . But honestly that’s what I’d expect with someone who can’t even acknowledge basic facts like being presented here

Washingtofold · 28/05/2021 23:07

@Oreo01

Why did you need to know my job and mostly , why did you ask ?

Why are you avoiding that question????

Oreo01 · 28/05/2021 23:16

[quote Washingtofold]@Oreo01

Why did you need to know my job and mostly , why did you ask ?

Why are you avoiding that question????[/quote]
I asked as I wondered whether you were a physchologist with years of experience in the field you appear to champion. Misandry

Oreo01 · 28/05/2021 23:21

@BuggerBognor

Yes absolutely amd even though this thread is about a huge number of men who do suck I think we all know some decent , intelligent men who actually listen and acknowledge their privilege amd who do not try to bully women

Yep, they’re all gay though...

Grin

They also haven't had relationships with women. #just saying
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