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Is it acceptable to imply another poster is a pervert because they disagree with you about a topic?

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TheHateUGive · Yesterday 13:10

So in a feminism thread, the members leep insinuating that I am a man with some sort of pee fetish because basically I disagree with them that women have to strip half naked or routinely wear several more layers than men. I've reported these posts as personal attacks but they dont seem to get deleted.

Can I clarify that it is ok to insinuate that someone is a different sex and a pervert because they disagreed with me? I'm asking before I head to other threads.

OP posts:
UncannyFanny · Yesterday 15:35

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 14:24

Although OP is referring to more layers to remove when needing a pee
Which of course women do

with the exception of those men who prefer to sit of course

Edited

Do they? Most women wear just underwear and a skirt or trousers. Most men wear just underwear and trousers. Even I can’t see what all these additional mysterious layers are other than an occasional pair of tights. What else is there?

SpudGunToo · Yesterday 15:36

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If that’s the worst you have on the OP, then it’s a bit hypocritical to call that nasty given the other stuff said to her.

Besides, anyone who thinks we actually remove layers of clothing would fall under the definition of not knowing how we pee. Saying women don’t take much longer than men is hardly being ignorant of how we pee.

There is no need for this kind of toxicity.

SockPlant · Yesterday 15:39

TheHateUGive · Yesterday 13:18

Yes I did report them. One has now been deleted since I made THIS post.

So then...they didn't break the rules 🙄

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:39

UncannyFanny · Yesterday 15:35

Do they? Most women wear just underwear and a skirt or trousers. Most men wear just underwear and trousers. Even I can’t see what all these additional mysterious layers are other than an occasional pair of tights. What else is there?

The comment was referring to going to the toilet
see other posts

ps. Maybe on the other thread though

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:39

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Thanks for heads up.

ItsWrittenInTheOP · Yesterday 15:42

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 14:17

I am sitting here in a dress and also wondering what the extra layers would be? I am physically wearing fewer layers than a man in boxers and shorts.

In all truth OP, name calling is frequent on MN and it is often done by posters who are too proud to admit they are wrong so they resort to personal attacks.

Reporting helps but often it’s best to just disengage and come back in a day or so when heads are cooler. Anyone seeing the exchange can see who is being rude and who is not.

Too, some posters confuse questioning a rationale with being diametrically opposed. It’s annoying when you do agree with the general issues raised but not the stated reasons why - like you can be for women to have single sex spaces for toileting but not agree it’s due to extra layers of clothing- but they’re hurling accusations at you.

I find it helps to state the parts of a post that you do agree with before questioning details you don’t think are correct.

Off the top of my head.

Tights. Shorts. Body suits that fasten at the crotch . Shapewear. Petticoats/slips, disposable incontinence pants.

All pretty common things for many women to wear under their clothing for various reasons. I didn’t see the original thread op is talking about and I wouldn’t jus in my opinion straight to calling someone a pervert, but I would find it unusual that an adult woman genially can’t think to what extra layers are commonly worn by women.

I’d be more likely to assume they were very young and maybe a bit sheltered if they really are unaware of other possible layers women may wear.  But in the context of a discussion on the feminism board and about women’s rights etc, I can kind of understand why someone hasn’t been given the benefit of the doubt.
BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:44

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:38

If that’s the worst you have on the OP, then it’s a bit hypocritical to call that nasty given the other stuff said to her.

Besides, anyone who thinks we actually remove layers of clothing would fall under the definition of not knowing how we pee. Saying women don’t take much longer than men is hardly being ignorant of how we pee.

There is no need for this kind of toxicity.

I do remove clothing
I don’t take it off but I do remove it

If I don’t remove my knickers I can’t wee
If I don’t remove my trousers from my backside I can’t wee
Men don’t need to remove their pants though

We are not talking about completely stripping off here

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:46

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I have never worn tights/panty hose, a slip or shapewear, most women don’t these days. My grandmother did.

It feels like you’re adding in extra layers that are not worn by the majority.
They do have shapewear for men as well as women, so that’s a wash.

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:50

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:46

I have never worn tights/panty hose, a slip or shapewear, most women don’t these days. My grandmother did.

It feels like you’re adding in extra layers that are not worn by the majority.
They do have shapewear for men as well as women, so that’s a wash.

. Depending on the time of year, up to 50% to 70% of women wear tights or hosiery, especially in cooler regions.

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:50

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:44

I do remove clothing
I don’t take it off but I do remove it

If I don’t remove my knickers I can’t wee
If I don’t remove my trousers from my backside I can’t wee
Men don’t need to remove their pants though

We are not talking about completely stripping off here

Well that’s the crux of the matter isn’t it.

You think remove doesn’t mean, well, remove.
to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something. The men came to remove the rubbish from the backyard.

All we do is adjust our clothing by pushing down trousers & knickers or lifting a skirt/dress and pushing down knickers, we aren’t removing any of our clothing. I do remove my coat and hang it with my purse if there is a hook on the back of the door.

ParmaVioletTea · Yesterday 15:53

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AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:54

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:50

. Depending on the time of year, up to 50% to 70% of women wear tights or hosiery, especially in cooler regions.

Really? Source?
I will say I have noticed some Gen Z women wearing tights like they are leggings as an outer layer - there was that whole tights as trousers /pants trend in 2023
https://fashionmagazine.com/style/trends/tights-as-pants/

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:55

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I am a woman with common sense and I can count. I also don’t think we have extra layers of clothes that must be removed to pee.

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:56

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:50

Well that’s the crux of the matter isn’t it.

You think remove doesn’t mean, well, remove.
to take something or someone away from somewhere, or off something. The men came to remove the rubbish from the backyard.

All we do is adjust our clothing by pushing down trousers & knickers or lifting a skirt/dress and pushing down knickers, we aren’t removing any of our clothing. I do remove my coat and hang it with my purse if there is a hook on the back of the door.

I think it’s a stretch really
I remove my trousers from my backside to wee
If we are talking about bathroom situations, which we are, people using the term remove are not referring to stripping off entirely

To me that’s just logical
Remove doesn’t have to mean get rid of entirely
it’s situational based

Pickledonions12 · Yesterday 16:02

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 15:46

I have never worn tights/panty hose, a slip or shapewear, most women don’t these days. My grandmother did.

It feels like you’re adding in extra layers that are not worn by the majority.
They do have shapewear for men as well as women, so that’s a wash.

I'm sorry? Are you inferring that I'm telling untruths? I'd really rather you didn't do that, thank you

Women generally have more clothes to remove than men when they pee.

How is that challenging to grasp?

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 16:10

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:56

I think it’s a stretch really
I remove my trousers from my backside to wee
If we are talking about bathroom situations, which we are, people using the term remove are not referring to stripping off entirely

To me that’s just logical
Remove doesn’t have to mean get rid of entirely
it’s situational based

Yes, but the fact that one of us is using the common definition of remove to mean remove and one of us is using remove as short hand for partially remove (being generous here) doesn’t make either of us a pervert or any of the things other posters have alleged on here.

I think I’m being just as logical as you. For example when a nurse asks me to remove my trousers and knickers for my smear, I’m going to take them off completely. I’m not going to partially remove them like I’m just going for a wee.

It is much better, don’t you think, to discuss things reasonably like we are?

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 16:13

Pickledonions12 · Yesterday 16:02

I'm sorry? Are you inferring that I'm telling untruths? I'd really rather you didn't do that, thank you

Women generally have more clothes to remove than men when they pee.

How is that challenging to grasp?

It’s not at all challenging to grasp that you think women have more clothes and actually have to remove them than men to pee.

I just disagree
a) it’s usually not more layers for the majority of women it’s the same as men,
b) no clothing is actually being removed for men or women
c) neither of us is a pervert or lacking in common sense or isn’t a woman and
d) this is not a defensible reason why we need women’s toilets for women only.

Overtheatlantic · Yesterday 16:22

Pickledonions12 · Yesterday 16:02

I'm sorry? Are you inferring that I'm telling untruths? I'd really rather you didn't do that, thank you

Women generally have more clothes to remove than men when they pee.

How is that challenging to grasp?

I think it’s challenging because it simply isn’t true, and I’ve been a female/woman for 58 years.

Pickledonions12 · Yesterday 16:24

Overtheatlantic · Yesterday 16:22

I think it’s challenging because it simply isn’t true, and I’ve been a female/woman for 58 years.

I see. 🤣

spannasaurus · Yesterday 16:24

AmberTigerEyes · Yesterday 16:13

It’s not at all challenging to grasp that you think women have more clothes and actually have to remove them than men to pee.

I just disagree
a) it’s usually not more layers for the majority of women it’s the same as men,
b) no clothing is actually being removed for men or women
c) neither of us is a pervert or lacking in common sense or isn’t a woman and
d) this is not a defensible reason why we need women’s toilets for women only.

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The discussion re women needing to remove more clothing than men was in respect to why it takes longer for a woman to use the toilet and that's why more womens cubicles are required than men's urinals. Not as a reason why women's toilets are for women only.

If you can simply unzip your fly and pee like men without needing to remove/move/displace any other clothing good on you.

ghostofchristmaspasta · Yesterday 16:35

TheHateUGive · Yesterday 14:05

I dont think im being obtuse by wondering what these layers are.

I imagine the posters were thinking of things like tights and shapewear.

My favourite work outfit for example:
underwear
tights
shapewear shorts
shapewear bodysuit
skirt
high socks
+top half items.

WinterBlues26 · Yesterday 16:36

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RaininSummer · Yesterday 16:37

BrownTroutBluesAgain · Yesterday 15:15

🤣🤣
I felt the need to explain because tbh it’s not the first time I’ve had to

Im an architect and I am sick and tired of having to explain how women use a toilet to men around the boardroom to justify why
we need more cublucles
Why
no we can’t share whbs ( ever tried to explain mooncups to a bunch of 60yearnold males🤣)

why the toilet needs to be offset from the centre to allow room for a sanitary bin

Why, no, it’s not OK to sit half on a sanitary bin when needing a wee

Why our knickers don’t have openings at the front ( yes really !)

Why we take so much longer in the loo so need about 3 times the provision of shake and go men

so
sorry about that

Edited

I love this. Thanks for your efforts!

Brunchatstephanies · Yesterday 16:40

Overtheatlantic · Yesterday 16:22

I think it’s challenging because it simply isn’t true, and I’ve been a female/woman for 58 years.

On another planet???

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