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Original poster

Give me a good reply to a twat who says " woman's work "

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droves · 22/05/2012 20:27

Need to have a witty put down , but I get so angry that I can't think straight .

Help me put the mysoginist in his place .

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BillyBollyBandy · 22/05/2012 20:29

"You're a cock"

"Why should I be more able to do xxx than you simply because I don't have a penis?"

I usually say "Sorry, what?! Err, why?" with a look on my face

AThingInYourLife · 22/05/2012 20:31

Do you have to reply?

orangeandlemons · 22/05/2012 20:32

I would say as above, but"beacuse I am lucky enough not to have penis" Wouldn't want him to think he was superior because he has a knopwhurst and you don't

oiwheresthecoffee · 22/05/2012 20:34

You mean if you have a penis you dont have to do X ?

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droves · 22/05/2012 20:36

I do have to reply because this is said often , and it's getting on my nerves .

Have pulled him up on it , and said , sorry I don't tollerate mysoginistic chauvinism . Don't think he understood what that ment tbh .

Unfortunately , it's a family member . ( Pil )

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orangeandlemons · 22/05/2012 20:39

'Is it too difficult for a man to do then?'

RulersMakeBadLovers · 22/05/2012 20:40

In what context?

Wit won't change anything, but (in)action will make your life easier, perhaps.

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droves · 22/05/2012 20:40

Orange .... I think I lurves you .

That's perfect ....thank you.

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orangeandlemons · 22/05/2012 20:41

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droves · 22/05/2012 20:42

Wit , probably won't change him , but it would at least give sil and mil (and I ) a laugh ! , and hopefully wean him off speaking such nonsense .

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augustajones · 22/05/2012 20:48

I used to get something similar from the blokes at work (engineering environment).

I just used to laugh and say things along the lines of, "Isn't women's work relaxing on the sofa and eating chocolate all day?" or "Well, of course you couldn't do that and that, men can't multitask, can they?". I totally gave as good as I got and eventually ended up laughing my socks off most days. I'm fairly certain I got their respect by lightening up about the whole situation rather than being a called a moody cow (which is how the MD's PA was regularly referred to).

augustajones · 22/05/2012 20:49

Just read Orange's suggestion - brilliant!

I think you have your answer OP. :)

antsypants · 22/05/2012 22:45

The one time someone mentioned that phrase to me I was actually holding a mop which I handed to him and said carry on then... Funny thing was, he seemed more offended that I had insinuated he was a female than by the thought of cleaning.

Sorry to go on a tangent, just reminded me of a point I reached where I actually saw how language and gender is viewed in a negative way.

(I may well be the sour faced PA )

LittleTyga · 22/05/2012 22:53

Were you born a knobhead or have you practised hard to perfect the skill?

solidgoldbrass · 22/05/2012 23:59

'Do you want people to think you're an idiot?'

augustajones · 23/05/2012 00:07

Arf! The humour ones get my vote.

(I may well have been 'that girl with frizzy hair in cubicle D569 with a terrible sense of humour and teflon shoulders'.)

sashh · 23/05/2012 07:20

Sorry I thought I was talking to a human not a dinosour

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droves · 23/05/2012 08:23

Sgb .

Loads of good ones , thanks everyone . I feel prepared now .

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TheSmallClanger · 23/05/2012 09:58

If it's to do with a hoover or washing machine, say "it's not vagina-operated, you know."

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droves · 23/05/2012 15:45

Oh its not ....I can easily strip and rebuild washing machines ,hoovers & tumble dryers .
Just not that fussed about using them .

Have decided to go on strike .... Am doing nothing that is viewed by mysoginistic chauvinist as " women's work "

Have decide to strip the petrol strimmer instead .

The engine was flooded ( Not by a woman either )

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Anniegetyourgun · 23/05/2012 16:04

I've probably told this one before, if so apologies, but: my dad was ironing, and grumbled "a houseful of women and I'm doing women's work". Now it just so happened that I was going past him with a pair of shears I had been sharpening, and that my sister was holding some oily car part she'd been cleaning and adjusting. For the record, the "houseful of women" consisted of me and my sister, and we had never been allowed to dodge any chores on gender grounds. So I held out the shears, saying "well I guess I can stop doing this men's work then", and she said something like "hmm, fixing cars isn't women's work either is it" and we looked at him, and he mumbled something and bent to his ironing, and never used that phrase again.

(Aside: last time my sister told the tale she reckoned she had dumped the oily whatever-it-was in the middle of the ironing, but logically, if she had, he'd have gone totally ballistic, and probably done her an injury. It would have been the perfect excuse for him to ignore the point.)

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 23/05/2012 16:13

"Actually I was going to use a mop/iron/needle not my uterus."

I used to work with a knobend chap who was always saying "women can't...drive well/use a drill/do whatever" and the reply that shut him up was asking whether he was using his penis to drive the car, and if so - he was doing it wrong.

Ormiriathomimus · 23/05/2012 16:16

Women's work? Why? Are men too stupid?

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droves · 23/05/2012 18:02

Hahaha pmsl @ car driving with penis !

Brilliant ...will use that one if I get the " woman drivers " comment .

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peachypips · 23/05/2012 18:54

"yes, women are very capable aren't they. They seem to be able to do almost everything. It's a shame men feel so handicapped in the face of such capability".

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