Miniscule acts of vindictiveness - a sign of female inventiveness, or powerlessness?

[LaContessaDiPlump]

Inspired by the amazing miniscule acts of vindictiveness thread

clicky link

I couldn't help but notice that most of the posters were female, and there were very few 'A male I know did such-and-such' posts. So are minor acts of vindictiveness peculiarly female, or are they the kind of thing people do when they feel powerless to do much else? If the latter, are they more likely to be committed by women than men? Or is it all just harmless fun that I'm over-thinking? Seems a bit odd if it's the kind of harmless fun only women indulge in, to my mind; also, I think that the sort of behaviour detailed in the linked thread could go very very sour if continued when real bad feeling exists - just look at the Twits!

This is a sort of light-hearted thread (can we have those in Feminism?), but interested to hear thoughts.

And the Fun Police make their arrests.

ODFOD Respo, there's a dear.

I rest my case, my lady.

Sorry are feminists taking things too seriously that affect men (because we're humourless harridans) or not seriously enough (because we're man-hating feminazis)? I get confused.

Like the woman who unplugs her husband’s phone every night and then plugs it back in before he gets up

I do this
Because I worry about the charger overheating and setting the house on fire as we sleep
I don’t always remember to mention it to DH either, although it’s never occurred to me to lie about it if DH’s phone not being fully charged has come up in conversation.

MrsTP

As someone who has, on occasion enacted a petty act of vindictiveness, it has been because i have felt largely powerless. (Not wishing to voice my 'complaint' due to the week long sulk it would cause). Interestingly since i have had some counselling, and my self worth has improved, i rarely indulge in 'petty acts' and am better at dealing with issues.

It's a toughie, isn't it MrsTP

Thank goodness we have a manly man to come along as tell us we're all dullards. Saves any of us having to think.

There is a whole reddit forum dedicated to this sort of thing called "Petty Revenge";

www.reddit.com/r/pettyrevenge/

You're all dullards. HTH 👅😘😜

And multiple emojis are just what Oscar Wilde would have used.

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