Sexism in Uk

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Original post by jreid1994

Yeah,the same way that the same guys that rape women are also the same ones that violently mug men :frown:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1451606/Muggers-blamed-for-increase-in-gang-rapes.html

Honestly it's quite horrible really that a small few have to ruin life for the majority. :frown:

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It is, I am so lucky that i have fantastic male friends and a wonderful boyfriend to show me how lovely men can be.

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jreid1994

Original post by kunoichi

It is, I am so lucky that i have fantastic male friends and a wonderful boyfriend to show me how lovely men can be.

Some are great, some are awful, like women really but with a penis, prostate, no breasts and shorter hair.

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kunoichi

Original post by jreid1994

Some are great, some are awful, like women really but with a penis, prostate, no breasts and shorter hair.

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There are horrible people of every type, there are also lovely people of every type and we just need to keep these in our lives and thoughts :smile:

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jreid1994

Original post by kunoichi

There are horrible people of every type, there are also lovely people of every type and we just need to keep these in our lives and thoughts :smile:

One of the worst things I've noticed about people is judging them by their clothing :frown:

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kunoichi

Original post by jreid1994

One of the worst things I've noticed about people is judging them by their clothing :frown:

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unfortunately i do this, i used to live in an area where the typical chav types were pretty nasty so it was just easier and safer to avoid anyone dressed like that. Its now still a bit of a habit despite recently moving to a much nicer area.

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jreid1994

Original post by kunoichi

but I live in one of those areas :frown:

and I dress like that because If I wear decent clothes I usually get mugged.

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kunoichi

Original post by jreid1994

but I live in one of those areas :frown:

and I dress like that because If I wear decent clothes I usually get mugged.

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im assuming you dont go around attacking people with bricks and stabbing them though. You see why it was safer for me to assume and cross the road. :tongue:

However I dont call anyone or judge anyone as a chav unless they show the behavior of one.

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jreid1994

Original post by kunoichi

im assuming you dont go around attacking people with bricks and stabbing them though. You see why it was safer for me to assume and cross the road. :tongue:

However I dont call anyone or judge anyone as a chav unless they show the behavior of one.

Yeah I don't but I found out from personal experience that a few people around my area do though :frown:

and when I see them at night I cross the road and avoid dark places :frown:

they scare the hell out of me even people in my 6th form classes, they asked me where I lived I told them they called me a chav and that people don't feel safe going there at night :frown:

I hate it.

That's good then but my accent don't help it makes me sound uninelligent until people go into biochem and organic chem and calculus with me, then they stop calling me a chav, I feel like people at college are all richer than me so they laugh at me.

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Reply 108

Classical Liberal

Original post by edithwashere

I like effeminate men far more than masculine men. "Masculine" men have much more of a tendency to try and physically abuse you, I have found from my own experiences. Being feminine shouldn't be looked down upon whatever gender it appears in.

Yeah, but in general, effeminate men are about as sexually attractive as masturbating with a cheese grater.

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ninth2

Original post by Classical Liberal

Yeah, but in general, effeminate men are about as sexually attractive as masturbating with a cheese grater.

Effeminate as in behaviourally camp, or effeminate as in more emotionally available/feminine in how they socialise and communicate?

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Classical Liberal

Original post by ninth2

Effeminate as in behaviourally camp, or effeminate as in more emotionally available/feminine in how they socialise and communicate?

Both.

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ninth2

Original post by Classical Liberal

Both.

Thanks, just curious! :smile:

that's interesting. Sexuality and what we're each attracted to varies so much haha. I don't think I could find someone standoffish and overly brooding readily/immediately sexually attractive. Sure, the mystery would be a novelty, but I'd find it difficult to connect with them.

Obviously there are no right or wrong answers though!

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jakemittle

Original post by jreid1994

One of the worst things I've noticed about people is judging them by their clothing :frown:

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Sadly we all do this

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Reply 113

xxAbixx18

How about bodily hair? I would consider that women are expected to shave legs and armpits in order to be attractive as sexism.

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Beth_L_G

Original post by xxAbixx18

How about bodily hair? I would consider that women are expected to shave legs and armpits in order to be attractive as sexism.
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I think more an more women want their men well groomed these days aswell. I know I do

Reply 115

Hopple

Original post by kunoichi

Unfortunately i have to agree, 5 pages in and i began to feel tingles of hatred for the male gender. I cant read it for too long, although it does make you think 'what would i do in that situation' and could maybe help you prepare for facing some of those situations.

If anything it would be very useful for guys maybe to see things from womens point of view, such as if guys yell things they may consider complimentary in the street it is actually intimidating and upsetting for us, or what they consider a joke in the workplace might actually be seen as offensive and unprofessional.

I don't think it does much good for guys either, it misrepresents women in a similar way that it misrepresents men, in that the human mind will be pushed to believe that all men act like the arse holes portrayed in the stories, or pushed to believe that all women are out to paint men as demons, depending on which 'side' you're on to start with - it's polarising.

Just to illustrate my point, on the first page I can see 3 which are valid accusations of sexism (plus 2 examples of sexism against men but are implied to be sexism against women), with the remaining 5 being crimes or other impropriety motivated not by sexism, but by the aggressor's sexual orientation.

Crime or other impropriety motivated by sexual orientation rather than sexism

These aren't great, but to imply they are part of a sexist society is wrong - the aggressors are likely to have done the same to a man were they gay. These men are arse holes or even criminals, and anybody reading these should realise this and not lump them in with society at large.

Sexism against men yet implied to be examples of sexism women

Obviously the latter is just wrong, but the former is devaluing her husband's achievements just because he is a man, and worse, she's crushing her daughter's hopes. She could be right, of course, that her husband knows a current employee who recommended him, but that's down to luck (for that particular role) and networking (which anyone aiming for £40k should have already done).

Actual sexism against women

These I feel are legitimate complaints, and are attitudes that pervade society so need to be recognised, but only 3 out of 10 (on the first page, but like for you, it isn't a good idea for me to keep reading through these :tongue:

) isn't good enough if the other 7 are just making women readers resent men in general, and men readers think women in general resent men.

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Hopple

Original post by xxAbixx18

How about bodily hair? I would consider that women are expected to shave legs and armpits in order to be attractive as sexism.

That's a preference, not sexism. If a man were 'sexist' for preferring such women, then is he not sexist for finding men even less attractive (or even not attractive at all)?

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Classical Liberal

Original post by xxAbixx18

How about bodily hair? I would consider that women are expected to shave legs and armpits in order to be attractive as sexism.

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What if you shaved off the hair on your head?

Most girls would be pretty unattractive if they did that, is that sexist?

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Messalina

Original post by Classical Liberal

What if you shaved off the hair on your head?

Most girls would be pretty unattractive if they did that, is that sexist?

Well I don't know about most girls, but I'm going to look awesome :cool:

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Reply 119

gman10

Cannot believe there are women commenting on this forum.. pfft!

I am joking, of course, but sexism does still exist especially with employment and the 'glass ceiling' etc.