Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Complementing-women-handwriting-sexist-according/story-26336518-detail/story.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Feminism gone mad. Mrs Robbo is very gifted with any kind of hobby that involves needles of virtually any size. She knits brilliantly, can sew and do cross stitch all to a high standard. So...when I compliment her talents, I'm being sexist. What bollox. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted April 15, 2015 Admin Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Absoloutely balmy - I often wonder how some people actually survive in the REAL world!?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Batman Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I love winding up the Feminazi's - I've lost count of the number of times I've been called a fascist misogynist troll. I once gave up my seat on the London underground for a woman, who gave me an evil glare and said "I don't need no man telling me where to sit" - oh how I giggled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 I don't get it. How is complimenting someone's handwriting sexist? Women undoubtedly still face sexism in many ways, but pointing out that somr of them have nice writing isn't one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 These the same type that banned clapping at a conference and suggested using jazz hands as an alternative? Bring back witch burning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRISTOL86 Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Feminism gone mad. Mrs Robbo is very gifted with any kind of hobby that involves needles of virtually any size. She knits brilliantly, can sew and do cross stitch all to a high standard. So...when I compliment her talents, I'm being sexist. What bollox. Pig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 The problem is shit like this from students who have obviously got far too much time on their hands are removing 'being truthful' from day to day life, if telling a woman her handwriting is nice is sexist, what would telling her that her hand writing is crap be?, face it guys we can't ******* win. and surely deserving of a reprise of this thread. http://www.otib.co.uk/index.php?/topic/169009-why-men-die-first/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 Would help if they could spell compl-I-menting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted April 15, 2015 Report Share Posted April 15, 2015 We live in a society that values the life of women over the lives of men. Two examples prove this A) If Britain was invaded tomorrow, it would be likely that many young men, like myself would be conscripted to fight without getting a choice to say no. Would women be conscripted? Men are expected to die, women are not. B) If I was on a sinking ship, where due to the angle of the ship, half the lifeboats cannot be launched. I'm sat in my lifeboat when a woman whose boat cannot be launched pleads to get into our boat but is told she cannot get in unless someone gets out. If I accept and get out I die, or I stay in and will be judged by everyone in that boat. Again, men are expected to die. Women face many challenges and there is certainly not equality, but men face equality problems too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipdawg Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 We live in a society that values the life of women over the lives of men. Two examples prove this A) If Britain was invaded tomorrow, it would be likely that many young men, like myself would be conscripted to fight without getting a choice to say no. Would women be conscripted? Men are expected to die, women are not. B) If I was on a sinking ship, where due to the angle of the ship, half the lifeboats cannot be launched. I'm sat in my lifeboat when a woman whose boat cannot be launched pleads to get into our boat but is told she cannot get in unless someone gets out. If I accept and get out I die, or I stay in and will be judged by everyone in that boat. Again, men are expected to die. Women face many challenges and there is certainly not equality, but men face equality problems too. Yeah, but you'll be very unlucky in your lifetime if you're conscripted to go to war or find yourself on a sinking ship with insufficient lifeboats. On a day to day basis, us blokes have it a lot easier in my opinion. It's just that I reckon compliments on handwriting probably rank pretty low on the list of sexist acts There is actually a wider issue IMO about crap like this actually distracting from genuine examples of sexism and discrimination. You fight the wrong battles, you lose the war. Stuff like this just ends up pissing people off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yeah, but you'll be very unlucky in your lifetime if you're conscripted to go to war or find yourself on a sinking ship with insufficient lifeboats. On a day to day basis, us blokes have it a lot easier in my opinion. It's just that I reckon compliments on handwriting probably rank pretty low on the list of sexist actsThere is actually a wider issue IMO about crap like this actually distracting from genuine examples of sexism and discrimination. You fight the wrong battles, you lose the war. Stuff like this just ends up pissing people off Exactly the point, this in no way, shape or form helps a worthy cause, in fact it set's the cause back, I cannot believe what these people are actually hoping to achieve with this utter nonsense. Sadly some of these people will almost inevitably end up in politics and god help us all when they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Aizoon Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 As long as women don't compliment us on our handwriting, i'm sure we'll survive, imagine how condescending that would be, being complimented?. Well, that's a relief. No bugger's ever going to compliment, or even complement, me on my handwriting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted April 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 Well, that's a relief. No bugger's ever going to compliment, or even complement, me on my handwriting I have to say that was a good spot by you Aiz, I didn't notice until you pointed it out. OMFG I hope you don't find that compliment in anyway sexist or condescending?, what is the new etiquette?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 I have to say that was a good spot by you Aiz, I didn't notice until you pointed it out. OMFG I hope you don't find that compliment in anyway sexist or condescending?, what is the new etiquette?. No, EMB, I think it's just ignorance. To be fair, I think it's probably the Evil's ignorance, not the Feminists', but it's a close call Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moloch Posted April 19, 2015 Report Share Posted April 19, 2015 http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Complementing-women-handwriting-sexist-according/story-26336518-detail/story.html Just so that everyone knows the timeline, this article was published in "The Tab" a day before it appeared in The Post. Not saying anything about the quality of journalism in The Post, but The Tab models itself on The Sun, and has the line, "Help us be More Funny" at the top of the page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JammyOne Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 The reason why men's handwriting is worse than women's is due to the age in which they are taught handwriting skills. Boy's and girls brains grow at different paces, therefore if you teach certain skills to both genders at the same one is more likely to come out stronger. Essentially, boys are taught to handwrite at the wrong age, meaning they don't develop the skills as much as their female counterparts. Schools have always favoured females in education because it's easier to brush the boys off as misbehaving or 'boys will be boys' while it's much more difficult to say the same about girls. I ask what's more sexist: Favouring girls (or equally ignoring boys) in education OR boys complimenting girls on the result of their favoured education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted April 21, 2015 Report Share Posted April 21, 2015 Edit. In hindsight making light of domestic violence is a bad shout for what is vile behaviour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I love winding up the Feminazi's - I've lost count of the number of times I've been called a fascist misogynist troll. I once gave up my seat on the London underground for a woman, who gave me an evil glare and said "I don't need no man telling me where to sit" - oh how I giggled. :laugh: I remember one esp student strident feminist type who shall we say was lacking in the humour dept and spent a lot of time i.e. most her time in London...I wonder. Sounds like the kinda thing she would say. Overall, as EMB says we just can't win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dastardly red Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 I remember one esp student strident feminist type who shall we say was lacking in the humour dept and spent a lot of time i.e. most her time in London...I wonder. Sounds like the kinda thing she would say. Overall, as EMB says we just can't win. Mr Popodopolous' book of top ten chat up lines is available in all good bookshops now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esmond Million's Bung Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Here is the nightmare scenario. The 'female' from Worcester who reported to the Police (who actually had time to investigate it) that workmen on a building site 'wolf whistled at her, signs her statement and PC Plod says "may I say that your handwriting is really good". OMFG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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