Anyone else a little worried about the level of bitterness bubbling away under the surface of some b3tans?
I thought this thread'd be a little more light hearted than this! All seems to be descending into gender warfare! I can't be the only one who doesn't feel too strongly about all this?

I hold doors for men and women, it's polite.

I don't generally find female comics funny, but that's more because they seem to do the style of comedy I don't like. All shouting "willy" and giggling. Same reason I don't like Graham Norton or Russell Brand.

I don't believe in affirmative action, but I do believe in equal pay.

Who cares what the men in adverts are portrayed as. Some people are like that and just because their character sells stuff better than me is no reason to get defensive. Think about the boots ads and things that portray women as hair and nail obsessed shopaholics, or the stupid perfume ads.

A note to the men who are saying things like "women expect equality but say you can't hit them", you seem to be missing an important point: It's not really necessary to hit anyone. If a woman started hitting me I'd do the same thing I would if it were a man, either walk away or restrain them.

Can anyone who agrees just leave me a reply, a full stop'd do, and restore my faith in humanity. Or if you really disagree, I'd love to hear why you care so much?

Sorry about the length since I don't have a point!
(The Sausage Tree "Snort...Huh?...Shit", Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:20, 18 replies)

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( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...", Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:22, closed)

I do agree
If it's my comedy thing that you're referring to.

I'm a girl. The point I was trying to make is: comedy should be funny, no matter the sex of the comedian. The entertainment should be judged on its quality, not who's delivering it.
( d3gu thinks you should buy a Dinohoodie., Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:22, closed)

I wasn't referring to anyone's post in particular...
Just wanted to say where I stood on things. Thanks though
(The Sausage Tree "Snort...Huh?...Shit", Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:27, closed)

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(womanwhocanonlylivewithdogs, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:25, closed)

We're all fucked up.
We've all got our good points and our bad points. But I still maintain that men are way better at bbq'ing than women.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:29, closed)

Whenever me & my friends go bbqing, I'm always the one that tends the BBQ.

But I think that's because my friends are lazy & I like hot things.
( d3gu thinks you should buy a Dinohoodie., Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:32, closed)

I love my barbecue
and use it during the entirety of summer (here that's March-November). But my god, as much as my food is good, the boys do it soooo much better.
( Batshitmentalist is sane for once, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:53, closed)

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(lonelystar, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:33, closed)

I can't answer objectively right now
because I'm in a wonderful mood and have no bitterness towards anybody.
Life is a constant source of laughter and amazement, flirtation, food, and booze.
I'll hate you all tomorrow.
Female hormones, eh!
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:41, closed)

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( Tiffany Aching 's bowl of oatmeal tried to stare her down and won, Sun 27 Dec 2009, 23:50, closed)

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( the bonzo dog , down on Jollity Farm on, Mon 28 Dec 2009, 1:38, closed)

I do agree with you, sir.
It doesn't seem to be going too well out there this week -- seems rather like when you get some idiot on a panel show who's more concerned with 'winning' rather than being funny. QOTW is for amusing anecdotes -- if I want sexism and all that I'll go to the pub. At least there I'm likely to hear an amusing story about someone getting drunk and shitting themselves.
(greenycrimson I stole the from pyschotherapist, Mon 28 Dec 2009, 4:25, closed)

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I quite agree sir!
(GsterMum, Mon 28 Dec 2009, 8:25, closed)

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I concur
(burkyman, Mon 28 Dec 2009, 16:04, closed)

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(DigitalRaven will have to make do with gin, Thu 31 Dec 2009, 13:39, closed)

You're so right!
Gotta agree with you. You don't have to poke some people too hard with a stick before they reveal their true colours. And (as a man) I notice the really hateful 'jokey' stuff about the acceptability of violence to women comes from men (or should that be boys?)

I think what this reveals is that many men despise women out of fear. Women have the power to control and even humiliate men in so many ways that men are often nervous in their presence and this fear leads them to dislike and sometimes hatred. Of course the vast majority of women don't go round humiliating men but men know it would be so easy for them to do so. This power is heavily related to sex of course.

Much as I love b3ta, it is completely predicated on juvenile humour so maybe we're just being a tad too serious in expecting the 'clientele' to be a bit more respectful? But, you know, not many chuckles in this thread really, are there?
(fergus the bogeyman Beware of geeks bearing gifs!, Thu 31 Dec 2009, 17:35, closed)

click
politeness, well done Sir!

Oh, violence sucks as well,
(micmac is happy as a pig in shite, Sat 2 Jan 2010, 3:24, closed)

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(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Tue 5 Jan 2010, 14:34, closed)