Guy-Bashing Threads

[lakelandgal70]

Well I prefer the company of men over woman. So there its out! I said it !!

 

[Planogirl]

I think that women are just as capable of being idiots as men and they prove that daily.

 

[KellyWasHere]

I think that women are just as capable of being idiots as men and they prove that daily.

Yep. While I don't enjoy man bashing threads, I also don't enjoy how I hear some men talk about their wives. So I just try to ignore both.

 

[bicker]

Good point, though there seems to be a bit of a difference: Exhibiting categorical disrespect for women is (rightfully) generally disparaged in our culture, these days, while exhibiting categorical disrespect for men seems to be considered acceptable by some.

 

[bballmom56]

I think that women are just as capable of being idiots as men and they prove that daily.

Absolutely! Men and women both have their strong points and their weak points. Men must have similar complaints about women - most just don't post about it on message boards. I know I drive my DH nuts at times, just like he does me. But I won't be sharing those details with the internet community! Above all else, we respect each other.

I know I wouldn't want to live in a world of just women!!

 

[MerMom60_94]

I just have to say I agree on this and about the posts about parents and in-laws. I know not everyone has perfect spouses, in-laws, parents but what strikes me are some of the generalizations. A lot of people can't just comment on the one person in their life but they have to categorize (i.e. people don't say my DH is dense, they say all men are dense). I love DH, Dmom, and DMIL. That doesn't mean they don't have their moments that they drive me crazy, but I recognize the good in their hearts and try to focus on what I love rather than their quirkiness. FWIW, DH has given me gifts I didn't even know I wanted but I have loved them because he has given so much thought to who I am and what I like. He has also given me some duds that I know didn't take a lot of thought. I am the one who needs him to spell out exactly what he wants down to the fine details. I don't know that this is really a gender issue at all and it has nothing to do with how much I love him or how much I care. It has more to do with I know what his interests are but I don't share all his interests and don't know enough about what is involved to make the right choices in choosing a gift.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

...It's not like us women folk are all .. Maybe we need more men on here to remind us of that...

What, and get banned on the first day because every post got reported?

On the Dis, men have to accept that they can't "fight" back. If they do, they are gone.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

The following is only an opinion and is not to be construed as to what I really think:

 

[Owlpost23]

You always get yourself in trouble if you generalize.

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

I don't like them either.

(and if it is in reference to my thread, my husband would drive me batty for what I posted even if he was my wife. )

Haha, no... I don't think I remember reading a thread that you posted. It was definitely a general comment, not directed to anyone in particular.

don't like it....dont read it.

There are all kinds of opiniated threads, pick and choose what you want to read.

I personally love men and I respect that some don't. To each his own.

Lisa

That's all well and good as long as the thread makes it clear that it's going to be a guy-bashing thread. I'm not usually that lucky.

Just remember that not everyone is lucky enough to have good, loving fathers.

Which is sad. But that doesn't make all guys jerks/idiots/clueless/whatever.

Well I prefer the company of men over woman. So there its out! I said it !!

I usually do, too!

 

[joviroxx]

Love the men in my life but NOTE TO SELF: Refrain from calling DH any names next time I send him for zucchini and he brings home cucumbers!

 

[LuvCuteBoys]

Love the men in my life but NOTE TO SELF: Refrain from calling DH any names next time I send him for zucchini and he brings home cucumbers!

That's funny. It's not venting or complaining about SPECIFIC men... you can call him a goofball. That doesn't bother me. But if you do... there will be a ton of posts about "well, what do you expect... he's a guy and they're clueless and dumb and blah blah blah".

THAT is what drives me bonkers.

 

[KellyWasHere]

Good point, though there seems to be a bit of a difference: Exhibiting categorical disrespect for women is (rightfully) generally disparaged in our culture, these days, while exhibiting categorical disrespect for men seems to be considered acceptable by some.

Very good point, you are correct. And that is sad.

 

[bicker]

Love the men in my life but NOTE TO SELF: Refrain from calling DH any names next time I send him for zucchini and he brings home cucumbers!

And in return I suppose he shouldn't call you names next time he has you pick up a framing hammer from the hardware store, and you come home with a ball pein hammer.

Of course, in our house, I'm as likely as not to be the one who can tell the various vegetables from each other, and often cannot tell one piece of hardware from another.

 

[PaulaSB12]

dont forget, for some here...us men arent just stupid idiots, we're also all perverts too and will do unthinkable things if left alone with a 10 year old in a public locker room (along with most other places!!)

Also when it comes to child abuse and domestic violence the attitude is completly different for males and females. There have been a couple of female teachers who have groomed young boys for sex. Public attitude was that these young boys where lucky even though one tried to commit suicide. If a 26 year old male teacher had done the same thing people would be baying for blood.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/oct/04/uk-female-child-sex-offenders
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8022861.stm
In 2005, the NSPCC raised concerns about how disbelief of female paedophiles was hindering detection. Its report said child protection professionals too often met allegations of abuse by females with incredulity, dismissing them as fabrication and allowing women to continue to offend.

It also said that victims suffered a peculiar sense of isolation and stigma because this form of abuse was not so widely recognised.

Eight-hundred victims of female sexual abuse have contacted Michele Elliott, founder of children's charity Kidscape, since she wrote her controversial book, Female Sexual Abuse of Children, in 1992. Three-quarters of the cases feature women acting alone.

IS FEMALE SEXUAL ABUSE MORE HIDDEN THAN MALE ABUSE?
Women can get away with it under the guise of being carer
Disbelief that women are capable
Victims reluctant because they think they must be odd
Source: Kidscape

"One of the issues of controversy is the thinking that if women do this, it's because men made them do it," says Ms Elliot.

"I disagree with that. I think there's no difference in the motivation between men and women, which is sexual gratification and power over a child. It's very selfish."

Like male paedophiles, many female offenders convince themselves they are not harming children, says psychologist Sharon Lambert who this month presented her research on the subject to the British Psychological Society's annual conference.

She contacted a number of people through a website specifically aimed at women. There were no indecent images posted but there were stories and poems about their sexual fantasies with children and a forum for women to discuss their feelings and how they could avoid detection.

"They would say they're not as bad as men because they're more loving with their impulses, and a male involved with a child is more abusive."

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...old-story-of-societys-last-taboo-1767688.html
And don't say its just a minority its now coming out that the only reason that the majority of child abusers convicted are male is becasue NO ONE BELIEVES THE VICTIMS OF FEMALE ABUSERS. As for domestic violence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/05/men-victims-domestic-violence
About two in five of all victims of domestic violence are men, contradicting the widespread impression that it is almost always women who are left battered and bruised, a new report claims.

Men assaulted by their partners are often ignored by police, see their attacker go free and have far fewer refuges to flee to than women, says a study by the men's rights campaign group Parity.

The charity's analysis of statistics on domestic violence shows the number of men attacked by wives or girlfriends is much higher than thought. Its report, Domestic Violence: The Male Perspective, states: "Domestic violence is often seen as a female victim/male perpetrator problem, but the evidence demonstrates that this is a false picture."

Data from Home Office statistical bulletins and the British Crime Survey show that men made up about 40% of domestic violence victims each year between 2004-05 and 2008-09, the last year for which figures are available. In 2006-07 men made up 43.4% of all those who had suffered partner abuse in the previous year, which rose to 45.5% in 2007-08 but fell to 37.7% in 2008-09.
http://abusesanctuary.blogspot.com/2006/08/men-are-victims-of-domestic-violence.html

Even on this message board people have said to posters at the first sign of violence leave yet on others they have said they will hit their partners but that its a "love tap" not a thump.

 

[MickeySP]

What we need to remember is like the news - bad is always reported, good not so much.

I love men, a few in particular - DF, DS & DBF - throw in 2 stepsons and although they drive me nuts, woldn't trade a single one.

Maybe we should once in awhile post MY (DH, DBF, DS, DMIL DFIL etc ) are great & normal and I wouldn't trade them, even when they bring home cucumbers and ball pein hammers.

 

[cm8]

Well I prefer the company of men over woman. So there its out! I said it !!

Me too! They listen better and can hold there own liquor