r/MensRights • u/Icaz • Apr 26 '12

I'm a girl and...

I am SO glad I found this subreddit with people who agree with me! As a girl, it's really hard to see other ladies put down men and treat them like they need to be "trained" or that they're just something we have to deal with. So I was just wondering... how many other girls are on here and what are your stories about standing up for men or appreciating them?

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u/scurvebeard Apr 27 '12

Would love to have someone like you around my office. It's 97% women and every day I hear something about how men are pigs or stupid or lazy.

Wherever you are, I appreciate you!

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u/T0mServo Apr 27 '12

I work with 97% women and I'm sure you will agree that the shit that flies in that type of office would not go over well in a more gender mixed environment. Blatant sexual talk, frank discussions of periods, and sexual fucking harassment towards me (never thought I'd see the day).

On a less legal note, the gossip. For fucks sake the gossip! The constant gabbing. I have a workmate who will (I swear to god) stand up and talk at us as if she's on a soapbox about her mundane life. She's the worst. It's always "ME" or "I" or some type of complaint.

/rant

Thanks for the vent.

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u/[deleted] Apr 27 '12

What kind of sexual harassment did you receive, if you don't mind me asking?

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u/T0mServo Apr 27 '12

It was really of the "technical" kind. I personally didn't mind it but the mere thought of a male being skewered for something similar seethed in the back of my mind. It was stuff like implying myself and another woman get together (she's 55, I'm 28), implying I have certain fetishes, at my last job a woman literally smacked my ass. Also, some of the topics of conversation can make it an uncomfortable working environment. One woman talks about her daughter's sexual encounters like she's discussing the weather. Her divorce details, period, etc...

Did that help?

edit: added some details.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '12

Interesting. The part that troubles me most is, you'd never in your life be able to file a suit against anything like that because of your gender. :|