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Today in things that never happened:
Or maybe it would happen in the US. I wouldn't be surprised anymore.
Wait until you learn that cats don't really like lasagna.
Either you never seen the comment section of any post ever, or you the dude who makes these kind of comments.
Yes, because comment sections on Lemmy/Reddit/Social Media are a good metric for what happens AFK. We saw that when Lemmy/Reddit perfectly predicted the crushing loss of Donald Trump.
Oh wait...
I'd suggest going out more and hanging out with real people.
As I recall Lemmy/Reddit was telling people how important it was to vote, because Trump wasn't guaranteed to lose, and if he wins he's going to become a dictator.
Seems pretty accurate to me.
But you seem to have a pattern of not actually listening to what people are saying so I'm not surprised you got that wrong.
I think they're referring to the online experience. Every single post about some "woman who does something intelligent / skillful", with enough attention (and it doesn't take much!), will contain guys being absolute shits.
Seems like the confusion can be attributed to assuming the discussion was limited to "being outside".
You're not from US, but somehow you know what hanging out with real people is like here?
Try asking any female friend if they can relate to this comic.
Why don't you also ask him to end world hunger while you're at it? He has equal chances at both.
Given everything, I'm guessing they don't have any.
They’d need to interact with a woman on a personal level to be able to accomplish that.
I'll ask my work colleagues in the union club. I'm sure perhaps my colleagues from Arabic countries might relate, but that's about it.
So you agree that is does in fact happen?
I said might. What's more true in Arabic countries is that women aren't allowed to be approached for most reasons.
That was a quick referral. So you're just changing your argument to be whatever disagrees with the person who who replies to you instead of having a coherent point.
My point is this doesn't happen. That point hasn't changed.
Pick a lane.
Oh, sweet summer child.
You know this is a comic, not a news article, right?
Yeah? The comic is making a statement, no?
This happens literally every day. lmao
Really? So people randomly approach you on the street and proclaim they'll never date you?
YES. Literally yes.
I've been approached by men who say I'm wearing too much makeup and that men don't like that. That I should smile more if I want a boyfriend. That my clothes aren't very flattering and it's unattractive to him.
Like, for all your talk of "go outside" you don't seem to know what life is like for women outside.
Not excusing ignorance but it is wild how different the experience of the average man or woman can be just existing in public. It makes sense to me that a man who is largely a basement dweller would have no first hand exposure to that sort of behavior.
You're speaking for yourself, I presume?
sick comeback bro that must go over really well in your middle school
Hearing a girlfriend express a lack of confidence because she wouldn't get accosted kind of fucked me up. A moment of realization that the way the world is is so drastically different from the way I want to believe it is, I didn't know where to start.
I try to build a habit of reacting to feeling upset with behavior by thinking up a situation that could lead me to act in the same way, but I really struggle to imagine what would make someone inclined to approach a stranger on the street with this kind of comment.
Totally unrelated, but I've seen comics from this artist before and they've always given me weirdly unsettling vibes. I can't really pinpoint if it's the dialogue or the art style.
What country?
Mine? America. I even live in a very blue "progressive" area. But I have friends in the UK that have similar experinces. Frankly, why would that even matter? This sort of thing happens all over.
Same in Italy x 100.
America. Typical. I would like you to come to Scandinavia, then. You might get a culture shock.
I live in Norway. While it is less prevalent here than elsewhere, please understand that it still very much exists.
Guess what country the comic artist is likely from...
If you were even vaguely representative of Scandinavians, I'd steer clear. Luckily, I have family in Norway and Finland, so I know you're just an ass and are full of shit.
Is that like the American "2% of something" family in Scandinavia? Because that really means very little.
LOL I'm not an American. Your love of strawmen highlights your inability to actually respond to anything.
Well that makes it even worse, then. If you're so ignorant of how reality and normal people behave I suggest not hanging out so much on social media.
I mean. Okay? Maybe? But that's not really the point?
I'm just trying to address how unrealistic you thought this comic was. But it is a accurate depiction of a regular experince for many women's lives.
Honestly it seems like you're just trying to "win" the discussion by correcting others. When women talk about the problems they face, it's not helpful for you to go "That doesn't happen".
Your bias is showing, that's not a helpful response when anyone talks about their problems. Not just women.
Talking more seriously (but not that much more), I have some appreciation for being this brazen in the whole "I live in the real world and know women aren't shown disrespect out of nowhere by men they don't know, unlike you women with your lived experiences" shtick.
All lives matter moment.
This conversation is literally about women and their experience. If we were talking about someone being deported to a foreign prison and how they deserve due process, someone coming in with "everyone deserves due process" is not helpful nor offering any useful insight.
"These are good potatoes" does not mean I hate everything else on my plate.
I was making fun of the guy who was arguing with her. That's why at the start of the very next sentence I said I was not being serious in the part you quoted, and then right after saying that I called out that exact behavior.
I get that sarcasm isn't always easy to detect online so I wrote a second short paragraph to explicitly clarify that the first was sarcasm. Sorry for being annoyed but I feel kind of frustrated that still wasn't clear enough to avoid getting condescended to.
Well, it doesn't happen.
I am not a women but if you go outside with them you will see it.
Any time a woman stands up for anything that a shitty man disagrees with they say the same shit. Every time.
Listen, just because nobody has ever seen you as attractive doesn't mean that's the experience most people have.
I think you got something a little backwards.
Just want to note this bloke took ten minutes to respond and this is the best they came up with.
Yes, because Lemmy is the most important thing in the world. I'll reply in my own time. Not yours.
Boooooring.