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Originally Posted by parmnion
Period jokes for me.
But I dont find any jokes inappropriate so I couldnt click that one.
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Sorry didn't notice it was a poll. I voted "inappropriate jokes" as described above - and honestly call BS on any man who claims they haven't let those jokes slide or even pretended to chuckle along when they came from their friends or groups of blokes. The poll doesn't just say "have you made them yourself". People should speak up and I hope things are changing, I do now, but I can say for a fact that during my entire time at school and university, I can't think of ONE example of ANY guy sticking his neck out when other guys were making "edgy jokes" about women.
Also clicked dismissing feminism as being totally honest, it's only fairly recent that I was able to see many of the more insidious issues. I've always been pro-equality but I was on board the "... But we already pretty much have that?" train of thought.
... I did not click on dismissing opinions/mansplaining, although I know there are members who probably think I should
. My reasoning for this is that I'm dismissive of male opinions too and would say misanthropy fits better there than misogyny.
I am however guilty of in the past not properly listening to the female perspective on issues that affect women more than men (*cough* transrightssorryniamhandvicky) - and trying hard not to do that on a lot of subject areas is a relatively new area of self-reflection for me. You can't logic your way through every issue that doesn't affect you the same way it affects others, doesn't matter if you got super-big-brain
