An open letter to all condescending male chauvinist cyclists

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theclaud

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Yep I've read the thread, it's a lot like the "helmet debate thread".
They do indeed have something obvious in common.
 
but "twice a day" every day, really?

Joan: "I went to the cinema twice in one day"
Justin: "Really, you go to cinema twice every day?"

Men, please stop adding "all", "every", "none" to what women are saying here.
  • "males" does not mean "all males"
  • saying that your post doesn't make a valid point does not mean no man can post.
  • "one day" does not mean "every day"
 
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theclaud

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I was not the only one who failed to "understand" your poor choice of words. I can only apologise for a general response caused by your post not being clear.
Interesting definition of 'apologise'.

I don't consider my words poorly chosen. This is what happened:
Someone made a gag about pissing contests, and explicitly included me in it. I ran with it, as did others. The post which set you off on turbo-patronising mode was as certain as it needed to be for the point of the gag, which is 'pretty sure but wouldn't stake the life of a loved one on it, and because it's a diversionary gag and not what we're talking about, it doesn't much matter'. HTH. And when I said I didn't want your advice, I didn't just mean that I wasn't interested in an irrelevant lecture on bladder sizes in males and females - I meant that I have not wanted, needed or solicited your advice or opinion anywhere on the thread, and anyone with a hide thinner than a rhino's could see that from a hundred paces. Which makes your advice and 'clarification' unwanted - and men's unwanted and unsolicited advice to women is precisely the subject of the thread.
 
Joan: "I went to the cinema twice in one day"
Justin: "Really, you go to cinema twice every day?"

Men, please stop adding "all", "every", "none" to what women are saying here.

  • "males" does not mean "all males"
  • saying that your post doesn't make a valid point does not mean no man can post.
  • "one day" does not mean "every day"
Notes:
  1. I do not think adding absolutes is gendered. I only specified "men" because only men were doing it in this thread.
  2. When I say men, I do not mean all men. I just mean the men that are doing the annoying thing specified.
 

swansonj

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Interesting definition of 'apologise'.

I don't consider my words poorly chosen. This is what happened:
Someone made a gag about pissing contests, and explicitly included me in it. I ran with it, as did others. The post which set you off on turbo-patronising mode was as certain as it needed to be for the point of the gag, which is 'pretty sure but wouldn't stake the life of a loved one on it, and because it's a diversionary gag and not what we're talking about, it doesn't much matter'. HTH. And when I said I didn't want your advice, I didn't just mean that I wasn't interested in an irrelevant lecture on bladder sizes in males and females - I meant that I have not wanted, needed or solicited your advice or opinion anywhere on the thread, and anyone with a hide thinner than a rhino's could see that from a hundred paces. Which makes your advice and 'clarification' unwanted - and men's unwanted and unsolicited advice to women is precisely the subject of the thread.
"Turbo-patronising". Filed for future use.
 
Interesting definition of 'apologise'.

I don't consider my words poorly chosen. This is what happened:
Someone made a gag about pissing contests, and explicitly included me in it. I ran with it, as did others. The post which set you off on turbo-patronising mode was as certain as it needed to be for the point of the gag, which is 'pretty sure but wouldn't stake the life of a loved one on it, and because it's a diversionary gag and not what we're talking about, it doesn't much matter'. HTH. And when I said I didn't want your advice, I didn't just mean that I wasn't interested in an irrelevant lecture on bladder sizes in males and females - I meant that I have not wanted, needed or solicited your advice or opinion anywhere on the thread, and anyone with a hide thinner than a rhino's could see that from a hundred paces. Which makes your advice and 'clarification' unwanted - and men's unwanted and unsolicited advice to women is precisely the subject of the thread.


Your misinterpretation, your tantrum, you are of course entitled to both
 

theclaud

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Your misinterpretation, your tantrum, you are of course entitled to both
:laugh: You just cannot stop yourself, can you?
 
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