Commuting in a short dress - Recommended!

[Angelfishsolo]

ey that's sexist.

Men can cook very well too. My dad's a mean cook but sadly doesn't make dimsum

Vegetarian dimsum. Yummy!!!

 

[Aperitif]

2+2=5 - my dim sums are excellent.

 

[ttcycle]

oh pastries...depends on which one it is...please send some to me

So I can err test them for tastiness...

 

[CopperCyclist]

Its all got far too PC for this PC. Wheres the door...!

 

[Bman]

I think there is some equality. Thats why I pointed out that men also get treated differently by the opposite sex.

I agree though, some of the posts in this thread go a bit too far.

 

[ttcycle]

2+2=5 - my dim sums are excellent.

indeed!!

 

[Rob3rt]

ey that's sexist.

Men can cook very well too. My dad's a mean cook but sadly doesn't make dimsum

Women make the lunch, the men make the dinner

Now fetch me a nice cold bubble tea!

 

[Becs]

So what would you class as a nice comment? Nice legs? May I say you are a very beautiful Lady? You don't sweat much for a fat lass? (ducks )

Ha Ha. The first 2 would make me smile, the first would be ignored, the second may even get a polite thank you (if he was hot ), the last one would either get ignored, or potentially told to f*ck off if I was having a bad day.


I have a pretty thick skin (I grew up being bullied for my apearance - 6ft tall at a young age, a disasterously short hair cut and pretty big shoulders for a girl - evoked a lot of comments from the small minds at the village comp) but I can see how these comments can be intimidating.

I would be a lot less stoic if the harrassment was coming from a collegue though!

P.S. Teef your legs are awesome you sexy beast - pictures please?

 

[Angelfishsolo]

Ha Ha. The first 2 would make me smile, the first would be ignored, the second may even get a polite thank you (if he was hot ), the last one would either get ignored, or potentially told to f*ck off if I was having a bad day.


I have a pretty thick skin (I grew up being bullied for my apearance - 6ft tall at a young age, a disasterously short hair cut and pretty big shoulders for a girl - evoked a lot of comments from the small minds at the village comp) but I can see how these comments can be intimidating.

I would be a lot less stoic if the harrassment was coming from a collegue though!

P.S. Teef your legs are awesome you sexy beast - pictures please?

Yo have a good sense of humour

 

[Becs]

Yo have a good sense of humour

That's what they say about us fat birds!



Actually in all fairness I'm not fat, I've just got big tits and "childbearing hips" and I like it!

 

[ttcycle]

I got loads of grief as well at school for different reasons (grew up in a mainly white area and wanted actually to do well academically)

I have a thick skin for lots of other things but this and a few small areas do get on my nerves. Probably due to tolerance levels being exhausted some time ago.

Robert - bubble tea is disgusting.

 

[Angelfishsolo]

That's what they say about us fat birds!



Actually in all fairness I'm not fat, I've just got big tits and "childbearing hips" but I like it!

I am resisting the temptation to ask for photographic proof

 

[Rob3rt]

I got loads of grief as well at school for different reasons (grew up in a mainly white area and wanted actually to do well academically)

I have a thick skin for lots of other things but this and a few small areas do get on my nerves. Probably due to tolerance levels being exhausted some time ago.

Robert - bubble tea is disgusting.

No way, opinion invalid!!!

 

[theclaud]

I think it's less common than it used to be, but it's still around. It's when it tips over in to (this may not be quite the word I'm looking for, but it's the best I can do) hatred that the need for lines becomes apparent. I may be a bit over-concerned, but when The Kid comes home bearing tales of male 'flirtation' turning in to aggression I start getting all Valerie Solanis.

It's interesting - the relationship between courtesy and misogyny. You get a feeling for it over the years, but it's very difficult to explain, not least on tinternet when a variety of defensive responses about "harmless" behaviour inevitably volley in the moment anyone objects to anything on grounds of sexism. It's not true that most women are indoctrinated by radical feminists into being shirty about attentively courteous behaviour from men. Some love it, others find it patronising, most make distinctions based on context. But I can confidently assert that a lot of the threatening everyday situations in which women find themselves begin with unwanted attention that is characterised by exaggerated courtesy. The hostility was always there, just below the surface, and if you look closely you'll see that the supposed politeness is often nothing more than an adversarial strategy and a form of manipulation.

 

[ttcycle]

No way, opinion invalid!!!

It's lumps of gelatinous starch suspended in tea, not my thing.