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Tried to Explain something to a woman... white knights do their thing

Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:41 pm
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
24388 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:41 pm
So a colleague of mine posts that a man told her she lost weight and looks "just about right".

Kinda pushing the limit but acceptable to me.

I respond that women say this kind of shite to me at least once a week at the office. They even comment on how my arse looks in new pants.

I take it as a compliment and move on with my day.

Because it's your option to take offense or not.

All of a sudden I get 23 notifications. All white knights saying i don't know what I'm talking about. It's different for women and I should shut up.

So my similar experience is invalidated because I have a dick?

Guess so.
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 2:43 pm
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8577 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:42 pm to
quote:

I should shut up
You should.
Posted by iheartlsu
Nashville
Member since Sep 2005
27750 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:42 pm to
They're jealous of your arse pants
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 2:43 pm
Posted by burdman
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
22731 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:43 pm to
I find life is much easier if you just don't talk to anyone at work about anything besides work.
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
15495 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:43 pm to
Rule #1: Don't have ANY conversation with a woman regarding weight.

It will never end well
Posted by Aspercel
Member since Jan 2009
117492 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:43 pm to
So she should take it as a compliment that he actually said to her she’s “just about right”



He’d have been better off just saying she looked nice. Bc he did not compliment her. Or he should’ve kept his mouth shut.

Meanwhile someone saying your arse looks nice in pants is a compliment. Unless they said “your arse is almost looking nice”
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 2:47 pm
Posted by mylsuhat
Mandeville, LA
Member since Mar 2008
49996 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:44 pm to
quote:

So a colleague of mine posts that a man told her she lost weight and looks "just about right".

Kinda pushing the limit but acceptable to me.
I mean, when you're BBQing, things can look "just about right"


That seems over the line




But yeah, keep your mouth shut. You'll never win
Posted by Green Chili Tiger
Lurking the Tin Foil Hat Board
Member since Jul 2009
50742 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:44 pm to
Does your company have it's own in-house social media are are all of you using email like a group text?
Posted by PrimeTime Money
Houston, Texas, USA
Member since Nov 2012
28017 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:44 pm to
Who are they to assume gender?
Posted by SLafourche07
Member since Feb 2008
10054 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:44 pm to
quote:


So my similar experience is invalidated because I have a dick? 




Depends. Does your dick identify as a vagina?
Posted by Sneaky__Sally
Member since Jul 2015
12364 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:44 pm to
post where?

I message board style forum for all employees may be one of the worst ideas i've ever heard for a company.

Also, you should really learn to just not respond when people at work say something you disagree with that isn't involved with your work responsibilities.
Posted by slackster
Houston
Member since Mar 2009
91838 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:46 pm to
quote:

All of a sudden I get 23 notifications. All white knights saying i don't know what I'm talking about. It's different for women and I should shut up.


Well yeah, women are more self conscious about it than men. That's not really debatable.

I don't understand the problem here.
Posted by upgrayedd
Lifting at Tobin's house
Member since Mar 2013
138920 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:46 pm to
Ask them why they hate equality
Posted by PurpleandGold Motown
Birmingham, Alabama
Member since Oct 2007
24388 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:48 pm to
This was the book of faces.
Posted by Hogwarts
Arkansas, USA
Member since Sep 2015
18377 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:50 pm to
If you are a white male, you shouldn’t talk to women unless you want to get #metoo’d.
Posted by RJL2
Bruno's Tavern
Member since Apr 2015
1934 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:50 pm to
quote:

They even comment on how my arse looks in new pants.


subtle nice arse brag
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
148031 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:52 pm to
Is the time ever going to come where guys can get #metoo'd for making comments on social media or message boards?


Because if so, I'm fricked

If so Mikel is going away for a very long time
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:56 pm to
Y’all have some sort of work message board or something? This story seems so weird. Why the frick are y’all talking about this shite at work?
This post was edited on 9/26/18 at 2:57 pm
Posted by sweetwaterbilly
Member since Mar 2017
19649 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 2:56 pm to
quote:

So my similar experience is invalidated because I have a dick?


The babbling first part of your post led me to believe you were a woman. Is this on Facebook or something? Group text? Where do you work that people have an ongoing conversation about body types?
Posted by FightnBobLafollette
Member since Oct 2017
12204 posts
Posted on 9/26/18 at 3:00 pm to
It’s dumb to comment on a woman’s looks and weight at work.

It is supremely dumb to give a backhanded compliment and to let them know they don’t meet your standards.

Unless this guy is a Greek god he just looks stupid.
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