Man bashing on MFP

Marina_Love
Marina_Love Posts: 39
in Chit-Chat
I'm fairly new to the site and love it however during this very short time I am seeing a bunch of threads where it seems to be a norm to pretty much bash men. Are most of the men on this site bad folks? I have seen more than a few posts where men have been nothing but helpful. Am I missing something? Do they say mean things via emails to you?
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  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    We thrive on being hated.

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  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    Nothing but <3 for that one ^^

    But seriously, these forums bash everyone. Sometimes males, sometimes females, sometimes overweight people, sometimes "skinny" people. I don't know if you know it, but there can only be 5 happy people in the forums, so I have to make a bunch of people feel crappy if I want a happy spot.
  • teryx123
    teryx123 Posts: 57 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    The guys on my FL are total rock stars. However, the only 'man bashing' I have seen relates to peoples comments about men in general and not specific to ones on this site.
  • zx0810r
    zx0810r Posts: 62 Member
    I for one think the chit-chat sub forum is too kind.
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.
  • autumnwater
    autumnwater Posts: 449 Member
    I think men and women are equally challenged by social pressures, just in different ways. So I don't think there's much to bash. It is what it is.
  • jayche
    jayche Posts: 1,128 Member
    I for one think the chit-chat sub forum is too kind.
  • BurtHuttz
    BurtHuttz Posts: 3,653 Member
    I'm fairly loathsome; I welcome that bashing which I've earned.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    they deserve to be bashed. these men not only eat babies, but they inaccurately input the nutritional info in the MFP database.
  • teryx123
    teryx123 Posts: 57 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I'm fairly loathsome; I welcome that bashing which I've earned.

    *bashes* :P
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    I just posted this is another bashing thread and I'll post it here:


    I really dislike "generalizations." How can you say more women do this or more men do that, or why do all women say these things, or all men do these types of things. It's ridiculous! Men and women are people. Period.

    They are individuals that like what they like, act how they act, and should not be blamed because one or two others of the same gender, height, weight, heritage, or hobbies decided to say or do something that wasn't nice or what you thought was "right".

    People bash on each other for various reasons and that's that. No one gender, race, etc is more to blame than another...is more right than another...is nice, meaner, etc than another.

    You'd think we'd learn this by now..lol.
  • Awkward30
    Awkward30 Posts: 1,927 Member
    they deserve to be bashed. these men not only eat babies, but they inaccurately input the nutritional info in the MFP database.

    Appalling! If you aren't going to log accurately, don't log at all!
  • Sarauk2sf
    Sarauk2sf Posts: 28,072 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.

    Fair enough. I have an opinion about what that says about you....but you will not care so it's all good.
  • WinnerVictorious
    WinnerVictorious Posts: 4,733 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.

    and so it begins...

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  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.

    and so it begins...

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  • Natihilator
    Natihilator Posts: 1,778 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.

    and so it begins...

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    mr-burns-excellent-o.gif

    Dramaaaa! Gonna get me a good seat for this.

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  • DollyMiel
    DollyMiel Posts: 377 Member
    they deserve to be bashed. these men not only eat babies, but they inaccurately input the nutritional info in the MFP database.
    You.

    Take all my HAs. All three of them. In a row. :laugh:
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    It's just a reflection of society. It's fashionable to bash men. It's sexist to bash women. Women have gained a lot of well deserved ground in the last few decades, but they have proven to be less than perfect with their new found power. Ironically, abuse of power was always their complaint about men. Women say some pretty horrible things and laugh about it; things that would get a man in a ton of trouble. I'm hoping to someday see the pendulum settle in the middle. I don't think women would much like a world without us, even though it sounds that way sometimes. We (men) wouldn't want a world without them either.

    Please do not generalize about women, It's as bad as women generalizing about men.

    This thread IS about generalizations. I stick by what I said.

    and so it begins...

    tumblr_lw45pys2Qo1r1onmy.gif

    Haha, this must be Bill Hader pretending to be Keith Morrison from Dateline. Great Gif!
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    mmhmmmmm...I like how you think.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    I think it seems this way. Yes, I agree there is a lot of accepted man hating on MFP and in society in general too but I think it is only a small percentage of females who REALLY feel that way. It is a bit alarming how that small percentage is influencing the bigger population since I personally see it more and more in the name of feminism (both outside and on MFP). You also have to realize that on MFP, women outnumber men by a large margin so there aren't many arguments made against such man bashing either.

    In general, this is a good website and the quality, fun, supportive and educated men and women are plenty on this site. Pretty much every female on my Friends list is awesome and (I hope) doesn't think of men as an enemy.
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    Like accents,nice *kitten*'s,and manners.. and when they call you darlin'! yulp! that's it..
    Ohh, "god blessed the southern man" as that one song says.
  • PikaKnight
    PikaKnight Posts: 34,971 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    Like accents,nice *kitten*'s,and manners.. and when they call you darlin'! yulp! that's it..
    Ohh, "god blessed the southern man" as that one song says.

    Hi5!
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    Like accents,nice *kitten*'s,and manners.. and when they call you darlin'! yulp! that's it..
    Ohh, "god blessed the southern man" as that one song says.

    Hi5!

    *Hi5* YEAHH GIRLL!
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    Like accents,nice *kitten*'s,and manners.. and when they call you darlin'! yulp! that's it..
    Ohh, "god blessed the southern man" as that one song says.

    Yeah this! I love their accents! My friend is from Texas (he's married) but I always call him when I can sleep and just have him read a book or something because his accent makes me feel calmer haha I love the way they talk their accents are really nice and it makes them sound more gentle and they as a whole tend to be more chivalrous

    And seriously man in those cowboy style jeans? NOT A BAD SITE. Pretty sexy actually Just sayin

    Also I love how this is turning into a Love for Southern Men Thread haha now the boys from my are are gonna get upset haha
  • Louisianababy93
    Louisianababy93 Posts: 1,709 Member
    My MFP male friends are nicer then my male friends in real life.
    And hotter.
    True story.

    If only the guys I know IRL were half as hot. I think it might be a southern boy thing, seriously I love Boston but Southern men just have something they don't

    Like accents,nice *kitten*'s,and manners.. and when they call you darlin'! yulp! that's it..
    Ohh, "god blessed the southern man" as that one song says.

    Yeah this! I love their accents! My friend is from Texas (he's married) but I always call him when I can sleep and just have him read a book or something because his accent makes me feel calmer haha I love the way they talk their accents are really nice and it makes them sound more gentle and they as a whole tend to be more chivalrous

    And seriously man in those cowboy style jeans? NOT A BAD SITE. Pretty sexy actually Just sayin

    Also I love how this is turning into a Love for Southern Men Thread haha now the boys from my are are gonna get upset haha

    The BEST thing about living in the south is that THERE EVERYWHERE!
    Girll! ohh trust me! i've seen a cowboy in cowboy jeans! :smooched: especially if they already have a nice *kitten* going on! that sight is just KILLER!

    the boys can hush and try and follow example!
  • wolfehound22
    wolfehound22 Posts: 859 Member
    Like most negative things, a few creepers and idiot's have ruined it for the rest of us. That's generally how things work, most of us try and be nice and do the right thing, but u hrt a few jerks and we are all pigs. But it works both ways, and I believe its. The vocal minority of woman that also make it seem even worse. I enjoy the comments from all the woman on my friends list.
  • wolfehound22
    wolfehound22 Posts: 859 Member
    Hey now, us Northern boys aren't all that bad either :)

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