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sexist jokes
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How would you guys feel if your other half would send you sexist jokes that make fun of men or women? You know the sort of thing I mean “men are useless because….” Or “women are just like…” The reason I ask is that my g/f keeps forwarding me stuff like that which sometimes makes me feel pretty small. I know these are only supposed to be light hearted fun, but some of them just aren’t nice and I get quite concerned that this is really how my other half thinks, especially when she adds “oh this funny and SO true!”
Up until now I’ve just passed them off as stupid jokes, but sometimes it does upset me and I would hate to think that this is how I’m thought of, especially by my g/f. How would you guys react? Would you get pi**ed off and say something or just take it as a joke?
Thanks.
Up until now I’ve just passed them off as stupid jokes, but sometimes it does upset me and I would hate to think that this is how I’m thought of, especially by my g/f. How would you guys react? Would you get pi**ed off and say something or just take it as a joke?
Thanks.
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Young people these days I dont know,
Q: What do you call the bit of skin at the end of the Penis
A: A man
I don't have a problem with sexist jokes as such, but I think there is a time and a place, and hearing them from you other half is not appropriate. or is it?
Life's too short mate... Search the net and find some stuff to fire back!
G.
ok, so I guess I'm being a bit oversensitive about this.
I think I'll take this advise, it'll make me feel better anyway
WORDS WOMEN USE.....
Study this and know it!
"FINE"
This is the word women use to end an argument when they feel they are right and you need to shut up. Never use "fine" to describe how a woman looks this will cause you to have one of those arguments.
"FIVE MINUTES"
This is half an hour. It is equivalent to the five minutes that your football game is going to last before you take out the trash, so it's an even trade.
"NOTHING"
This means "something", and you should be on your toes. "Nothing" is usually used to describe the feeling a woman has of wanting to turn you inside out, upside down, and backwards. 'Nothing" usually signifies an
argument that will last "Five Minutes" and end with 'Fine'.
"GO AHEAD" (With Raised Eyebrows)
This is a dare. One that will result in a woman getting upset over "Nothing" and will end with the word "Fine".
"GO AHEAD" (Normal Eyebrows)
This means "I give up" or "do what you want because I don't care" You will get a "Raised Eyebrow Go Ahead" in just a few minutes, followed by Nothing" and "Fine" and she will talk to you in about "Five Minutes" when she cools off.
LOUD SIGH
This is not actually a word, but is a non-verbal statement often misunderstood by men. A "Loud Sigh" means she thinks you are an idiot at that moment, and wonders why she is wasting her time standing here and arguing with you over "Nothing".
If it's too long Ill remove it.
Id be a bit concerned if my partner really didnt get my sense of humour and kept sending me shit jokes that stereotyped entire genders.
I also dont get why people think blatant sexism is funnier than blatant racism or homophobia for instance.
I wouldnt get too worked up about it because Im sure there are no bad intentions when she sends them, but surely there wouldnt be any harm in asking her to stop forwarding you the crap sexist ones.
Lighten up FFS.
Life will throw far worse obstacles in your path than girlfriends telling sexist jokes!
the first girl wished to be smart, and so she became smart.
the second girl wished to be smarted than the first girl, and so she became smarter.
the third girls wiched to be the smarted person in the universe, and so she became a man.
wooooweee!
Just to see what would happen, I sent this to my g/f (which is nowhere near as bad as the stuff she sends me!) and she was not best pleased. :yeees:
she'll get over it.
Your look a bit silly if you now apologise for something you did in retaliation
Now you tell me after I paid for that operation and everything.
they don't really bother me to be honest, in fact they're usually quite boring and unfunny
I don't mind hearing sexist/racist/etc jokes really, as long as I know whoever says it isn't really sexist/racist/etc. But on topic here, she shouldn't expect him not to be bothered if she is.
As for racist jokes, if a person tells a racist joke. No matter how nice they are it just pretty much shows they condone racist behaviour.
Not really.
Plenty of people tell racist jokes yet don't adhere to any racist belief.
It does seem odd, normally I wouldn't tell a sexist joke about women to a woman, but many people would, to both men and women, but it is anheard of for someone to tell a racist joke to someone of another race.
I wonder why sexism is seen as less serious. Personally I don't think it is, but society has another view.
If someone told me a racist joke I'd automatically think they are a twat.
I don't mind the odd light hearted joke, but I can only laugh off insults for so long. I'm sure we all have out own boundaries with what will and wont effect us. For example I know my g/f is sensitive about her weight and would never ever make a joke about that. When the person you love the most seems to not care about these then it starts to hurt after a while.
When that person keeps making these jokes over and over again you do start to wonder if this is really how they feel. "Many a true word said in jest"
People say you're over-sensitive, I'd say maybe it sounds you could be too... But if your partner knows it upsets you then she shouldn't do it.
Different people are upset and offended by different things and we can't help the fact that we are. I'm a size 14/16 but don't get upset when people mention my weight for example... In fact I couldn't give a shit, but I do have triggers that piss me off as does everybody.