International Women's Day

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Re: International Women's Day

by gimix » Fri Mar 10, 2023 7:59 am

JECE wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:32 pm
 I was just pointing out that the feeling of discomfort is by design, not an unintended side effect.
Honestly I'm not worried of not being respectful to women myself, or to people that happens to be somehow discriminated for any reasons. And I can agree that discomfort is by design.

What I tried to say is, sadly a large part of the male population doesn't perceive that discomfort - some mimosas on Women's Day and you're okay; but those mimosas are felt to have the same value of a candy heart on Valentine's Day.

Talking about mimosas, a (female) friend sent me a not-so-silly meme comparing mimosas to polenta, and proving that polenta is a far superior gift

Re: International Women's Day

by Fluminator » Thu Mar 09, 2023 6:17 pm

I just learned it's also international women's month.
Why would you double dip and have the day during this month.
Shouldn't a separate day be claimed since today was already covered.

Re: International Women's Day

by Octavious » Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:29 pm

Quite possibly true. For me, aside from those who are very close indeed, people generally fall into the categories of neutral, just done exercise, and weapons grade perfume

Re: International Women's Day

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:13 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:29 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:36 pm
 Most of my friends are women. They're much more interesting and easier to get along with, and they smell nicer.
We live in different worlds. I can't say I regularly take a sniff of any of my friends, be they women or otherwise.
Maybe I just have a better sense of smell than you. I don't need to go around sniffing and snuffling to know what things smell of.

Re: International Women's Day

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 09, 2023 5:12 pm

dargorygel wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:51 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:36 pm
 Most of my friends are women. They're much more interesting and easier to get along with, and they smell nicer.
I thought I was your only friend... :-/
You're far away in another country, I can't smell you from here, it's fine.

Re: International Women's Day

by JECE » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:30 pm

Octavious, pick up a dictionary:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celebrate

Re: International Women's Day

by Octavious » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:29 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:36 pm
 Most of my friends are women. They're much more interesting and easier to get along with, and they smell nicer.
We live in different worlds. I can't say I regularly take a sniff of any of my friends, be they women or otherwise.

Re: International Women's Day

by Fluminator » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:26 pm

My two sisters and mom are the 3 strongest people I know. I'm very glad society has progressed to a point where they can utilize their intelligence to improve the world instead of being forced to stay in the kitchen lol.

Re: International Women's Day

by Octavious » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:24 pm

JECE wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:09 pm
kestasjk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:18 pm
 Interested what you mean about it being intentionally uncomfortable JECE, don't quite follow
I'm not sure what's so hard to follow, to be honest. How might celebrating Armistice Day make you feel when you know that there is a full-scale war in Europe?
Celebrating Armistice Day? I think you have a fundamental misunderstanding of what Armistice Day is...

Re: International Women's Day

by JECE » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:09 pm

kestasjk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:18 pm
 Interested what you mean about it being intentionally uncomfortable JECE, don't quite follow
I'm not sure what's so hard to follow, to be honest. How might celebrating Armistice Day make you feel when you know that there is a full-scale war in Europe?

Re: International Women's Day

by zultar » Thu Mar 09, 2023 4:01 pm

Three of them! :)

Re: International Women's Day

by dargorygel » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:56 pm

zultar wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:54 pm
 You were never friends with that guy.

All my friends are dead.
Yep... you have kids. lol

Re: International Women's Day

by zultar » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:54 pm

You were never friends with that guy.

All my friends are dead.

Re: International Women's Day

by dargorygel » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:51 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:36 pm
 Most of my friends are women. They're much more interesting and easier to get along with, and they smell nicer.
I thought I was your only friend... :-/

Re: International Women's Day

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:36 pm

Most of my friends are women. They're much more interesting and easier to get along with, and they smell nicer.

Re: International Women's Day

by Octavious » Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:03 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:54 pm
Octavious wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:50 pm
 A nod of respect and understanding to all those women out there who think International Women's Day is daft patronising nonsense and wish it would go away :-)
Hopefully in the future it will no longer be needed.

I know that the majority of my female friends still currently think that it is.
Indeed so, and it is often the case that our own views are most heavily influenced by those we know and care about. The majority of women I know couldn't care less about it, with a fair few vehemently opposed. But it's important to be aware that other views than the ones we typically encounter exist and are no less valid.

Re: International Women's Day

by Jamiet99uk » Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:54 pm

Octavious wrote: ↑
Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:50 pm
 A nod of respect and understanding to all those women out there who think International Women's Day is daft patronising nonsense and wish it would go away :-)
Hopefully in the future it will no longer be needed.

I know that the majority of my female friends still currently think that it is.

Re: International Women's Day

by kestasjk » Thu Mar 09, 2023 2:18 pm

It feels a lot safer agreeing with that sentiment when it's being said by a woman (or someone in the XYZ group on XYZ day more generally), but I know what you mean..
(Don't cancel me)

Interested what you mean about it being intentionally uncomfortable JECE, don't quite follow

Re: International Women's Day

by Octavious » Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:50 pm

A nod of respect and understanding to all those women out there who think International Women's Day is daft patronising nonsense and wish it would go away :-)

Re: International Women's Day

by JECE » Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:32 pm

I didn't say that gimix was saying that he only respects women one day per year. That's what you said, and I didn't dignify your comment with a response.

I was just pointing out that the feeling of discomfort is by design, not an unintended side effect.

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