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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist School dress codes. This logic about girls needing to "cover up" is so problematic and flawed, because we're teaching girls that they are responsible for how men act when they show any part of their body.

lilbaby__98 , cottonbro Report

Final score:

277points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Yeah, this is absolutely fcked up.

60points

power.to.her , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist The prefix for men is Mr. and the prefix for women is Miss, Ms. and Mrs. A prefix for women is directly dependent on if she is single or married. It stays Mr. for men all their lives.

Final score:

247points

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Amy Dodds 3 years ago

Or just keep yours Ms, which is neither single nor married

134points

The ‘Power To Her’ organization aims to empower women in their communities. “We hope to encourage social change through promoting, educating and providing the necessary tools and services for progress,” the project explains on its website.

The founder of ‘Power To Her,’ Sachreet Chahal and Shuchi Jain, seek to end gender-based inequalities on a global level. Having met at the Schulich School of Business, the two women eventually grew closer together, shared the things they faced as women, and decided to form the organization.

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Back in 2017 I bought a house as a single woman, this year I sold it. My and my partner decided to buy a new house together. With the money I made from selling my old house, I put the entire down payment on the new one. The mortgage company, the insurance, home warranty addresses him as the owner of this house and I'm the "co-borrower".

notsansa , Jordan Bauer Report

Final score:

208points

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Sofie 3 years ago

That's just wrong!

83points

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist A woman with boundaries is selfish, rude, mean, harsh. A man with boundaries is confident, powerful, successful, ambitious.

scarrednotscared , Raychan Report

Final score:

208points

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Omi bub 3 years ago

A woman is 'bossy' a man 'has good leadership skills'. In same vein though women are sensitive & men are soft.

87points

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When people come up to me and tell me my daughter's really beautiful and that I better watch our for her when she gets older. Like, they're actually expecting our daughters to be sexually assaulted.

charissacooke , cottonbro Report

Final score:

204points

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lunar eclipse 3 years ago (edited)

Okay. So where I live. We have arranged marriages. I don’t mind. What I do mind is that I’m 17 and our weird neighbour hinted my mom that she thought I was pretty and her son was at marrying age. Ewgh. Creepy old ladies. Edit: Yes my parents shoed her away.

78points

“Power To Her means giving the power back to each and every single woman and providing them with the help and resources to live their most authentic life,” they explain.

Founder Shuchi, a professional dancer and choreographer with a penchant for traveling and content creation, hopes to raise awareness about the issues that women face through the project. Meanwhile, Sachreet, an aspiring writer and a philanthropist, has always had a passion for social activism and always dreamed about starting a non-profit organization.

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Women are forced to take sole responsibility for contraception, when women are only fertile 3-5 days of the year. Men are fertile every single day of the year. The biggest gimmick of all was that it was sold to us as a way of independence.

nezzysparkles , cottonbro Report

Final score:

193points

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Celeste Grant 3 years ago

That must mean 3-5 days a month, not a year! Most women have a fertile period every cycle.

142points

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist How male actors like Ryan Gosling or Leonardo DiCaprio can play the main character their entire careers but each time their female co-star/love interest gets younger.

emilydeahl Report

Final score:

183points

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Amy Dodds 3 years ago

Don't forget the actresses for the 'mums' are often only a few years older than the actors playing their 'son'

101points

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's not only normalized but viewed as "cute" when a man can't do the basic parts of parenting. "Oh my husband can't even be with the kids for two hours without calling me haha". "That's nothing, mine won't even touch the dirty diapers." What's funny about only women being expected to know how to take care of their children?

chrystheauthor , Anete Lusina Report

Final score:

180points

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

I have to say where I come from, that's not true (anymore). When I go on a 3 day trip with my girlfriends, the dads stay with the kids and it's perfectly normal. No problems whatsoever.

53points

ginger.gemini420 , Priscilla Du Preez Report

‘Power To Her’ bases its activities on three main pillars in order to empower “a large network of women from different backgrounds and ethnicities.”

The first pillar that the project is founded on is all about mutual support and growth. The second is about educating society about women’s issues, gender stereotypes, toxic beauty standards, access to education, inequality in the workplace, and the lack of women in positions of power. The final pillar is providing people with the necessary tools and services to empower them to give back to marginalized communities.

#10

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Whenever a girl has an attitude or is in a bad mood, she gets asked if it's her "time of the month".

Final score:

174points

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Liset Vossen 3 years ago

Oh, i say that to guys too.. :)

93points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's so normalized for women to change their last name after getting married. This is the name you got your degree with, the name associated with all your accomplishments. Yet society just expects you to pack it up and change it the second you get married.
The fact that so many men expect their S/O to change their last name for them is a red flag.
I understand all the arguments for why you would want to change your last name. To be part of the family and it's easier for the kids and all that. BUT the fact is that the pressure is solely put on women.

power.to.her , Lưu Đức Anh Report

Final score:

166points

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Mooncat83 3 years ago

I never changed my name. I love my husband, but I'm his wife/partner, not his sister. And I'm quite pissed that my children MUST have my husbands name, why not both surnames?

60points

amandajustvibin , Strawser Bonnie Report

#12

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When anything happens to a woman, be a crime or an accident, they're almost always referred to as a wife/mother first on a news broadcast. The fact that she's not reffered by her name first but by her relationship to others is messed up. There's always a difference when men are mentioned. It's always "local man", and then they later mention that he's a husband or a father.

Final score:

158points

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Liset Vossen 3 years ago

In the netherlands they recently referred to the royal couple as "The queen and her husband" in a newspaper, fun fact: in this case the husband is actually the monarch of the country i.e. he is the king

49points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Literally everything about traditional weddings. Your dad gives you away so that you can be passed from one man to another man. You have to wear a white dress, because if you're not a virgin, you're [useless]. It's bad luck for the man to see the bride on the day of the wedding because back when marriages were all arranged, if the guy saw the bride before, sometimes he would want to call it off because he didn't fancy her, and that would bring shame on...the bride. That's also why the veil is a thing. Traditionally, the bride's family pays for the wedding.

miramimihi , Thomas Christian Report

Final score:

153points

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Random Panda 3 years ago (edited)

This depends on where you live, most of these don't apply to my culture. In my country the bride and groom make their entrance together for both the civil and church marriage ceremonies. There is no giving away of the bride as part of the marriage ceremony itself.

64points

inspirit_shinee_88 , KoolShooters Report

#14

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Shaving. If a woman doesn't shave, it's considered "manly" and "nasty". Makeup is targeted specifically towards women, and when a man uses it, he's considered less of a man.

Final score:

138points

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Kelli from Fitness Blender 3 years ago

I personally like how my legs look when I shave them, which is why I shave them. If someone doesn't like that on themselves or just doesn't want to, they shouldn't be forced to. Same thing for makeup.

74points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Giving the mothers the custody on Monday-Friday, and giving the dads the weekends where they get to be the fun parent, no school, no pickups, no homework.

lindsayevz , Tiger Lily Report

Final score:

137points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Could be avoided if parents behaved like grown ups when splitting up and work things out fairly for them and their children, though... But it seems a lot of people forget their children come first, not their mutual hatred.

89points

tubbybridges , Alexander Suhorucov Report

#16

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist The way society expects girls to be polite vs the way women expect men to be polite. Women are raised to be overly polite from childhood. This is a huge disservice to women — their conditioning to be polite can be so strong that it can lead to situations that put their safety in danger.

Final score:

137points

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

I once saw a experiment on TV, where the girl stopped saying "thank you" for a whole day. She wasn't being rude at all, was smiling when she felt like it and talking in a normal tone. Whenever her boyfriend gave her a compliment or something, or did something normal like passing the remote control or just normal relationship stuff, she answered him but didn't thank him. and by the end of the day he was absolutely mad at her, for no "real" reason. I think about this sometimes, because I say "thank you"all the time, even when it's not "my turn" to say it but men don't say "thank you" half as much, and it's totally okay.

66points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist I carried my baby for 9 months and birthed her, and yet she has my husband's last name.

tianatianataylor , Anna Shvets Report

Final score:

131points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

She could have yours, although yours it's your fathers....

78points

victoriagarrick4 , Polina Zimmerman Report

#18

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Why do we say "grow a pair" or "get some balls" when referring to a situation where someone needs to be strong or tough?

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125points

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If I could I would live under water 3 years ago

Works both ways, "crying like a girl" and "being a pussy"

69points

#19

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist If you're a woman and you're walking anywhere, and there's a man coming at you, they'll expect you to move to accommodate them, they won't do it for you. I started playing a little game where I don't move for the man, and the amount of times they've run into me, because they expected me to move, is actually insane.

effieelizabeth , Kaique Rocha Report

Final score:

117points

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troufaki13 3 years ago

I call bs. I'm a woman and I've noticed that it's usually the women who won't move

76points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#20

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist It's normalized to ask a woman "when are you expecting to have kids?". Would you ask that if I was a man? When corportations hire women, they usually anticipate that they're going to take a maternity leave and this is considered a due cost for them, and this is something that people use to justify the pay gap.

power.to.her , Tima Miroshnichenko Report

Final score:

102points

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J. F. 3 years ago (edited)

Illegal to ask in Germany - but from a natural perspective logical. Men can work while their partners are pregnant, a woman needs time before birth for savety reasons and recovery time after giving birth.

5points

#21

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Drinking. Everytime I order a whiskey on the rocks, men look at me like "really, you like whiskey?" Where does it say that girls are only allowed to drink wine or sangrias, and if she likes stronger drinks, she's trying to be something that she's not. And even with roles reversed, why are guys not allowed to order fruity drinks, how does that make him less of a man?

power.to.her , Terricks Noah Report

Final score:

91points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Who the fck gives this much thought to other people's opinions, anyway? I drink whisky and the one time someone pointed it out, I replied "are we making a list of all the drinks we orderdered?' and that was it.

34points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist I'd have to say gift giving. Presents from "mom and dad", but the dad has no idea what's in them because mom bought them.

merry1688 , Nicole Michalou Report

Final score:

88points

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Monika Rhodes 3 years ago

That's not sexist- your partner is lazy ass if they can't be bothered to shop for their own kids.

119points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Our fathers walking us down the aisle whenever we get married, because that comes from a time when women were considered property. The father is giving his property away to a new man, because now the woman is supposed to be the husband's property. I feel like that should've been done with when women got rights, it's not cute. I'm not doing that.

amberereignn , Jakob Owens Report

Final score:

77points

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Kay blue 3 years ago

I have no issue with the idea of my dad walking down the aisle with me. However, I would not include the line "who gives this woman to this man".

49points

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Organizing parties. Not only do women take care of the food, they also clean everything up afterwards. Men are just standing there unbothered.

jessisquatcher , Nicole Michalou Report

Final score:

69points

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witchling 3 years ago

Gotta say I never cooked a damn thing for thanksgiving dinner. Group of 30. Husband did all of it. I did clean up. We had a house rule. One cooks the other cleans.

8points

#25

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Men playing video games all day. If I were to play video games all day then I'd be neglecting my kid, but when a man does it, it's a good thing that he's home and not out there cheating.

basicmichi , Alexander Kovalev Report

Final score:

60points

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Jonathan 3 years ago

Because female gamers are non-existant? How sheltered are these people?

75points

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#26

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Girls are raised to be wives and told what they can or can't do in their present for what their future husband might like. You have to keep your "purity" because your future husband might like that, you can't wear that, you can't look this way, you can't post those videos, you have to know how to cook and clean as if those aren't human traits that we all need to know how to do as adults to stay alive. But "boys will be boys" and are allowed to do whatever they want.

laysieeeb , One Shot Report

Final score:

44points

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Eslamala 3 years ago

In what century were you raised?? This hasn't been the norm for a lot of women in a lot of different countries for at least a few decades...

62points

#27

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Engagement rings. We have a "symbol" on our hand saying we belong to someone else, while men get to go around and do whatever they want, no one knows if they're taken.

lindsaynoell , Jake Pierrelee Report

Final score:

37points

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Jonathan 3 years ago

But guys wear engagement rings too though.

80points

#28

29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist When a woman decides to propose to a man, she is looked down by society. It's so normalized for only men to propose.

power.to.her , Jasmine Carter Report

Final score:

32points

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Random Panda 3 years ago (edited)

It's unusual for sure, but are women who do this actually looked down on? I've never met anyone who'd think that.

66points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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29 People Call Out What Things We Should Stop Accepting As Normal And Call Them What They Are - Sexist Why are ships and cars referred to with the pronouns she/her? The English language doesn't really refer to things as "masculine" or "feminine". The fact that we personify these inanimate objects as women and give them female names, doesn't sit right with me. Research says that this has a variety of reasons, ranging from viewing a vessel as a motherly, womb-like, life sustaining figure, to jokingly likening a ship to a woman who is "expensive" to keep and needs a man to guide her, and a lick of paint to look good.

power.to.her , Matt Hardy Report

Final score:

-10points

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lunar eclipse 3 years ago

Wat. The moon is referred as she. I like that. Grace and elegance

34points

Storytelling, journalism, and art are a core part of who I am. I've been writing and drawing ever since I could walk—there is nothing else I'd rather do. My formal education, however, is focused on politics, philosophy, and economics because I've always been curious about the gap between the ideal and the real. At work, I'm a Senior Writer and I cover a broad range of topics that I'm passionate about: from psychology and changes in work culture to healthy living, relationships, and design. In my spare time, I'm an avid hiker and reader, enjoy writing short stories, and love to doodle. I thrive when I'm outdoors, going on small adventures in nature. However, you can also find me enjoying a big mug of coffee with a good book (or ten) and entertaining friends with fantasy tabletop games and sci-fi movies.

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Eslamala 3 years ago

Unpopular as usual, but most of these are enforced, allowed, encouraged and even justified by other women. If you married a useless slob and keep doing everything for him, it's not society forcing you to do it, it's just you being dumb. If it bothers you, stop putting up with it. It's really simple. Also, anyone can say crap to you, but it's you who give importance to their opinions.. this kind of posts piss me off, because it's just women complaining about crap they willingly put up with. Grow a pair of tits and ovaries, ffs!

26points

Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago

I understand that some of these posts piss you off fir those reasons, but please consider that you are talking like someone who is in a position of power, not all women are being born into societies where that's the norm. Maybe try to see things from different angles before you're blaming the victim. Try to empower, not put down, feels better.

29points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

It is not easy to simply defy one's entire childhood of training, cultural expectations, etc. To do so can require a lot of hard work, and some societies will ostracize you for not behaving to "norms". Speaking as one who cut ties with the entire paternal side of my family to be free of the poisonous crap? .... That was 25 years ago and I still hear about how awful I was to *them*! Didn't stop me, but it might stop others. So, moral of story: TLDR: Defiance of "norms" for the right reason is not easy, but it is worth it in the long run.

20points

Penny Fan 3 years ago

I suggest you read "Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado Perez. Then tell me again how women are complicit in their own issues.

12points

Something 3 years ago

Women who simply stop putting up with it face backlash.

9points

Nora AlMeida 3 years ago

Crap they’re willingly put up with? That’s some nonsense. Domestic abuse is rampant. All over the world. Women and girls fear for their lives on the daily. When a woman or a girl breaks up, the few months after the break up tend to be the most hazardous period in which her ex might try to kill her. So yeah, if a woman or a girl dated a male, and she thought he’s fair and decent, but some years later he displays some of the issues mentioned here and she gets grossed out by his actually unfair mindset, she might still hesitate to break things off for a while out of fear of his reaction. And some of the things mentioned aren’t complete dealbreakers (like the woman taking charge of the gift giving on behalf of them both, and few other things in the post), but it is still unfair so women are rightfully pointing out the unfairness because a number of women would like to believe that there are decent men out there who would conscientiously change their unfair behavior.

2points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

That was a great victim blaming and congratulations! "Noone is forcing you and you are being dumb?" For real????

1point

Ben Smith 3 years ago

Extremely well said.

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𝓴𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓲_𝓐𝓾𝓭𝓻𝓮𝔂 3 years ago

I personally hate the phrase "Boys will be boys" because it just gives them an excuse to treat people however they want.

21points

Jill 3 years ago

I especially hate it when male teachers say this about predominantly male classes. I try to explain to them that they are giving the boys excuses that will backfire later and arent teaching them anything other than it is ok to be pains in the a**.

7points

pebs 3 years ago

Many women continue to use their original surname and are named with it, at least in Northern Italy.

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Eslamala 3 years ago

26points

Nadine Bamberger 3 years ago

29points

Leo Domitrix 3 years ago

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Penny Fan 3 years ago

I suggest you read "Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men" by Caroline Criado Perez. Then tell me again how women are complicit in their own issues.

12points

Something 3 years ago

Women who simply stop putting up with it face backlash.

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Nora AlMeida 3 years ago

2points

Vicky Z 3 years ago

That was a great victim blaming and congratulations! "Noone is forcing you and you are being dumb?" For real????

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Ben Smith 3 years ago

Extremely well said.

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𝓴𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓲𝓲_𝓐𝓾𝓭𝓻𝓮𝔂 3 years ago

I personally hate the phrase "Boys will be boys" because it just gives them an excuse to treat people however they want.

21points

Jill 3 years ago

7points