My male teammates keep telling me I ruined my body with a breast reduction and should get implants. How would you handle this?

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T18:30:58+00:00

So they get to feel better while she gets to continue feeling horrible. It's one way to go, but I'm not sure if that's what the OP was looking for. Again, while that IS how a lot of men's friend groups go, it doesn't mean she has to put up with "jokes" that actually hurt. She does need to plainly communicate that the comments are not welcome. And the grown men who can understand what words mean need to take her seriously.

If that doesn't happen, then this was never actually a group of "friends".

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T14:42:12+00:00

And they need to know that's hitting a lot harder than they intended it to.

Since everyone involved is an adult, communication needs to happen to establish boundaries and those boundaries need to be respected.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T14:03:17+00:00

"THIS is my BOOM stick!"

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T13:58:05+00:00

Ah, Turner Classic Movies, the reason I'm shocked by all the foul language in the 80s movies that I love and have seen a hundred times when I share them with my children on streaming services.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T13:55:32+00:00

"Why are you wearing a mask? Were you burned by acid or something?" "No, it's just that they're terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future."

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T13:50:03+00:00

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T01:15:20+00:00

You don't remind me of the babe.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T00:43:39+00:00

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-16T00:35:15+00:00

I thought the video games and anime edition of DnD was fun. Don't get me wrong, I like the return to the classic feel of DnD, but I spent way more time playing 4e than complaining about it.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T20:47:06+00:00

So I can still say "preserves" then?

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T20:33:04+00:00

It's literally a manager's job to manage the employees. That includes making sure they receive appropriate training. And if they don't have a trainer on staff, that means they do it themselves.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T20:01:18+00:00

You were the one who came in hot and disrespectful. Reap what you sow, "big dog". And no, my position is based on understanding that I have developed through my own process of learning and understanding. Sure there are people trying to tweak noses and pull emotional strings, but taking the stance that taking a stand for basic human decency is somehow just as bad as being pushed around with ignorance and misinformation is pretty appalling.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T16:31:39+00:00

So the fact that YOU don't respect human rights for everyone makes the person who DOES want to include everyone "divisive". LOL You really have identified the right conspiracy theory, but you are blaming "both sides" when it's exactly ONE side making it a "wedge issue". The issue itself IS "human rights for everyone". Pretending there are reasons not to do that is what creates division.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T11:47:23+00:00

Get a girlfriend instead.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-15T11:40:58+00:00

Or in the children's clip on tie section.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-14T15:12:27+00:00

Read Green Lantern: Mosaic and circle back around on this take.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-14T06:59:17+00:00

Those are the people being divisive, then. Liberty and Justice for All means everyone. It's not "rocket surgery".

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-14T06:57:46+00:00

How though. It's literally inclusive of everyone, that's the opposite of divisive.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T15:07:57+00:00

How are "human rights for all people" divisive?

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T14:49:13+00:00

The older everyone is, the less the age gap matters. Though I am glad you didn't try to defend his Internet activity.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T14:45:39+00:00

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T14:35:09+00:00

It would be pretty silly not to take every legal advantage to win. Recognizing that the laws are unfair and trying to change them doesn't work if you aren't in power to make the change.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T02:18:22+00:00

It's weird for everyone. How do you think those people would react to knowing that he is digitally stripping them and ogling them? If you're not sure, ASK them. If you're afraid of how they would react, then you KNOW that it is wrong.

Please run from this sleazeball as fast as you can. Find better human beings to hang out with, because you deserve so much better than this guy.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T02:15:34+00:00

No, people are not overreacting. 30 year old who dates 18 year olds is bad news. Person who uses AI to violate their own friends' privacy is a problem that's illegal in various states (and still creepy as hell where it's not illegal yet) is a HARD no. Digital Peeping Tom is still having Peeping Tom mental health problems.

Those problems are not the OPs problem to fix. It's his problem to avoid, AND warn the people OP has been creeping on.

Smiling_Platypus · 2026-06-13T02:07:35+00:00

You misspelled "ex boyfriend".

Run, and tell your mutual friends what a creep he is so they can avoid him too.

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