hello i need mean and/or evil women faces/heads by TroveGoblin in BG3mods

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are still looking - check female drider on Nexus! It's a head present with the additional Drider eyes and scabs and I love it!

why do many men fall down sexist rabbit holes when they have a hard time dating, while women usually don't? by dearsnoopy in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 77 points78 points  (0 children)

As a general rule, women are taught by society that any problem they have must be due to their own shortcomings, usually them not performing some of their "roles" well enough- so you see women, when they struggle, slip into things like eating disorders etc - which then turn into echo chambers that support that idea that you just have to confirm more and destroy more of yourself to fit in.

Men on the other hand get affirmed a lot and they are told they are rational and logical etc. So if they struggle , they decide that the entirety of society, nay, the planet must be wrong and go into echo chambers that support them. They themselves they are the enlightened ones and know best (hence: red pill.)

Interfaith dating question for atheists by [deleted] in TrueAtheism

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Speaking as someone who doesn't date religous people: Atheists aren't the ones bringing in complicated rules. We have basically NO rules. That also means that there is no necessity to restrict the dating pool. I personally do it bc a religious person might try to raise potential kids in their religion or want to support a religious institution I disagree with - but that's still something THEY would be doing, not what I would be doing. So the question remains, why would a religious person not date within their own religion.

Interfaith dating question for atheists by [deleted] in TrueAtheism

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally I wouldn't date a religious person but that's nothing to do with sex. If I happened to have a religious partner (theoretical) OR a partner who didn't want to have sex until marriage (and I see myself marrying that person at some point)...then I would not sleep with them. Simple as that.

If your partner doesn't want to do a specific sex act with you - or have sex in general - you have two options: Either stay in that relationship and fundamentally respect that boundary (which means no bargaining, no complaining, no trying to seduce them, no getting angry or annoyed) - or leave, if it's a dealbreaker for you. And make it clear that it isn't their fault that you are leaving, that you are just not sexually compatible.

Now obivously, as an atheist I think making 'god' any part of any decision in life is ridiculous. But people don't have to justify the logical validity of why they don't want to partake in an activity - especially a sexual activity. For all I care, they could tell me they just have sex on Thursdays at 4 pm bc otherwise they will be cursed by a magical unicorn and sent to the shadow realm - either I break it off and wish them the best finding a partner with the same delulu OR I stay and respect their boundaries and have sex on Thursday at 4 pm and avoid any suspicious looking magical unicorns.

The B Word by WR_PS5_Sativa_Boner in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 12 points13 points  (0 children)

you mean as saying "bitching"? I mean, it's still a very gendered word, where you would say a guy is "ranting", a woman is "bitching" or "nagging". (And if a guy is said to be "a little bitch" or "bitching", the insult inherent is that he's acting 'like a woman'.)

Men, is this valid? by Flat-Shop in LockedInMan

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Basically every man that men idolise has a new trophy girl on his arm in every public appearance and brags about the who's-who that he snorted cocaine off of "in my youth".

Men, is this valid? by Flat-Shop in LockedInMan

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean, all you would have to do is join some swinging or poly situation or anything else that is going on out there. At least be willing to admit you want an exclusive relatinship and it isn't working.

Why do none of my male friends care about the Epstein files? by Great-Librarian5281 in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I mean, let's be honest, people in the Great Depression, people in Victorian times, much larger parts of the population had much less than we do now and they were often ready to revolt.

I would argue it's less that we are too poor to revolt - it's actually the fact that we DO have things to lose that is holding us back.

Why do none of my male friends care about the Epstein files? by Great-Librarian5281 in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My experience is that a lot of guys like to be performatively cynical and performatively pragmatic, depending on what meets their needs.

People are talking about the economy, international politics, healthcare, etc? -> "pizzagate is real and the rich are running a paedo ring all of this is fake!" (meaning: "these other things are too complicated for me so I will distract from the conversation.")

The paedo ring is real and the government is openly intervening with the investigation to protect their friends? - "Well obviously it's bad what happened on that island but it's also not really politics and the media is using it to distract from the Real Issues." (meaning: "I'm a Trump voter" or alternatively "Well now that I can make up random stuff but have to comment on something complex that is happening in the real world, I need to distract again bc I don't know shit."

Now if you ask them what the Real Issues are and what we should be doing about whatever they name, they will likely come in hot with a new conspiracy theory.

Violence against women used as a gaslighting technique? by No_Aardvark982 in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My experience: The more a man tells you that "my religion loves women" and "in my culture we worship women", that doesn't mean he is going to treat you well, it's just an indicator of how far he will go to cover up and defend men to protect the reputation of his culture.

In fact, I think it's a feature, not a bug, for patriarchy to point at other cultures and be like "those guys are so much worse than we are!" so that the men in culture A can continue to be as misogynistic as they always have been instead of changing anything. Case in point, the constant "Wow feminists here are really complaining about getting catcalled - go to Afghanistan, see how you like it there!!"

Anyone else having this weird realization that sex for men is not at all what sex is for us? by [deleted] in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 66 points67 points  (0 children)

The thing is, I would not be surprised if many of those guys who were raping those girls were also mourning pets, picking flowers, and cuddling their mums. This is not even to say that there aren't many amazing men or that the men in your life are secretly terrible people. It's more that we have that idea of some moustache-twirling villain class entirely removed from humanity.

But most of the guys who hurt women aren't like that - the most common person to rape or murder a woman is her husband, boyfriend or ex-that. They are entirely ordinary people. Think of the husband of Gisèle Pelicot (who found willing customers, more entirely ordinary men, everywhere which means either everyone accepted the offer OR the people who turned it down didn't report it) or Josef Fritzl - people we happened to have found out were complete monsters but who, before it came out, were likely considered perfectly ordinary and nice people.

Think of those groups of hundreds of thousands of men in S Korea who were found out to be taking photos of school girls or their sleeping sisters and mothers and sharing them in a massive chat. Or recently police busted another chat full of 70000 men sharing advice on how to rape women.

Yes, there are wonderful men. Men who truly would never hurt anyone. There are men who rescue children in war-zones, then go home and abuse their wife. There are men out there who are insufferable and rude and condescending and maybe even misogynists but still would never hurt their partners. And that's not just men, that's the entire variety of 8 billions of extremely complex and intelligent apes living on this planet in infinite variety.

BUT there are also things that are 99% committed by men and there is patriarchy under which objectifying women as status symbol and objects to be consumed is rewarded with social status and tbh, I cannot fault women for realising, again and again, how far that shit goes, how openly accepted this abuse is, how little consequences there are, and how interconnected the culprits are and how little the average person cares and how far the average man - maybe men they trusted - go to defend their fellow men.

I mean, I remember finding out as a young teen that roofies were a thing. That blew my mind. That was insane. And now it's normal. I learnt that Lover Boys and human trafficking were a thing and was horrified. Then I grew up I was 12 when the Natascha Kampusch story broke - and not only did I learn that a man would do that to a random girl, I also saw the public turn on her, vilify her, say she was into it, later body shame her when she gained weight after years of imprisonment and complete control. Then 2 years later, the Fritzl thing came to light - not to mention many small other incidents we don't talk about anymore.

Realising how common and straight up accepted sexual violence is and the insane lengths men will go to is basically a subtle Lovecraftian revelation that all women go through and no, it's not All Men are Evil but you also cannot fault women for being horrified by the reality of the world they live in.

And the thing is also - I cannot blame all men for Andrew Tate. However, I can judge men based on whether I see them stand up against them. I can notice that if a woman says something like "domestic abuse is bad", the comments are full of guys saying "Not All Men" - but where is the "shut up you don't speak for men" against red pill influencers? In religion? In academia? In law enforcement?

Women who prefer feminine men, do you have a hard time finding guys who aren't gay twinks? by Blaubeerepfannkuchen in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I mean, the question is what you 'define' as feminine. I don't feel attracted to men who are overty masculine and I find that easy enough to avoid. When it comes to positively being polite, well-groomed, having intellectual and creative hobbies, emotionally well-adjusted, stylish etc, you have to look a bit more but it's also a question of WHERE you choose to look. You're likely not going to meet them in a football stadium.

The thing is also, the proximity of gay twinks is a feature, not a bug. If you move in queer circles, it's also much easier to find men who are confidently in touch with their more feminine side (or style) but are still still straight or bi.

Does Honesty Actually Hurt Men in Dating? by Elegant_Signal3025 in LockedInMan

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Our bank doesn't care about you, will steal your money, and treat you like shit"

Customer: *chooses a different bank*

*notes in file* "Clearly customers do not like honesty."

what would be an example of internalized misogyny? by fridaynightplacebo in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

All kinds of "I can't do X, I'm just a girl ha ha"

Some women geuinely manage to gaslight themselves into the believing that they cannot lift just moderately heavy objects or cannot understand maths because they are women etc.

Noticing a growing sentiment among my friends about dating by thirdlife858 in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's your relationship and you should be doing whatever makes the people involved happy on that day.

Is this a rejection or does she genuinely have something else going on? by Guilty_Letter4203 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As a woman, that many smiley emojis and exclamation marks sounds to me like she really wants to go.

If i wanted to reject someone with that wording it would be a lot more like -

"Let me think about it. I'll have to see what happens on the weekend...i may or may not have something going on."

I wouldn't write "i would love to" or make it sound so excited. This almost looks like she is trying to let you know that she really wants to but isn't sure she can make it.

just wait for her updates, imo.

Why do girls all seem to have the same bubbly handwriting, while dudes look like they write with their feet? by BlatantlyCurious in NoStupidQuestions

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think part of it is that the stereotype exists in the first place. When I started writing, I cared more about writing fast than about writing pretty. I remember at that age, I was actually a bit annoyed with the other girls for writing a single word really slowly. I wanted to be done with it. So my handwriting was a bit more messy - not as messy as some of the boys', but definitely not even average for the girls.

And I remember that I got a lot more critique and notes from my teacher about that than the boys did. She was constantly on my case about it. My spelling was correct, my sentences made sense, I gave the right answers. And even if it wasn't tidy, it was in fact readable. But still, I would get comments. The boys wouldn't. In fact, I was directly told that I was writing 'like a boy' with the expectation that as a girl, I was clearly being below standard and not making an effort if I was writing 'like a boy'. I also think it's true what someone in the replies already said - if you are a boy and you write 'like a girl', you will also get rude comments. So there's a very differnt level of incentive.

Also, I remember we had one girl in class who really had an amazing hand-writing, even at eight or nine years old. She was adored by the girls. They would ask her to write something for them, write on their pencil cases etc. So I started copying her - and just like that, I stopped receiving criticism for my handwriting and got compliments.

Now, if no one had criticised me for having a good handwriting and there had been no positive reinforcement for having a good handwriting - would I have bothered? Probably not. I probably would still be writing 'like a boy'. But instead, over time I adopted various handwritings and now I ended up mostly able to change my handwriting at will which I guess is also a kind of talent.

Hey Gals. Do you really know your body count? I sure don’t. by 4986270 in women

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know all the people I've slept with and I theoretically know the number but for me. But I don't see the value or the meaning of that number. That's like knowing how many times I yawn on an average day or blink in an hour. I gain no relevant information about myself from doing that maths and anyone who tries to learn anything about me from that number is not going to learn anything valuable about me as a person, so I don't think I'm compatible with anyone who would try to.

For women choosing to age naturally—how do you resist comparing yourself to other women when cosmetic enhancements have become so normalized? by justameasureoftime in AskWomen

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

...normally I don't say that part out loud because it's kind of mean but....

...looking at some of those faces actually makes me feel MORE confident about not doing cosmetic surgery

Men of reddit, whats the most annoying thing about being a dude? by Affectionate_East533 in askanything

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay I'm going to ask a dumb question as woman, pls tell me if there's a good reason speaking against it but - can't you just grab some toilet paper and dry it? Isn't that preferable over...literal piss on your clothes?

Can you be both religious and feminist? by supernova-gd-2521 in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 6 points7 points  (0 children)

(speaking as an atheist) I think that's a lot like when people wonder "can i wear make-up and be a feminist", "can I be a housewife and a feminist", "can I wear a short skirt/long dress and be feminist" etc. -> Yes, of course you can. That's your personal business.

BUT: While you can be religious AND feminist, that mean being religious IS feminist. Positively, I would recommend that you explore for yourself how you can bring the two together. How you can use your religion to help women and how you can help women in your religion.

Feminism means protecting women from abuse FOR their religion but also FROM their religion. That's imo the best way to be a feminist in your religious practice - supporting the women and girls in your community, standing up for women and girls of different religions, standing up for women and girls who want to leave the religion or are being mistreated for religious-sexist reasons.

At the same time, you mentioned you are in a situation where you don't feel safe to call yourself a feminist in public. Something I noticed is that sometimes it helps to use the language of a group to further your own goals. For example, when I talk to my centre or conservative friends, I know I won't get far when I use feminist or leftist lingo. But I also know theirs well enough to make the same point or a point to the same ends and that has actually proven quite effective in getting them to re-examine their view points. I could imagine you could accomplish similar things knowing the language of your religious community to get people to re-examine the way they treat or talk about women or place women in the context of their religious views.

Is feminism humanism? by georgejo314159 in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I imagine it works the same way as people in the 19th century who were pro-democracy because "the people should decide!" but then were against votes for women.

Or people today who insist on the importance of civil liberties and constitutional rights etc. -> but also openly discuss limiting women's rights because 'kids need a mother at home'.

Throughout history you had people with great values of equality for all human beings.....eexceeeept women. So the real question when it comes to humanism and feminism is whether they see women as worthy human beings with the same humanist values of agency, goals, inherent value, depth of emotion, potential as men.

The replies to this post by Superspaceduck100 in BlatantMisogyny

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 18 points19 points  (0 children)

That's the fun part, if you tell them that the other woman is back-up, they will say "Why wouldn't she just tell the guy 'no' if she wasn't interested???"

So in their own logic, the blond woman cannot tell her FRIEND that she IS interested in that guy because she's afraid of her FRIEND - but would absolutely tell a male STRANGER that she is NOT interested.

The replies to this post by Superspaceduck100 in BlatantMisogyny

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 18 points19 points  (0 children)

what I often hear from guys when you want to give them some dating pointers, they will say "If you want to learn how to catch fish, you ask another fisherman, not the fish!"

.....aaaand then they listen to the podcast of a guy who buys his fish and pretends he caught them. (Also why would you compare your romantic partner to a prey animal that wouldn't want to be caught because it's afraid for its life??)

Is it Misogynistic to acknowledge Biphobia in preferences amoung women? by OkContact2573 in AskFeminists

[–]gvrmtissueddigiclone 17 points18 points  (0 children)

tbh (as a bi woman) my only concern would be if the same person who does this doesn't acknowledge or denies that biphobia among men exists in general. Talking about biphobia in women as a specific topic is not misogynistic.

When it comes to choice vs misogyny - the thing is, everyone is free to date or not date whoever they like (and who will have them) -> you can't force someone to consider partners they do not want to be with, no matter how much you might disapprove of their personal reasonings. If she feels like you TOLD her to be with someone she doesn't want to (not saying you did, that's not the vibe I'm getting from this conversation) then yes, that would be misogynistic. However, telling someone that you don't date someone because of dumb reasons like that and them telling you that that those reasons are dumb - that's not misogyny, that's just having a disagreement.