It was bound to happen sooner or later. I am going to go there.
If any of you get the displeasure of meeting me in real life. (Friday MissVamp) You will learn once I get comfortable around you, I rant at the drop of a hat.
This is one of those times.
Can we get over chauvanism already? I mean come on. Just because I say something to you and you are female and you don't like it doesn't mean I am bagging on women.
Do something that most people don't do. THINK BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH! The embarassment you could be saving is your own.
One day I am standing in the kitchen with my mom. I notice she bought an electric can opener. I jokingly mention. "Well there goes that xmas idea" She gets all pissy and tells me that a gift is supposed to be personal. Not being the type to back down from a philisophical debate I tell her - "It is personal, Who opens the cans around here? Dad? Yeah right. I certainly don't do it. You ar ethe one who cooks. What I am gonna buy the son of a bitch for me and let you use it?" She tells me that is chauvanistic.
It isn't. It would be if I had said "You are the woman in the house" or "It is the womans job to cook." That isn't what I said though is it? I said "You are the one that opens the cans around here" which is a statement of fact.
Getting pissy about this would be like me getting pissy because she bought me an electric impact wrench for my birthday last year. I didn't cry foul chauvanist. I was like "Sweet, This will make working on the family cars so much easier, Thank you." See if she worked on cars I would buy her one. Like for her birthday, I bought her a 3 in 1 electric yard tool. It is a weed whacker hedge trimmer and an edger. Battery powered. Very Light. Now that is gift that is personable and useful And let's face it she is my mom so she is older than me. Which is to say fucking ancient since I am a fogey.
I learned when I was married - Don't buy a woman clothing. THe whole wrong size thing will get you in trouble!
Thoughts? Concerns? Go ahead call me an asshole - THink you are the first?
Cheers!
If any of you get the displeasure of meeting me in real life. (Friday MissVamp) You will learn once I get comfortable around you, I rant at the drop of a hat.
This is one of those times.
Can we get over chauvanism already? I mean come on. Just because I say something to you and you are female and you don't like it doesn't mean I am bagging on women.
Do something that most people don't do. THINK BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH! The embarassment you could be saving is your own.
One day I am standing in the kitchen with my mom. I notice she bought an electric can opener. I jokingly mention. "Well there goes that xmas idea" She gets all pissy and tells me that a gift is supposed to be personal. Not being the type to back down from a philisophical debate I tell her - "It is personal, Who opens the cans around here? Dad? Yeah right. I certainly don't do it. You ar ethe one who cooks. What I am gonna buy the son of a bitch for me and let you use it?" She tells me that is chauvanistic.
It isn't. It would be if I had said "You are the woman in the house" or "It is the womans job to cook." That isn't what I said though is it? I said "You are the one that opens the cans around here" which is a statement of fact.
Getting pissy about this would be like me getting pissy because she bought me an electric impact wrench for my birthday last year. I didn't cry foul chauvanist. I was like "Sweet, This will make working on the family cars so much easier, Thank you." See if she worked on cars I would buy her one. Like for her birthday, I bought her a 3 in 1 electric yard tool. It is a weed whacker hedge trimmer and an edger. Battery powered. Very Light. Now that is gift that is personable and useful And let's face it she is my mom so she is older than me. Which is to say fucking ancient since I am a fogey.
I learned when I was married - Don't buy a woman clothing. THe whole wrong size thing will get you in trouble!
Thoughts? Concerns? Go ahead call me an asshole - THink you are the first?
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blueberries:
I agree...I don't think that was really chauvanistic. It's not like you said she was supposed to open the cans...I mean come on.
subrosa:
Dude, everyone listened to hair metal. Be proud. Some of those songs fucking rocked.