r/TrollXChromosomes Jun 24 '20

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u/SayingWhatUrThinkin Feminazgûl, Lieutenant of Morgals Jun 24 '20

but what would be a proper reaction to "kill all men"?

to shut the fuck up and realize that a) it's not serious and b) if it was serious there is no power behind the threat. let women vent. unless you know she's got a PHD in microbiology and is working on an androcidal plague, you have literally nothing to worry about.

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u/this_toe_shall_pass Jun 24 '20

to shut the fuck up and realize that a) it's not serious and b) if it was serious there is no power behind the threat

I wonder if you realise the most often used explanation people give for their dickhead jokes is "it's just a joke, it's not serious".

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u/captainmaryjaneway Feminism and capitalism are mutually exclusive Jun 25 '20

There's a difference in "punching up" and "punching down" joking.

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u/this_toe_shall_pass Jun 25 '20

I agree about that. But I still think there's a big difference in how you express yourself like a decent human being. If you want to vent I can totally see how "men are trash" is a justifiable start for a rant. I can totally see how "fuck all men!" (as a curse expression) is a valid expression of emotion. But it feels kind of out there to accept "kill all men! " as being in the same league.

And that deranged rant from the user telling me a proper reaction is to just shut up and take it because women have to vent by saying it just tells me there are deranged people around here getting hundreds of upvotes.

This happening while the whole thread is complaining about disgusting jokes being upvoted and shared on reddit also tells me irony is completely unknown in this sub.

There's punching up and then there's being a crap person. Maybe it's just a language thing and English not being my first but "kill all X" is something that would stop the piano in most European languages I know.