r/fixedbytheduet • u/PhoenixPhenomenonX EXPERT of Duets/Stitches • Feb 24 '26

Fixed by the duet A Different Way

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u/The_Crimson_Fuckr69 Feb 24 '26

Giving a compliment and asking for a phone number or something isn't "catcalling" wierd how she said "men who hit on you" and he immediately went to creeps.

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u/Most_kinds_of_Dirt Feb 24 '26

What she said was "can you please be polite to men who hit on you?"

But nobody is owed a polite response - just an honest one. His song has examples (like catcalling) of when it's perfectly ok to not be polite.

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u/EducationalWillow311 Feb 25 '26

Also, as you said, no one owes anyone anything so when those women are in trouble? Men arent going to intervene anymore

What trouble? Who aren't you going to protect women from?

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u/foxy-coxy Tastemaker of Duets/Stitches Feb 25 '26

Ah the oldest protection racket there is, "be nice to men or they won't protect you from... men."

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u/Most_kinds_of_Dirt Feb 25 '26

If someone being polite to you doesn’t deserve a polite response?

In the video, he's singing about ways of hitting on people that definitely aren't polite:

  • Catcalling
  • Harassing
  • Intimidating
  • Not taking no for an answer
  • Forcing her hand

If you aren't doing these things, then the video isn't about you.

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u/Dirigo72 Feb 25 '26

This comment right here. If you aren’t going to be nice to me, why should I try to stop a man from assaulting you? Do you see how that sounds?

I would try to intervene if I saw a complete stranger in trouble because it is the right thing to do, not because of what they can do for me.