Men And Women On Twitter Are In A Furious Argument About Which Gender Has To Deal With More Crap, And Uh, These Men Really Have To Touch Some Grass
by Abby Zinman · BuzzFeedAnother day, another time that men need to be put in their place. Because the men are really menning out here.
Recently on X, people have been responding to a tweet posted by @akslyv, asking men to explain the worst things they go through — like, any kind of pain that rivals the countless excruciating things women have to endure just for being women.
Women have to deal with pregnancy, periods, and menopause. What do men have to deal with?
— Arikaa (@akslyv) October 9, 2024
Because us women do feel like we have it worse, right from the get go. We have to deal with so much crap that men just can't understand. Like, have you seen those videos of men using period cramp simulators? Without fail, they go in with confidence, then flip out from how painful it is. Needless to say, I was intrigued to see what kinds of painful experiences men would tell us about.
It's like a learning experience, for all of us, you know?
Well, to start, there were some genuinely insightful answers, explaining some experiences they endure that women may not think too much about. One major trend was mental health, as it relates to toxic masculinity.
Mental health problems not being taken seriously. https://t.co/E5CF4iqAVt
— Artur (@Artur_0492) October 11, 2024
"Men need to open up about their feelings!"
*a man opens up about his feelings*
"You need to man up." https://t.co/iazPMkdhTn
— blox 🏴☠️ (@that_bloxer) October 11, 2024
And of course, don't forget about balding, a huge insecurity for tons of men.
https://t.co/L5h43zVqMx pic.twitter.com/70xC27YfQK
— honorata🫀 (@babiehon) October 11, 2024
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https://t.co/r39Av4qyhp pic.twitter.com/b0hfDfbb2H
— Sad Machine (@JoKeR_mufc) October 10, 2024
But another big thing men talked about? Sports. Including dealing with bad sports teams and questionable refs. Because, you know, sports are an only-male thing. No women has ever or will ever be interested in sports. We all like shopping and baking, and that's it.
waiting all week to watch my team play football just for them to forget how to kick a ball https://t.co/XciMigugV9
— ︎ ︎ (@Khpri) October 11, 2024
https://t.co/YKHOgvn2Ym pic.twitter.com/eoN3VpsQd3
— Alex (@leafsplswin) October 13, 2024
Twitter: @leafsplswin
There are definitely no female Leafs fans. We've collectively decided we don't like being let down every year.
These fuckers winning the Super Bowl year after year after year https://t.co/Iir3NcKv4E pic.twitter.com/rSXBPdeW8H
— 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 (still wendy tho) (@OwnedByWendyT) October 11, 2024
All jokes aside, though, the most popular answer was actually "Women." As in, men have it worse than we do, because they're the ones who have to deal with our "lady problems" every day.
Women
— Rishh (@Riocasm) October 9, 2024
From here, this conversation got a bit ridiculous. It's like men believe us women turn into horrifying monsters on our periods like clockwork...
..all the tantrums thrown by women during the period to them....
— Righteous Indian (@vrkiyyer) October 9, 2024
...and, without fail, we rely on men to clean up OUR mess.
Taking care of the expenses of all those problems you mentioned https://t.co/P7pbML3SKW
— Nihan (@Rooneycious) October 10, 2024
Twitter: @Rooneycious
Don't even get me started with this one.
So some people clapped back at these ridiculous responses, flipping the narrative to show just how teensy weensy some of men's complaints are. Especially those who try to make women's problems their problems.
Being DUMB as SHIT about almost everything https://t.co/gL2lcgLuwQ
— regan (@unclehaver) October 11, 2024
Winning arguments with 12 year olds on twitter https://t.co/aGT5VJa7sT
— NY Persona Fans who are Republican Caucus 🫃 (@GayOPersona_NY) October 11, 2024
themselves https://t.co/3iktnSuHLb
— riding yone ♡ rain 🎃 (@lanvvender) October 13, 2024
Sometimes I wake up really pissed off and then there’s traffic https://t.co/wPzEY346w3
— lying on the internet (@bigtimetommy69) October 10, 2024
being boring https://t.co/OE5H8zlHXD
— dissocianidae (@lupusdeficiens) October 12, 2024
I'm eating almonds and keep missing my mouth https://t.co/cTmIl9YQsA
— Ah yes, the Leafs (@LeafsAllDayy) October 11, 2024