You merely adopted the dark,I was born in it

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What is there to like about this?

catsarebadpeople

Only men carry condoms? That's easily your wildest take in a string of wild gendered unfair stereotypes

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This Comic is stupid and bad.
Nothing else to say.

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No. That's not the only reason. I'll break it down:

So you have a folding, pocket wallet. Not necessarily a thing that shows gender, but the 2 condom imprints is something to take note of. On top of that, a trans ftm would still have little need for a condom. If they want to be tom-boyish, then they might carry a condom, but it also depends on their stage of transition if they choose to have a transition that way or not. A mtf trans might need a condom, but not stereotyped in carrying them in their fold wallet. A lesbian might carry a fold wallet, but why do they need a condom? A man (straight or gay) will have the most need for a condom in their fold wallet making them the most logical response to be a naturally born male carrying a condom. So sticking with the evidence of a condom in the wallet, I can begin to break everything else down.

The person I originally spoke with is young and had an appreciation for 80s tech (that explains their watch) carrying a hankerchief is weird, but I'll assume that makes them modern hipsters. Carrying a pen with you everywhere? Well that just makes you a nerd and almost (potentially) deliberately going against the ebb and flow. Granted i don't believe there's anything wrong with that, but all signs point towards that the person I was originally speaking with is either a naturally born male that is a hipster and nerd (which tells me a lot about their idea of feminism) or a previously transitioned male (which, and this is IMO, you've lost your right to speak for the gender you transitioned from and should begin representing the gender you have or are transitioning to). I can keep going if you're interested

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Wow.

Nobody's interested. Lol

Cris

I literally don't carry condoms in my wallet. You can see in that comment thread that its my quarters for getting a cart at Aldi. I am biologically male, but that doesn't make me a man. I also sit down to pee and have boobs. My relationship is with gender is more than a little bit complicated. It also does not matter to the argument, men are allowed to criticize people's behavior towards women, and it'd be dumb to argue they can't.

And yes, telling what people mean over the internet is hard, which is why I don't suggest that someone is doing something wrong when I don't know what they mean, and instead ask, like I asked you.

And to be very clear, assigning my intentions or motives is also a dick thing to do; I did actually mean that he's an asshole because he's being dismissive of someone's frustrations. Its not helped by the fact that he's being dismissive of a uniquely afab experience and saying he has it worse as a man, but the way he engages with her is shitty entirely independent from the lens of gender. I think that if you hear someone's frustrations and respond with "wow, my problem is way bigger than yours" you're an emotionally and interpersonally incompetent jerk.

I literally did not say that women should be offended by this, that is an interpretation on your part, and going around calling people out based on your assumptions of them is a jerk thing to do.

And to reiterate, your callout is much more an example of speaking for others than "wow, that guy lacks any empathy and is being shitty to her"

This entire exchange has been entirely unnecessarily hostile. Have a nice day.

Cris

Its literally a quarter and I say as much in the thread under the post he's refrencing

Cris

Wow. All that and you didn't even see the part where I say it's a quarter to like six different people. Jesus Christ you're fucking exhausting. "Man" is a complicated label for me. I'm male. I'm more masculinely aligned than feminine. But I'm also currently on estrogen and testosterone blockers. I don't specify in part because it's personal and messy and I didn't see the relevance.

Also IT DOESNT FUCKING MATTER. I'm allowed to criticize the behaviour of fictional characters regardless of being amab and my critisism is fundamentally not about his being a man or her being a woman. Do you always go around being an insufferable jackass to people based on literally nothing but your assumptions about them?

Christ man, why be like this when you could be literally any other way? I don't deserve the weird and unpleasant way you've engaged with me.

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Depression

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Division drives clicks. We are in the age of division. Everything is us vs them and everyone always fighting. It's so tiring.

Iceblade

Sometimes our emotional batteries run low and we feel like mouthing off (like this guy is doing) instead of being sympathetic. Most people don't, but we can have a bit of a laugh relating to feeling like depicted in the comic. This helps us let out some of our negative emotions without anybody having to put up with them which in turn allows helps us to keep being emotionally supportive to those we care about.

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I mean...

At some point you feel so shit that you stop caring about others

Or that's just me and I already know I'm emotionally fucked

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So you're allowed to criticized fictional characters, but I'm not allowed to criticize your fictional criticisms?

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No it's not. if we're talking about the fake circumstance of the comic as being a reality, then shouldn't it be up to the woman to say that line of conversation or action is uncomfortable? We're all individuals right?

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Wow. You found relevance on the internet because you can't find it in your personal offline life.

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this sub is just as unfunny as /r/comics and nearly as misogynist

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Umm...what? It took you this long to come up with a reply, and this is the best you got? Seriously??

I'm not sure if this is funny or just fucking sad...

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no one should be keeping a condom in their wallet. It reduces effectiveness.

Not the point of your tirade, but for anyone else misguided enough to read this far.

catsarebadpeople

Don't wear yourself out with those mental gymnastics. We don't need an entire essay mansplaining your thought process. I'm glad your intentions are pure but the fact remains. You are being bigoted so just stop. Don't tell us why it's ok for you to say bigoted things because you mean something different in your head. Just stop saying them.

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In this comic, a man is open with his feelings and reveals that he's been hiding a crippling depression that has become a facet of daily life. Something a large portion of men quietly struggle with as society frowns on men showing or expressing negative emotions.

In this comment thread, people shit on the comic for the guy not being more sympathetic to the woman.