Dudes Continue To Astound Me With How Little They Know About Female Bodies

A few days ago, I wrote an article about women sharing things they didn’t realize about male bodies. I said it then and I’ll say it again: Google is easy and your friend.

The stereotype, however, is that men don’t understand women’s bodies (despite being QUITE VOCAL about how to police those same said bodies). And that parenthetical really holds the important crux of this problem: women may be missing a few marbles regarding male bodies, but we also are not writing laws about them.

A Twitter thread from Sabrina Fonfeder captured just how ludicrous some of the assumptions men make are. Check out some of the best replies below.

1. I wish.

2. No research

3. So irresponsible!

4. Throw up the baby

5. Oh no.

6. Wouldn’t THAT be cool?!

7. It’s not real

8. Opposite of pregnant

9. headdesk

10. They do not.

11. Good lord

12. Schedule it

https://twitter.com/audreygriswold/status/1522325698396012546?s=20&t=phAh7dSKH1blCAI09yEeRw

13. Wrong

Started my period at 10, my dad yelled at me when I asked for pads because he thought that meant I was sexually active. He was in his 30’s.

— Hermione Granger (@alunarfiregirl) May 6, 2022

14. Weekend only

I worked with a guy who assumed women only got their period on weekends and had to be in range of the toilet. His jaw dropped when a female colleague said "I'm on my period right now"

— EllCee (@theyondan) May 6, 2022

15. WTF is with this

my ex and i once got into an argument because he insisted that everyone gets their period at the end of the month and i told him that's not true.

"this is why i can't talk about feminism with you," he said

— emily (incognito) (@feminemi1y) January 7, 2022

16. Food from the sky

My ex-husband – while I was pregnant with his child – believed the baby was in my literal stomach, and when I ate food, it fell on top of the baby

— Kassy Economou (@kassyeconomou) May 6, 2022

17. That poor woman

https://twitter.com/LessieSFlynn1/status/1522685279525490690?s=20&t=lGox9bIvZyCjSvyN1Vxr6w

18. Dad, no

https://twitter.com/YangGangColora1/status/1522371192082079745?s=20&t=nM0Wsz2Krqhqq3Mh0uQS3g

19. Real angry!

I had to inform my ex-boyfriend that women bleed when they are on their periods. He thought a period meant for a week out of the month women were real angry. That’s the extent he was told about it. He was 34.

— Ashley Ann Griggs (@AshleyAnnGriggs) May 6, 2022

20. JFC

https://twitter.com/KRoftheAR/status/1522466671717498882?s=20&t=j87bo1UjLnwu6A0nBPV_IQ

Women Share Times Men Were Clueless About How Female Bodies Work (20 Tweets)

1. I wish.

2. No research

3. So irresponsible!

4. Throw up the baby

5. Oh no.

6. Wouldn’t THAT be cool?!

7. It’s not real

8. Opposite of pregnant

9. headdesk

10. They do not.

11. Good lord

12. Schedule it

13. Wrong

14. Weekend only

15. WTF is with this

16. Food from the sky

17. That poor woman

18. Dad, no

19. Real angry!

20. JFC

Kate Hackett

1. I wish.

2. No research

3. So irresponsible!

4. Throw up the baby

5. Oh no.

6. Wouldn’t THAT be cool?!

7. It’s not real

8. Opposite of pregnant

9. *headdesk*

10. They do not.

11. Good lord

12. Schedule it

13. Wrong

14. Weekend only

15. WTF is with this

16. Food from the sky

17. That poor woman

18. Dad, no

19. Real angry!

20. JFC

9. headdesk