Leigh
11.
“I would not be allowed a moment of weakness. Bad day? You can’t cry unless your mother just died. Hurt yourself? Suck it up and go to the hospital. Feeling self-conscious about your body? Nobody cares. Feeling ill? SoMOne HaS a MaN COld!!!!!”—londonfogddict91
12.
“Being expected to be more effective at physical labor, being expected to do more dangerous work, receiving less empathy when struggling with emotional issues.”—valdish
13.
“Being arrested for defending myself against an abusive partner.”—theflexorcist
14.
“No one would bat an eye if you said you were sexually assaulted or harassed. Edit: Thank you for the Silvers, whomever gave it to me! Edit: I see that two people didn’t understand what I meant, so to be more specific… If you were a male, and you were a victim of sexual harassment or you were a victim of sexual assault and you went to go tell someone what happened to you, chances are that you will be ignored because society stereotypes think you’re just lying and ALL males like being touched. Which is horsesh—t. With all the news articles I see about women being raped, I asked myself, what about the males? Sexual assault doesn’t have a gender, it should be taken seriously for both genders.”—shadowjadarkus
15.
“Honestly, probably people just assuming that you’ll do all of the gross sh—t that no one else wants to do. Fixing up the car? Unclogging the toilet? Cleaning out the spider webs in the attic? Scrubbing the mildew out of the bathtub? Guys are just expected to do it all without complaint because that’s the “manly” thing to do. As a woman, I find it pretty unfair. (Alongside that are hiding a boner, people assuming that you can’t have mental illnesses/disorders, not being allowed to cry/show emotions/be insecure about your body. All of it is really unfair, I’m sorry guys.)”—deleted user
16.
“Hands-down always being the villain. a colleague of mine was a bit on the heavier side, but decided to get into shape and started jogging. so he jogs around his block daily until his smartwatch tells him his quota for the day is full. that day he was a bit late but went for a jog when the sun was setting. not many people out there, but as he was on his way, some girls saw him jogging their way, got scared and called the cops on him for obviously trying to chase them to rape them or something. now, the guy didn’t know about the call, he just sees two girls seeing him coming, turning around and running away and he’s like ‘what the f—k?’ until the cops come for him. you know, for the biggest offense in the whole human history: trying to get fit. I felt really bad for him.”—pia_82
17.
“I’m not the most in-shape guy and running is my thing. I was running on the road next to the beach in Florida, about 6 in the morning. As I move to pass a woman, I call out that I’m passing her on her left. She whips around and pepper sprays me in the face, and runs off. Edit for more details: Three years ago near West Palm Beach.”—kpbi787
18.
“Being called creepy if I don’t look the best or if I try to get a girl.”—HappyLittleAccident4
19.
“Imagine pretty much being invisible. You get your self worth from how well you perform at work. Perform good and you’re okay day to day, start performing bad and you want to kill yourself because your only interaction with people now is negative. Nobody cares about you, nobody messages you, and when someone calls they want something from you. Now I don’t mind helping, but damn call me up for a beer or some camping too sometimes.”—deleted user
20.
“Not having your emotions taken seriously, then lashing out because of it and then seen as violent because you just want to be understood. I had that with abusive parents but normally people don’t treat me that way because I’m a woman. I can’t imagine what an entire life of not having your feelings acknowledged in a healthy way feels like. “Suck it up and be a man.”—platdas
