What Men Say About Women When They Think You've Never Been One

[BlueIris]

9. Jesus Christ. #2 is vile. (Graphic warning for this post.)

"2. 'What's black and blue and doesn't like sex? The eight-year-old girl in my trunk.'

This was a 'joke' somebody told me a few weekends ago while we were rock climbing. He said it was ok because he didn't come up with the joke. He was standing ready to catch me while I was climbing to make sure I didn't fall and crack my head open. He was also giving me lots of good advice about climbing. Rather than risk seeming somehow ungrateful for his spotting and good advice, I shamefully kept quiet about his joke."


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That comment is way, way beyond sexism and even misogyny. "Jokes" about child rape are horrifying on a much deeper level.

Also, I counted six comments before someone whipped out the 'it's not all men' defense. That writer did not say all men or promote stereotypes about men by reporting his randomly overheard conversations. But you'd think the 'you're promoting stereotypes' defenders would note the significance of how easy it was for a man to encounter those types of remarks in just a few short weeks time.