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Terry's avatar

So Mercedes is talking about manly behavior? Has she talked to her significant other about what that is?

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elledanselajavanaise's avatar

who's going to tell the couch surfer his pants are too long?

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GrannysKnitting's avatar

the obsession with labelling everything - what is manly, what is feminine, what is sex, what is gender, what is... you get the point, is doing more harm than good - if we could all just mind our own business and let people live their lives (without being assholes as the author notes, or even go ahead and be an asshole, reap that whirlwind) that would be great - feel free to scream abuse, but i am tired of being defined by labels, why can't i just be a person

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Regret's avatar

100% agree. For those that like labels I am willing to commit to a compromise between labels and equality. It requires two things:

- We all tell each other how we want to be treated. (one way to do that is to tell people your labels).

- We all listen to how others want to be treated.

The logical result is that if you don't treat someone how they want to be treated, then they get upset with you.

If you don't like them you won't care that they don't like you. If you do like them, then why don't you treat them how they want to be treated? This is not fucking rocket surgery, people.

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Bagels of Doom's avatar

What JD needs is more eyeliner.

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Scot EC's avatar

Guy-liner? Very manly. Just like orange makeup.

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tegrat's avatar

I guess God blows it for about 2% of the population for which assigning sex at birth is not really clear. And of course JD is also conflating sex and gender, as they do.

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Doosh Dooshenberg's avatar

Please Robyn, simmer down and watch some My Three Sons, Bonanza, Combat, and get your head straight. Top Gun, Gladiators? Lots of reference material out there backing up the VP's wide stance on this one.

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Terry's avatar

His “wide stance”? Chuckle.

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Karlene's avatar

it is painful to watch him mimic laughter -- i can't imagine that he has human's around himthat enjoy his company

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Karlene's avatar

please don't tell me that thing sitting on the couch is representative of men:(

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Pexas Teat's avatar

Baculum!

It's a word everyone should know.

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Ann Higgins's avatar

Not only does he want men to adhere to a masculine stereotype, more than that he wants to force women into the same straight jacket. “Kinder, Küche, Kirche“ is to be our fate.

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Sharlee Nuzman's avatar

And he did mention young women as well. That they are going to enact policies that will help young men and young women play the roles that they were intended by God basically that means taking away all women’s rights so they’re stuck with nothing else to do but do the chores for men and be their sperm receptacles

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Andy Reed's avatar

And he even grew a beard to prove that he's a grown man despite his mentality being that of a prepubescent redneck hick.

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Marycat2021's avatar

JD Vance stinks. Misogyny has a smell like shit. Trump has it too. With domestic violence killing at least 3 women every day in the US, triggering incels to be "men" is careless and stupid, because "men" as defined by dipshit couchfuckers like Vance literally take their mythical definition as a license to inflict violence, even death, on women and children.

My ex never hit me, and he would brag about it, but the psychological stuff was just as bad. He would punch holes in walls, break windows, smash furniture, and one day when we were outside, he threw chunks of firewood at me. He hated that I was smarter than him. even though it was his choice to quit school at 16 and work as a machinist. Little men are the problem.

The shit-smelling "men" like Vance are intimidated by us. It has nothing to do with culture. Toxic patriarchy exists all over the world.

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Rena's avatar

It’s hard to take him seriously when Vance has on his cute little capri pants 😂 I like to call them Vancy-pantsy’s

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Marycat2021's avatar

And the vanity of him trying to cover up his hamster face with a beard.

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Alwayslearning's avatar

So …. “And we want you guys to thrive as young men and as young women.” Doesn’t this say they want “you guys to thrive …as young WOMEN”???

They need to be careful not to confuse anyone!😁😁😁

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julie elder's avatar

Are we sure that picture doesn’t mean “you need a strong light to see my junk”?

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