Ah yes. That one month out of the Year where we are reminded we really don't matter because the only time people mention this month is jokes/memes/"what-about-me" online.
My sister said without shame that dudes need their own spaces. They need their own places where they can go where it's just men only. That she doesn't understand why a lot of those clubs and bars went away. Because it's obvious that sometimes dudes just need to hang out with other dudes.
......
I'm proud of myself over how calmly and rationally I explained to her those places used to exist until a certain group of people decided that it was not fair. And had most of those places either shut down or become all inclusive. Allowing everybody to be there. Not just dudes
And she's not young and doe eyed. She's in her early 40s. So she knows very well that those places used to exist. And the process of how they were attacked and shut down or forced to change
Okay at the risk of being overwhelmingly jumped on I'm just going to say one thing and then mute this comment thread.
Some places that used to only allow men to go hang out there were forced by local laws to be all inclusive and allow non-men to be there..... What group do you think made those laws happen?
They treated men's spaces like smoking bans. In many jurisdictions they straight up make laws saying that it was discriminatory to only have places where men could go.
Meanwhile those same places have establishments where the other side of the argument is able to go where men are not allowed. And it's not discriminatory. And there are no laws against that.
There you go. That's why guys have no places to hang out and just be guys. With other guys. And nobody else around.
It's necessary for all groups. Every group of people should be able to interact amongst themselves without worrying about other groups being forced amongst them
Lastly I will say I'm a liberal, married, have a daughter and no hatred towards women. Before anybody starts going off about how I voted for Trump you can kindly check yourself and just not hit reply
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u/ProfessionalCreme119 Jun 05 '25
Ah yes. That one month out of the Year where we are reminded we really don't matter because the only time people mention this month is jokes/memes/"what-about-me" online.
My sister said without shame that dudes need their own spaces. They need their own places where they can go where it's just men only. That she doesn't understand why a lot of those clubs and bars went away. Because it's obvious that sometimes dudes just need to hang out with other dudes.
......
I'm proud of myself over how calmly and rationally I explained to her those places used to exist until a certain group of people decided that it was not fair. And had most of those places either shut down or become all inclusive. Allowing everybody to be there. Not just dudes
And she's not young and doe eyed. She's in her early 40s. So she knows very well that those places used to exist. And the process of how they were attacked and shut down or forced to change