Friend: Your hair looks really shiny and nice today.You: *Smiles before letting out an awkward chuckle* Oh haha it’s actually just a little greasy.Friend: *Now awkward as well* Oh ha… well yeah it still looks good.
Piss a man off today: Tell him you agree with his compliment of you.
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 12, 2017
Men, who don’t (as often) have to deal with Men retracting compliments when they agree with them, are really upset in my mentions ??????
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
Also an interesting observation is how many assume that a woman wouldn’t say Thank You when agreeing with them. Lol
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
“Just say Thank You” they cry, not knowing what to do after a woman agrees with them.
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
They even complain when you say “Thanks” with a straight face instead of “Thank you” with frilly giggles and fake blushed ????????
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
I’ve had SEVERAL men tell me they found “thanks” an offensive reply to a compliment given to a woman ??????????????????????
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
I see it every day because that’s my usual response.
“Thanks” and keep walking. I get yelled at. Cursed at. “That’s all you gonna say?”
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
That goes back to what most women were saying abt their experiences w/this. The expectation’s that women should show no self-appreciation
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
And/or should be overjoyed by a someone (a man) saying something positive about them (that they weren’t supposed to know already)
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
Men as teachers. Men as validation. Men as approval. Men as decision-makers of what is “hot”. Men as arbiters of praise. Men in control.
— TheDevil’s Sidechick (@FeministaJones) May 13, 2017
It’s a hot take indeed, and a bunch of other Twitterers were quick to throw in their experiences with male fragility, too:
@FeministaJones Works every time pic.twitter.com/uUWMAnCtGv
— ?? (@afrawlmiau) May 12, 2017
@FeministaJones This dude, trying to talk to me at a bus station last summer: “You’re very pretty.”
Me: “I know. Thanks.”
Him: pic.twitter.com/LDFsDvkizP
— Michelle Obama Jr. (@MonaFeesa) May 12, 2017
@FeministaJones old but still relevant pic.twitter.com/PFim8UAXQN
— alex (@girls0nfilm) May 12, 2017
@DetroitQSpider @obbiecole @FeministaJones @absurdistwords One Direction sang a whole song about it. Which I embarrassingly thought was real catchy until I actually thought about it
— K (@Kari_T_) May 16, 2017
@Kari_T_ @absurdistwords @DetroitQSpider @obbiecole @FeministaJones Oh you mean “your crippling negative self-image makes you beautiful”
Great song
— Some Kinda Rando (@ParSpec) May 16, 2017