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Gym bro talk has to be one of the dumbest things ever (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 18 hours ago by SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml to c/comradeship@lemmygrad.ml

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Like, why does a gym attract so many dickheads. I'm just there minding my own damn business when I overhear dudes talking about how they are 'going to get so much pussy for lifting' and whatever dumb shit. It's a constant stream of male garbage coming from all around you. My fault for not wearing headphones I guess.

Is that why you lift? Really? Are most gym bros just terminally insecure man children? Fucking hell man. Who unironically talks like that? I know I'm probably in a bubble as a sober, vegan communist but still.

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[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Absolutely, and while I wouldn't commend policing everyone around you's language, if I heard a friend use that kind of phrase I'd definitely make a mental note that I need to have a conversation about masculinity with them.

[+] Lussy@hexbear.net -1 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

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[–] FunkyStuff@hexbear.net 8 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

His comment is harmless in the grand scheme of things.

Not a very dialectical take lol

I agree that it is pretty minor by itself, but seriously, men acting this way consistently is the death by a thousand cuts that keeps women out of a lot of spaces. There's nothing wrong with identifying it and countering it.

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

acting this way consistently is the death by a thousand cuts that keeps women out of a lot of spaces.

Oh no, actually, I’m being dumb, I just reread the post thanks to this. I assumed op’s gender like an asshole. My bad.

I do think the debate could be slightly different if OP was male, and there was no one else around but that’s not relevant

[–] commiewolf@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 5 hours ago

Pretty sure OP is male though (apologies if I misconstrued this) and I don't see how that should matter here either way. Overhearing this sort of talk is grating and disturbing regardless of your gender, it's always crude, dehumanizing and infuriating to put up with, to varying degrees I'll grant you but it doesn't become less or more acceptable based on your identity, it's always bad.