Hitting something with a ranged attack. Doesn’t matter the target, doesn’t matter the projectile. Basketball at hoop, dart at dart board, pee at poo stain, bb gun at empty can, snowball at tree, bullet at bullseye, it’s all the same to us
I think this is a tongue-in-cheek jab at the very real issue of men who try to write women who literally don’t have any women in their lives except possibly their mothers.
That’s reading a lot into the post. Her profile says she’s a feminist cartoonist. This is standard virtue signaling. She is such a great feminist, against the patriarchy, she doesn’t know a single one. You still know you’re father, brother, male coworkers? You’re not on her level.
The reply is also tongue-in-cheek, it’s just when you pluck these things out of their context and put them as screenshots on a different website in front of people who dont’ follow the individuals involved, you end up with goofy takes about it.
Also, not for nothing, the way this was screenshot feels like somebody wanted to dunk on the Female Woman Writer instead of reading it in the spirit it was written.
A little of both. I think it was a more common issue a few decades ago and I know it was a common theme on the internet in the 2000s now that a new generation discovers it over and over it kind of perpetuates as a stereotype but I know male writers are so much better about it today than years ago for the same reason.
If you join any big writing community (the Reddit one most obviously) you’ll be stunned at the number of “How do I write [opposite sex]?” posts. Most of them are from men but there are a surprising amount of women making those posts too.
That was one of my favorite activities when I was a kid. We had a steam behind our home, I made a tiny little ecosystem for frogs and crawdads to hang out in, between the flowing parts of the stream 😊 fond memories.
I’m honestly surprised that Stephen King’s obsession with including child abuse and rape in his books hasn’t caused more waves in the age of twitter. Certainly a bit weird how Stephen King is often recommended to young adults.
Not a man, but it seems to me that if you asked most men what they would like to do if they found themselves alone on the battlements of an abandoned castle, they’d say “Pee over the edge.” Dropping a stone is the substitute for when people are around.
If there is a fire it must be bothered. It must be prodded several times and sticks need adding to it. The fire cannot be trusted not take care of itself.
This mostly applies to other people’s fires. My fires mostly collapse in on themselves gracefully and I might take offense at anyone prodding it before it’s ready.
Its just fun to poke at a fire with a stick, but we’ve had “dont play with fire!” Drilled into us so hard we have to pretend like we’re doing something productive.
Weeeelllllll, I’m going to go out on a limb here and state that I do believe my fire tending helps the wood burn cleanly and wholly. That’s why I constantly prod and adjust it.
So lemme clarify for you that first you thought of dick cheese, called someone gay for your thought, then followed that with a thought of under balls cheese… Something’s on your mind
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