Oh. Ouch. Um, if I may suggest it, avoid that schedule like the plague next quarter/semester?

Personally, I'd like a replacement for my purse soon.

I agree completely, Noodles.

Is anyone else bothered that no women have posted in this thread?

Happy Ada Lovelace Day!

Thank you, Ada, for being a general badass. And, you know, for kinda founding my profession.

In fact I'd argue the 9-12 months women get off legally in the UK after pregnancy should either be split in two with the man, or the man should get the same opportunity to bond with their child. Agreed. If I ever have a child, I would like to have a more significant hand in raising her/him than my ...

Woah, wait, TP too? o_O

Dah, no more adventuring for you.

Um, you can't take off your uniform while you're on the job, Noodles. That's why they are uniforms. Also, I'm pretty sure Archaic is saying it's inappropriate, so I don't know where you're going with the "it's an ego boost at first, but".

So to be clear, you are in fact admitting that there is oppression of the male populace and that it is a terrible thing, right? On the subject of catcalling: This strikes me as a form of bullying. Let's be clear, bullying is fucking terrible. Anyway, I figure that the two may share a similar root. D...

girls in america literally have to think about what they wear before going out into public so they don't get gross stares and catcalls. As opposed to boys, who have to think about what they wear before going out into public so they don't get strange looks or physically harassed? Need I remind you o...

yeah but suicidal depression is higher among women. men just tend towards more effective ways of killing oneself. REPORTED suicidal depression. Honestly, a lot of statistics on men are a lot lower than they actually should be because men are (generally speaking) a lot less forthcoming with their is...

I can't particularly say we are debating. I was told to take it here if the conversation was going to continue, and I agreed that it was a serious topic, so I moved it here. But yes, I would say that a significant portion of sexism against men comes from the expectations that society puts on them. W...

The problem I have is that a lot of people, even if you can convince them that it exists, will say that it is so much less common than sexism against women. As in so much less as to not be significant. And I don't think that is correct at all.