What's the nicest thing someone has ever said to/about you?

[Hitori]

right, like men never lie.

 

[Lost To Apathy]

hehe, I didn't come up with that. maybe there is some truth to it, in a metaphoric way..

Nobody said anything really nice or supportive to me I think, that's why I'm a slightly mad anti-social misanthropic.

 

[rahvin]

"Liar and woman—the two words are the same."

a little like misogynist and imbecile, i guess?

 

[Kenneth R.]

men are simple idiots. i openly admit my baseness. however, when discussing women, one must always talk about women(t) as in, women as a function with respect to time (t). god bless the man who finds a woman who doesn't change her mind on everything every 30 seconds.

 

[rahvin]

god bless the man who finds a woman who doesn't change her mind on everything every 30 seconds.

i love gender-based stereotypes, they're such a revealing test of someone's wits or lack thereof.

 

[King Chaos]

men are simple idiots. i openly admit my baseness. however, when discussing women, one must always talk about women(t) as in, women as a function with respect to time (t). god bless the man who finds a woman who doesn't change her mind on everything every 30 seconds.

I've found one... mine changes her mind every 20 second instead .

Nicest thing anyones ever said... well It depends on who its coming from. My girlfriend says very pleasant things all the time, but its expected now. I read my reference today and it made me look like a fucking God... its not the nicest thing ever, but it's still good to know I make a good impression.

 

[Hitori]

thanks rahvin, for leaving written evidence that not all men live under same stupid frustrated love traumas and prejudices

 

[Lost To Apathy]

well, maybe some men can be misogynic for a short while.. but it usually heals. cos it's stupid. like men.

Oh, maybe somebody did say something nice about a thing I wrote on the death-penalty.. but that's such a minor thing.

 

[King Chaos]

i love gender-based stereotypes, they're such a revealing test of someone's wits or lack thereof.

I used to take a similar stance to ye, Rahvin. But Ive seen too many women with dark hidden agendas, and too many kind hearted girls that still fuck people around, have blatant mood swings and lie, not so much to other people, but more to themselves. Doesnt mean I dont like women, just means I think a flaw in the female equation is that they are pretty needy and self centered. Emotional Validation is instinctively the female kinds primary goal.

Please dont take offense, I know there are tonnes of females who are not like this, but there are also mega tonnes that are. Im a guy that gets pissed off when I hear women stereotyping males to gender, because I don't think I conform to the stereotype. If you dont conform to the stereotype, dont get mad at me, cos I really dont mean to generalise.

 

[rahvin]

But Ive seen too many women with dark hidden agendas, and too many kind hearted girls that still fuck people around, have blatant mood swings and lie, not so much to other people, but more to themselves. Doesnt mean I dont like women, just means I think a flaw in the female equation is that they are pretty needy and self centered.

i'm sorry, but i think this is completely destitute of value. the quantity of women you've come to know enough to pass judgement over are hardly a number for statistics. moreover, they certainly share many other characteristics besides being women. for instance, i'm inclined to believe they were all caucasian. so why don't you go around saying that caucasians are lying bastards, as opposed to asians or black women? most of those women, i'm sure, belonged to a certain age group. so why don't you go around saying that young girls are scheming man-eaters, as opposed to women in their forties?

you claim that you don't want to generalize, but generalizing is the only thing this subject is about: women - you say - change their mind every thirty seconds. by that you mean to say that out of the twenty (to be generous) young british girls from your neighborhood you've come to know at least a bit, twenty were actually changing their opinion all the time. and you mean to infer a rule from that? pathetic.

 

[hyena]

young girls are scheming man-eaters, as opposed to women in their forties?

then the best grow up to be adult, scheming death eaters.

gender stereotypes are always wrong unless they're right, which has a 5 per cent probability of occurring on average, and 80 per cent probability of occurring when one is involved.

 

[rahvin]

gender stereotypes are always wrong unless they're right, which has a 5 per cent probability of occurring on average, and 80 per cent probability of occurring when one is involved.

does that reflect on the self as well? i mean, if you're involved - you being a woman - do you suddenly become coquettish and vain and only interested in different kinds of make-up? or are we always just talking about the monster of the week? (<-- hope someone will get this quote)

 

[hyena]

does that reflect on the self as well? i mean, if you're involved - you being a woman - do you suddenly become coquettish and vain and only interested in different kinds of make-up? or are we always just talking about the monster of the week? (<-- hope someone will get this quote)

well, i do not reflect that particular stereotype, but i know that on a deep level i reflect one which is just as common: i am a woman, i look for a strong man who will keep me safe, whose characteristics i would like to be reflected in my children, and who will be a stabilizing presence in a family. so if the stereotype is "women look for a good breeder who gives them shelter" i fit the stereotype - in 80 per cent of occurrences, as stated above. the vilest bits of this particular model, those connected to money and lavish lifestyle, also might apply, so i'm not even claiming to reflect a "natural" stereotype. all people are shit to some degree in these situations, including me.

uh, another cliché i find myself fitting when emotionally involved is the one about changing my mind every 30 seconds, but i tend to notice that this is not gender-specific; i am under the impression that men get confused and inconsistent just as much as women do.

as for the monster of the week (i don't get the quote, pff), that's who the rant was originally referred to, as you guessed - and that's also why it's not that uncomfortable being a scheming death eater.

 

[King Chaos]

i'm sorry, but i think this is completely destitute of value. the quantity of women you've come to know enough to pass judgement over are hardly a number for statistics. moreover, they certainly share many other characteristics besides being women. for instance, i'm inclined to believe they were all caucasian. so why don't you go around saying that caucasians are lying bastards, as opposed to asians or black women? most of those women, i'm sure, belonged to a certain age group. so why don't you go around saying that young girls are scheming man-eaters, as opposed to women in their forties?

you claim that you don't want to generalize, but generalizing is the only thing this subject is about: women - you say - change their mind every thirty seconds. by that you mean to say that out of the twenty (to be generous) young british girls from your neighborhood you've come to know at least a bit, twenty were actually changing their opinion all the time. and you mean to infer a rule from that? pathetic.

*owned*
, Didnt wanna offend anyone, sorry if I did, but you're calling my views from my experience pathetic. What else have I got to go on? I'll travel the world before I form any more opinions. I havn't been on the earth as long as you, and im not as clever with words, but I know Im not being pig headed or ignorant in my assumptions. I've read feminist texts which agree with my views on women.

I claim I dont want to generalise... I dont say I'm not generalising... just that in trying to express myself I have to... and I regret that. Sorry again to upset you Rahv. I really didnt mean any harm, *didnt know the subject wasnt being taken with a grain of salt*. I should get my Misongynistic, Misanthropic, friend to post a rant on this subject. Then again he could convince you black was white.

 

[rahvin]

so if the stereotype is "women look for a good breeder who gives them shelter" i fit the stereotype

but that's not an immediate stereotype about women. merely a guideline for women's behavior through history. the reasons are based on upbringing, and i don't really think this is disputed by prejudice. a common stereotype is that women only care about shopping for clothes, or that they cry very easily. i think that both are true to a degree due to that very same upbringing, but nowadays it's pretty easy to be completely different, even for a woman.

uh, another cliché i find myself fitting when emotionally involved is the one about changing my mind every 30 seconds, but i tend to notice that this is not gender-specific; i am under the impression that men get confused and inconsistent just as much as women do.

my point exactly: it's not gender-specific. very few things can be proved to be based on someone's gender, as opposed to some more or less standard way that people belonging to a certain gender are brought up.

 

[rahvin]

Didnt wanna offend anyone, sorry if I did, but you're calling my views from my experience pathetic. What else have I got to go on?

i'm just saying the limits to your experience are manifest. but the same thing goes for mine, it doesn't really change anything that i'm older or that i've traveled more: i don't know enough women or men to form an opinion about characteristics that are supposed to involve a whole gender. i don't think anybody can, which is why generalizations are based on prejudice alone.

I've read feminist texts which agree with my views on women.

i'm sure they do. i find feminist texts pretty despicable, as they aim to perpetuate the prejudice, only this time favoring the other gender.

 

[Hiljainen]

i hate that kind of comment. some people change their minds every 30 seconds,some people lie, some people do hateful or lovely things. not men or women, people. i hate both extremes, though hearing a person making those comments makes it quicker to decide to turn somewhere else and it's also a good laugh.
i am female, i don't change my mind often, i don't spend hours with make up, i do believe i never used another person or lied about my intentions (i guess the lying part was about this). my best friend is male, and he doesn't do that stuff either (the part about make up would be funny though).
this is only a little part of the rotten bubu that is said around about this subject, if i didn't have the body of a hobbit this would be the kind of things bringing me to teach some people to make a better use of the pointy objects in their houses.

 

[Taliesin]

I think Im with rahvin and Hilj on this one, although Id say that there are some types of people for which generalization becomes quite valid. But then again, I might not know enough people to place my judgement on solid ground.

/E

My psychologist said that I had something wise, something far beyond my age about me. Im not sure whether she said it because it's true or because she thought hearing it would make me feel better
I vaguely remember other people saying similar things so maybe it's true. I dont tend to remember compliments much though.. oh well

 

[TheFourthHorseman]

A lot of people seem to consider being cynical, sarcastic, just generally being an asshole (you just have to do it the right way, i.e. cynically and sarcastically) and staying a bit in the shadows wise. Not that I'm saying that you are, but this is one of the oh so very educated things I've noticed.
And the whole gender talk is bollocks...let's just stay on-topic from here.

Wasn't that MotW (not maudlin of the Well) thing an X-Files reference?

 

[rahvin]

Wasn't that MotW (not maudlin of the Well) thing an X-Files reference?

yase! thank you. :Spin: