Sexist Memes

[Captain Jack Harkness]

So you know, the Internet has a lot of irritatingly sexist meme, so I think we should discuss them.  There's plenty of stuff to talk about of course...

http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/idiot-nerd-girl
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/tits-or-gtfo
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/women-logic
http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/friend-zone

I'm probably missing a few, but I think these are good starting points to rage on a bit.

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

Women logic pisses me off to know end. The meme, I mean.

[Yaezakura]

...Is it wrong that in a lot of ways, I just don't care about stuff like this? To me, it's just an easy indicator of a person I never want to bother trying to be friends with.

[Barbarella]

The whole "There's No Girls On The Internet" jazz. Apparently I don't exist.

[R. U. Sirius]

I've said this elsewhere before...

The term "friendzone" has been horribly overused and abused to the point of worthlessness in any meaningful discussion.

Nobody is obligated to get into a relationship with someone they aren't romantically attracted to.

BUT, I think the derision against it has become so virulent that the effective message being communicated is that it's wrong to even entertain hopes about a relationship beyond friendship.

In the past, I've been called sexist and chauvinist (not on this board) because I was upset and frustrated that a friend I was romantically interested in didn't feel the same way about me. That sort of situation is painful, and while I eventually got over it and we remain friends to this day, I don't feel that I deserved the accusations of sexism and chauvinism that I got for simply using a term that I felt described my situation and that I hadn't, at that point, heard the negative connotations about.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

Overly Attached Girlfriend really demonstrates the double standard of the whole friendzone thing. If a guy shows excessive interest in a girl who isn't attracted to him/doesn't want a serious relationship, he's made out to be the victim of an evil friendzoning bitch or, at worst, looked upon as being kind of pathetic, but still an object of pity. If a girl shows excessive interest in a guy who isn't attracted to her/doesn't want a serious relationship, she's portrayed as a selfish psycho and nothing more.

[Yaezakura]

I've said this elsewhere before...

The term "friendzone" has been horribly overused and abused to the point of worthlessness in any meaningful discussion.

Nobody is obligated to get into a relationship with someone they aren't romantically attracted to.

BUT, I think the derision against it has become so virulent that the effective message being communicated is that it's wrong to even entertain hopes about a relationship beyond friendship.

In the past, I've been called sexist and chauvinist (not on this board) because I was upset and frustrated that a friend I was romantically interested in didn't feel the same way about me. That sort of situation is painful, and while I eventually got over it and we remain friends to this day, I don't feel that I deserved the accusations of sexism and chauvinism that I got for simply using a term that I felt described my situation and that I hadn't, at that point, heard the negative connotations about.

Well, the negative implications kind of stem from the fact that when someone says they're "friendzoned", they think they are owed something beyond friendship. And indeed, a lot of the kinds of men who use the term mean it in such a way. "I act so nice and am always there, but she still won't yadda yadda".

Obviously, it's fine to want more than friendship. And it's fine to be upset when it doesn't happen. I think everyone experiences those kinds of things. But when talking about "friendzoning", it just invokes this idea that you're not receiving something you should be receiving.

[Osama bin Bambi]

I've said this elsewhere before...

The term "friendzone" has been horribly overused and abused to the point of worthlessness in any meaningful discussion.

Nobody is obligated to get into a relationship with someone they aren't romantically attracted to.

BUT, I think the derision against it has become so virulent that the effective message being communicated is that it's wrong to even entertain hopes about a relationship beyond friendship.

In the past, I've been called sexist and chauvinist (not on this board) because I was upset and frustrated that a friend I was romantically interested in didn't feel the same way about me. That sort of situation is painful, and while I eventually got over it and we remain friends to this day, I don't feel that I deserved the accusations of sexism and chauvinism that I got for simply using a term that I felt described my situation and that I hadn't, at that point, heard the negative connotations about.

Well, the negative implications kind of stem from the fact that when someone says they're "friendzoned", they think they are owed something beyond friendship. And indeed, a lot of the kinds of men who use the term mean it in such a way. "I act so nice and am always there, but she still won't yadda yadda".

Obviously, it's fine to want more than friendship. And it's fine to be upset when it doesn't happen. I think everyone experiences those kinds of things. But when talking about "friendzoning", it just invokes this idea that you're not receiving something you should be receiving.

This.

I have friends who I've had crushes on, but I know they are not interested in anything beyond a simple friendship. It hurts, a lot, but I can't be mad at them for saying no, since they're simply not attracted to me.

[Alehksunos]

I have ALWAYS hated that "There are no women on the internet" Internet Rule.

That's all I need to say.

[TheUnknown]

. . . I actually skipped over this thread before because I thought it said "Sexiest Memes."

The 'friendzone' meme also has the added bonus of many guys not realizing that 'friendzoning' can apply to girls, too.  Seriously, guys have outright asked if that was possible or if it's ever happened.

[mythbuster43]

The "Get Back In The Kitchen" meme.

Also, those "humorous" pictures of scantily clad college girls getting drunk with tag lines like"Face Down, Ass Up" or "Hoes before Bros, yo." Just stop it, FaceBook. I've met 12-year-olds that were funnier than you.

[Tolpuddle Martyr]

I have friends who I've had crushes on, but I know they are not interested in anything beyond a simple friendship. It hurts, a lot, but I can't be mad at them for saying no, since they're simply not attracted to me.

Yeah, been there-don't understand resentment being part of the equation though.

Why poison the well? Friendship's a valuable thing in and of itself.

[Osama bin Bambi]

I have friends who I've had crushes on, but I know they are not interested in anything beyond a simple friendship. It hurts, a lot, but I can't be mad at them for saying no, since they're simply not attracted to me.

Yeah, been there-don't understand resentment being part of the equation though.

Why poison the well? Friendship's a valuable thing in and of itself.

I think the "resentment" part comes in when someone thinks they're owed sex for being someone's friend, or that all friendships naturally lead to sex.

[Dynamic Dragon]

"Friendzoning" is a term that reeks of an entitlement complex.

[Reality Warper]

"Friendzoning" is a term that reeks of an entitlement complex.

Not always.  I've friendzoned a few people, and they've gotten over it.