The more politically correct individuals will cry foul at any mention of double standards or reinforced stereotypes in the division between men and women. The realists out there will simply nod, and even laugh where appropriate, since it’s just plain truth in most cases that certain significant differences to exist between the sexes. There are exceptions to every rule, but for the most part, these 15 points of contention provide for easy ways to perpetuate the rift been the two disparate halves of humanity.
Urinary Protocol
It’s really quite simple: Men have stringent rules they follow to make using the bathroom a quick, efficient, and silent. It’s business, whereas for women, it’s a social event. Women will go to the restroom as a group, and use the time to discuss a full range of topics. Men go as far as to have rules set in place to ensure standardized utilization of personal space, as well as a code of silence and overall conduct when in the restroom with other men. The two schools of practice couldn’t possibly be any more different.
Hygiene Rituals
Take one look in a woman’s purse, or for that matter, notice the fact that women need purses at all, and this one becomes all too clear. A man’s bathroom sink might have a maximum of five items, including soap and a razor, whereas a woman’s bathroom will contain so many beauty products that the sink cannot possibly hold even a fraction of them. There will be a large cache under the sink, behind the mirror, and ringing the tub. The collection will be so immense, that a portion of it will permanently reside in the woman’s purse. Entire cabinets are usually added to the bathroom to hold more, as her collection expands, and all the while she will swear that each item is necessary.
Bedding Requirements
A man can fall asleep anywhere, under any circumstances, and sleep well. Many men even prefer sleeping on the couch, as opposed to using the expensive mattress in the bedroom. In fact, many men’s mattresses are unused unless he has a woman over to share it with him. Women feel the need for not only the softest mattress on the market, but extravagant and voluminous piles of pillows, pillow-tops, and pillowy comforters, each in groups and layers, covering the bed until it no longer presents any sort of usably flat surface to sleep upon. Men usually admit to finding these beds immediately comfortable, but report aching backs for the rest of their lives because of them.
Humor
Men have the uncanny ability to find nearly anything humorous. Funny is funny, and whether the joke is appropriate or not doesn’t matter to most guys. Women, on the other hand, take offense rather quickly if they feel a subject is taboo, and they’re pretty vocal about it. Any man who’s ever worked in an office environment knows this all too well, and many have suffered repercussions from the nagging cubicle-neighbor that overheard the random off-color joke and went to HR about it. This same problem makes women hate most comedy movies guys count as their favorites.
Food
When men go grocery shopping, they basically stock up on meat, and things that enhance meat, like bread, or cheese, or different types of meat for layering with bread and cheese. Men can be perfectly happy eating the same burger, sausage, or steak every night of the week. Women, on the other hand, would rather eat something that looks pretty than tastes like food. They make eating such an ordeal that it becomes a hassle to even bother, and this is partly the reason they are able to cope with eating so little. The compromise between these two views is always interesting as the kitchen-drama plays out in new relationships.
Aesthetics – Colors, Decoration, Design
We look at a blue swatch and call it what it is; blue. Women look at the same swatch and declare it to be periwinkle blue. They then proceed to harangue us for not knowing our basic colors. This same mentality spans the entire gamut of design and aesthetics on a daily basis. Men quickly give up on any notion that they’ll be involved in decorating the house in any way, and find solace in the garage, where the distinct lack of any visually pleasing surfaces acts as a deterrent to most women on a home-makeover binge.
Fashion
Jeans and a t-shirt — the quintessential male uniform. The truly amazing thing about this robust combination of garments is the innate customizability. A man can create any number of combinations by simply changing his shirt. Women will require no less than three closets to hold their expansive wardrobes, and that’s not including the separate shoe-racks that will hang from doors, and take space under the bed. Men will often compete to see who can actually wear the most relaxed outfit as a display of manly comfort, whereas women are in constant competition with each other over who can appear to be the most glamorous of the bunch. They will do this for no apparent reason.
Children and Animals
To put it simply, women mollycoddle children and animals to a ridiculous extent. Kids are babied to the point that they aren’t allowed to get dirty, and dogs are ripped from their nobility and turned into dolls. Men, on the other hand, treat dogs as friends, cats as worthy adversaries, and children as miniature humans who should be held accountable for their own actions. The difference between the two standpoints is staggering.
Automobiles and Driving
The above footage shows, more or less, what every man is trying to say when he proclaims that women cannot drive. On top of that, every single part or piece of equipment on or about an automobile is known to women as a thingy. As for men, these things come a bit more naturally to them.
Technology
Women, for the most part, seem to have a mental block when it comes to handling anything technological with any sort of finesse or intuition. Men will instinctively begin figuring out how equipment works, what it does, what it can do, and what it’s good for, whereas women tend to require instruction, from a man, who preferably wears a name tag. Most women will gladly pay money to a kid in a Geek Squad outfit just to plug three simple wires into the back of her television, even after her male friends explain to her that the wires and plugs are color-coded.
Emotions and Stress
The ways men and women handle stress are fundamentally different. Men generally handle bad situations by reacting in a proactive manner, feeling compelled to find a solution. Women almost invariably have the well-known panic reaction. Proof of this can be had any of the 13 times a day that women can be found crying, inexplicably.
Memories, both Good and Bad
Men have short memories. This sad fact routinely gets us in trouble as we forget the birthdays of our wives, mothers, sisters, even children. It also allows us to forgive and forget, bury the hatchet, and roll with the punches. Women remember everything, and they will never, ever let an issue die. You may forget what you did wrong, but a woman will remind you of it until the day you die. They will hold grudges, whether it’s with you, or their former bff, for years.
Communication
Men will communicate quickly and efficiently, with as little hassle as possible. If it’s easier to relay a message via third party, email, text message, or courier pigeon, then that’s how a man will communicate. Women feel the need to spend roughly one third of their waking hours talking. Whether they’re talking on the phone, or in person, women just plain talk too much. When she’s not busy yapping, she’ll be texting, or emailing, or both simultaneously. Men simply don’t feel the need to spend so much time communicating what doesn’t need to be expressed right away.
Punctuality and Time Sense
Men tend to be on time to planned events. They get to the theater early enough to get a good seat, and they get to the restaurant on time when invited out. Men don’t like being late, because it makes them look like they’re not in control. Women behave the exact polar opposite — they’re simply always late. They make it a point to be as late as possible, at all times, as though it were some sort of gauge for how much work they put into their appearance.
Multitasking and Focus
Women always harp on men for their supposed lack of multitasking prowess, when in reality it’s just that men aren’t as frivolous in their focus. Women insist on doing 47 things at once, without any consideration for the safety of themselves or others. They will constantly talk about how flustered they are, and how they narrowly averted disaster while not paying attention to their surroundings. Some women are just one diagnosis shy of being clinically ADHD, and some have even died due to their inability to focus on one single task.
Comments
stuffy
October 1st, 2009 - 1:52:04 PM
This is dumb.
Rattgirl
October 1st, 2009 - 3:44:13 PM
Well, while I can applaud the adherence to stereotype, that list apparently asserts that I am a man, despite my mammaries, ovaries, and uterus, and appalling lack of a penis or testicles. With the exceptions of communication and memory, the "male" description of each item is the one that describes me. I've known most of my life that I didn't resonate with the female stereotype, but now it's been officially confirmed by Manolith. Thank you. *applauds*
Austrid
October 1st, 2009 - 5:39:42 PM
This is essentially a list of baseless and offensive stereotypes. I'm disappointed.
ivy lee
October 1st, 2009 - 6:29:34 PM
Okay, so your unfunny point is...what? That women are bad, annoying people? So buy one of those creepy Real Dolls and don't interact with us. Problem solved!
Lance
October 1st, 2009 - 8:21:50 PM
Could have been a funny piece of satire if done well. Only things missing were: a) Humour of any description. b) Writing ability of any description. c) Did mention a lack of humour yet...?
Miss Male
October 2nd, 2009 - 2:42:54 AM
Got tits and and my reproductive system is inside my body, but by this list Im 100% male... Stereotypes are fun, but seldom correct. Funnyness points: 3
Queer Male
October 2nd, 2009 - 3:56:36 AM
Remember the "Humor" section? Now look at the reactions from all the women after reading this. Stereotypes don't just come out of no where apparently! Hilarious list, and well done. I may be gay, I'm glad to know I'm still a man.
John WOods
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:13:18 AM
Wow that is the coolest thing ever dude! ER www.complete-privacy.net.tc
gss99
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:22:05 AM
hey women, you are on a male website. You shouldn't be reading this anyway. Go away.
gss99
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:28:23 AM
I wish say that they got some of the male tendencies wrong. I hate cell phones and I hate text messaging. Urinary and hygience sound correct. Bedtime things though is wrong. I don't prefer the couch. I prefer the mattress. But yeah, I don't have any pillows on it. In fact, I sleep without a pillow at all. Emotions and stress. This was not completely true. If I find out something that is really bad, I have cried before. I don't cry often but when I found out that I was going to be arrested and go to jail in about 3 days, I cried. Otherwise, I rarely cry. I cry maybe once every 10 years. The memories thing. It's not that men have short memories. It's that we just don't give a shit about birthdays. We have very good memories. We are smarter than women. Everything else was pretty good. Who wrote this article, a woman?
Laughing
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:28:55 AM
Yea, this article is actually pretty well done. Any woman who posts this as being offensive falls under the humor stereotype and just makes the rest of the article true! I found it pretty amusing myself.
Dude
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:29:00 AM
ladies..ladies......................who let you out of the kitchen and near the computer?
dotori
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:31:07 AM
Hahaa Freakin Hilarious!!!!
TacoKing
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:42:11 AM
@ Miss Male. I think you may actually be a dude, Miss MALE.
dd
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:44:05 AM
Bigotry is old and unoriginal. Can't you be funny?
dococ
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:47:43 AM
Ah, I'm sure it's the single men who find this article true/funny. They don't have enough experience with women to know that ladies are actually all individuals and don't fit into stereotypes.
GeekBoy
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:02:00 AM
I agree with everything except the on-time part. I know plenty of guys (myself included) that are always a little late to things b/c we're too laid back, meanwhile it's our wives that hustle to be on time and b/c they are usually running late they drive like maniacs endangering themselves and everyone else as they try to drive and multi-task at the same time. (Translation, absolute horror for any guy in the car with them. - which is usually why I insist on driving.)
jo
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:07:59 AM
Perfect, hit the nail no the head with every one of these. The reason all the females get mad above are because it hits too close to home for them.
gman
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:08:41 AM
The funniest part is seeing all the comments here by the women that take offense to what is clearly a joke. Thank you for proving the stereotypes :) If it didn't apply to you, why would you get so uptight?
echo
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:10:48 AM
Bigotry and stereotypes are always funny! didn't you read the section on Humor? "Men have the uncanny ability to find nearly anything humorous. Funny is funny, and whether the joke is appropriate or not doesn’t matter"
Anonymous
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:22:04 AM
lulz. All of the women bitching about this and not taking the absurdity of it as a joke actually further reinforce the stereotypes of this article. Especially the part about not getting humor. Nice troll.
Kaushik
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:36:50 AM
for those of the guys and girls who are quarreling above ... common friends its a good read and funny .. take it easy and cool and i ask girls to try and write opposite you are welcome!
Jack
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:40:38 AM
I'm a guy and this article was terribly not funny. I'm not offended or anything it's just not funny in the slightest.
Kaushik
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:40:41 AM
and also one more thing to observe is women tend to react coldly on these kind of stuff so they must feel that its true somewhere in their heart (again i beg u girls to not take this seriously) Visit my blog for cool writings
Anonymous
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:46:18 AM
This article is absolutely worthless. A list of false stereotypes might have been worth my time if this were well written or funny.
Anonymous
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:47:18 AM
Why was this on Digg? This makes me lose all faith in Digg...
PJ
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:47:46 AM
I have to take note of the breakdown of this article. It starts as a seemingly objective nod at observed social differences between men and women and breaks down into opinionated stereotypes. Still, I laughed and agreed. To all the women that complained about this article, please refer to the Humor section. Now that you've showered in some steamy irony, go put on some makeup and pee with your friends.
Toris
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:54:33 AM
Well, I was with you at the beginning. But it started to go downhill at Children & Animals. "Technology" just pissed me off. I'm a woman, and therefore a technophobe, but I'm the one everyone I know calls to help set up any sort of technology. This will probably shock you, but I also use power tools on a regular basis. Women are always late? Sorry, but I've had just the opposite experience. Multitasking? Studies* show that women are better at multitasking than men. Just because you would kill someone while multitasking doesn't mean that we would. I completely agree that there are double standards, but honestly, this is just trying to bolster men's egos that they are the "better gender." *http://clearinghouse.missouriwestern.edu/manuscripts/815.php
Anonymous
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:02:38 AM
The article was not very well written, but still funny. But I laughed the most while reading these comments from angry women. Seriously, how can they be offended with such an obvious joke! I dont know if you are just stupid or with no humour, but please, write more angry comments it just makes this article even funnier
Josh
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:03:37 AM
This article is horribly offensive and misogynistic (and not funny either). There is nothing innate in men over women that makes them know more about cars or technology. I am a man that knows absolutely nothing about cars. I am also a computer tech and I can tell you that there are many women that are quite competent in my field. Also I want to rebut gman's comment "If it didn’t apply to you, why would you get so uptight?". You wouldn't get uptight if someone was painting all men with one brush stroke like this? What if someone said, "All men are douchy assholes that smell of cheap cologne and farts. They have nothing useful to add to this world". You wouldn't at least get a little upset about that? It's lists like these that make me be ashamed to be male.
Azatov
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:13:14 AM
Guys, girls, let's just relax our sphincters here. I thought it rang true enough, despite its exaggeration and over the top nature, to be funny. Afterall, how many similar lists have I seen on Digg.com describing men? Let's just accept that it's funny to make fun of each other as long as we understand that each person is an individual.
Drew
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:13:35 AM
Response to Ivy Lee: Real Dolls are not warm.
Bethany
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:15:16 AM
A good deal of these comment just go to show their accuracy. Granted, most of these don't apply to me, but that doesn't make them any less humorous. There are a few exceptions to the norm, but as a majority, women do tend to fit into some of these categories.
Megan
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:17:07 AM
You know what I found funny? The fact that there are more men bitching about women bitching about the article, than there are women who are actually bitching about the article.
Lazlo Toth
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:28:00 AM
Once again, I have no idea where you people are finding these meat robots. Is there just a big factory farm in Virginia that breeds stereotypical bros and hos? None of the women I know are like this and I'm pretty fucking glad.
boogie
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:30:45 AM
I love the way how girls like to think of themselves as "not like most other girls" or "one of the guys". Tough and logical when in reality they are just like every other hormone fueled, emotional train wreck.
At Megan
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:38:03 AM
Actually there is about an equal number... 11 girls complaining and 12 guys complaining about there complaints. Way to show that girls cannot do math either.
thebott
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:39:55 AM
If you dont'agree with at least 95% of this article you obviously dont have a girlfriend or any exposure to women outside the internets.
Ezekiel
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:40:09 AM
Oh dude... It's a funny article (if only slightly inaccurate in places), but people are gonna take this one way too hard. Especially Digg-ers. Especially right now. Good luck.
Man
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:41:37 AM
damn funny. nice article
shaun
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:54:09 AM
say one thing about a women, and 500 of them are there to tell you how wrong you are.. only makes this article that much more better.
The Dude
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:54:11 AM
This article hits the nail on the head. Those of you that disagree haven't lived long enough yet. Sure, college girls and most girls under 25 don't follow this stereotype but somewhere in their mid-20's.....
daniella Vicuna
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:58:32 AM
This article was funny for it's bias nature. would say to a certain extent accurate in 1950. thank goodness ladies have been able to come such a long way in such a short time with such obstacles as the rules of our society that were created by our male counterparts. Glad we can all laugh together.
Jack
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:02:22 AM
Fuck this sexist bullshit
anonymous
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:05:45 AM
I think it's great how the comments actually prove #4, Humor. Men find it funny, even while knowing it's a stereotype that doesn't apply to all women. The women are all up in arms and offended. LOL
David
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:16:32 AM
this is soooooooo true.
evi
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:27:03 AM
this is incredibly biased, but whatever makes you happy guys, at the end of the day you always give in
bigbadbrad
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:42:52 AM
I felt compelled to reply although i have actually never visited this stie before, as who doesn't love a good girl v guy fight hey ;) @ megan... maybe there are more guys replying to girls comments cus your reading a site who's target audience is men? i dunno just a guess. This was very funny imo, and very well written. The part about humour has just stuck it to all girls that reply and have a go at this article before they even had a chance to do so. Score 1 - Men. bahahahaha
ridiculous
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:43:33 AM
i do enjoy seeing the women on this bored proving #4.
Male Home Sapien
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:46:12 AM
Women please refer to point 4 about Humor, you have all just reinforced that point. No humor!
xlogan
October 2nd, 2009 - 8:56:09 AM
Let's change all mentions of men to "whites," all mentions of women to "blacks," and when the black community becomes legitimately upset at the blatant discrimination, we can just say they're just proving #4. With the opinions many of you hold about women, you shouldn't be interested in them. You don't have to be a woman to understand how narrow-minded this is.
Sants
October 2nd, 2009 - 9:34:15 AM
This is spot on PERFECT!
AvangionQ
October 2nd, 2009 - 9:34:44 AM
Excellent stereotyping and crude enough to warrant the `so bad its good` reaction to humor ... rereading these, sadly, I'm having a hard time finding faults with almost any of the descriptions therein on the male side ... though, I'm probably the exception to the rule when it comes to consumption habits -- I'd rather eat good food ...
podgey
October 2nd, 2009 - 9:42:57 AM
SO true... frankly Guys are superior when it comes to anything that has to do with practicality... Guys are more creative: All the famous musicians, painters, animators, video game designers etc. etc. are mostly male. Smarter: All the famous scientists, researchers, engineers, doctors etc. etc. are mostly men. More personality and charisma: All the famous actors and comedians are male. Your dentist is probably a male your lawyer is probably a male your doctor is probably a male. Girls are mostly good for one thing... and that is being useless. The only thing a girl is worth for is to have sex with and to look at. Girls are hot and I love them. Sure there are exceptions to the rule and not ALL girls are useless, but if she's not useless she is most likely more MALE like and big and burely. It's the truth and it can be proven just do some research.
Charlie
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:10:35 AM
This list is retarded.
bollyhoo
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:18:14 AM
If women are bad drivers, why do men pay more for car insurance?
LucyD
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:25:08 AM
Uusually, I love male humor and some of this stuff is spot on, beds and make up, but come on guys you are perpetuating bullshit . The emotions statement has been a falsehood since what, Victorian times? Well, guess we should all cut out our uteri and remove the sole purpose of women; getting pregnant and crapping out babies, haha, since we are so hysterical. Men are no more practical than women. I have known so many guys who can't plan or organize whatsoever, blow all of their money on video games (the male version of costly fashion), and eat so many fatty meats they will end up dying of atherosclerosis. There is a reason why women have a longer life expectancy. Oh hey Podgey, ever hear of Marie Curie or Rosalind Franklin two extremely influential women in science? How about Julia Roberts or Scarlett Johansson two famous actresses, the latter is smokin hot, talented, and intelligent. Kristen Wiig? This would have been a really funny article if so many men didn't actually believe this. Thats ok though we let you believe it since we can make you do whatever we want regardless of how foolish you think we are. We get you to become monogamous, give up your video games when we want to cuddle, dress you in argyle, take you to the ballet, make you watch Matthew McConaughey movies, and blow your cash on expensive, yet useless jewelry just to please our unstable, overly emotional minds. Men are pwned by women!
joe
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:26:10 AM
maybe cause more men like to do more stupid shit with their cars than women.. that does not mean men are bad drivers. I agree with the article.. *most* women I've ever known or encountered on the road are shitty drivers
Xlogan
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:53:53 AM
Podgey: I don't even know where to begin... There is nothing inherent about men that makes them better artists/comedians/doctors. The reason we have so many publicized male figures is due in inexplicably large part to patriarchy. If you argue that men are better at everything citing those examples, you're really only limiting yourself to white/non-disabled/heterosexual men and consequently claiming every other categorization of men is inherently inferior. This makes you participate not only in sexism, but racism, homophobia, and ableism as well. You need to understand that correlation is not causation. There are many factors involved in socialization you haven't even considered. Look into Sociology or Psychology to further your understanding of this topic. Joe: I'm sorry, but having poor judgement resulting in crashing your car is what most people consider a bad driver.
Billy
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:54:07 AM
I personally believe the behavior of modern day women has been holding back society for some years now. Looking back into history, our society progressed most rapidly when women were, for the most part, kept out of the workforce and in the home. Many of the points this article makes are true, and many are reasons modern women should take a step back. Further proof is the female body and goal of weakness. It is almost every female's goal to become so physically frail, something they think is "cute" to guys. I have lost all hope of ever being saved by a woman in an emergency situation. If it wasn't for the need of reproduction, women would be pretty much useless. You always hear about people preferring male friends to female friends. There's a reason for that.
CP
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:07:20 AM
For real? I think this was written by a 14-year-old whose only experience with the female sex was watching a couple episodes of the Hills. Same for all these comments defending it. Just not funny.
jduncan
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:11:09 AM
this is just an offensive and one-sided rant. but i'm suuuuure the guy who wrote it is a perfect creature of god who has never done a single annoying thing in his life. right?
E
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:39:48 AM
This article had potential to be funny but it's just listing off a bunch of tired old stereotypes that are too played out. "Oh those girls-always crying/causing accidents/wearing clothes/having pillows". Minus ten for lack of creativity, the only thing I laughed at was the Cyanide and Happiness comic.
Bonnie
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:44:49 AM
I find all these very humorous,LMAO:-) But I have also seen many men spend to much time getting ready or being late, or driving bad, very bad etc.. This is a untrue account that focuses on negativity towards women. I can guarantee you the same site could be made up with dumb shit men do and it would be just as funny. But I don't really care, nor does it matter because this is a collective gathering of negative women bashing events, for men that have no respect for anything of importance. And to add something I think Billy is either gay:-) or has grown up in an area were women have been repressed and not had the chance to get out and practice anything other than the negative lifestyle put upon them by the same type of men that put this together. No biggie though, you can't stop positive :-) or negative brain function any more than you can stop evolution.Both species have equal amounts of positives and negative qualities, it just depends on what you choose to focus on. And whether you are more of a Negative or positive person.
podgey
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:53:35 AM
Women are also immature. They can't control their emotions their emotions control them. Women are weak they have to fight for their rights because they didn't have rights by nature.
Tara
October 2nd, 2009 - 11:56:38 AM
Wait...since when are men on time for things? Ever?
Tom
October 2nd, 2009 - 12:11:29 PM
I found it quite funny, people are getting upset because they are taking it literally, its an article written in the knowledge that "this is the stereotype, all women are like this" is not true. But watered down aspects of it can be found in women, the fact that I can relate to parts of this only goes to show its been noticed independantly in different places. My girlfriend conforms to some of these.
Super MAN
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:01:53 PM
Toris October 2, 2009 - 6:54 am is a perfect example of too much talking lol
TOM MARINI
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:08:30 PM
This is easily the funniest god damn shit I've ever seen. If women get offended at this, you're just making his point about "funny" and "emotions" more clear. Oh..and there aren't any girls on the internet so...we got some trolls rollin.
anon
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:10:28 PM
I thought the bedding, fashion, and especially the hygiene were pretty hilarious lol, basically described my mom.
Jeff
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:17:30 PM
It's a very funny piece and I wish people would leave it at that! Podgey you must be an uneducated hillbilly, hahaha. I come from a very wealth educated family and work in a high profile job. The woman I work with and are surrounded with are also very educated and talented, they don't fall into most of these stereotypes. I think its the environment you are surrounded with, no offence, but lower class men that are not very educated and live in a lower income setting usually pick up these types of stereotypes, because these are the women that mostly surround them, and that they end up with. If you grow up in an educated surrounding and are on the higher end of society you would see more of the very talented and educated and beautiful women. I feel bad for all the men that feel this way. Education and status is key here. Aim for it. And Bonnie I definitely agree with a lot of what you are saying and love that you can also see the humor in it. Good for you. Seems like we both need some work on our grammar though.
It's right
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:22:28 PM
While this article isnt true for every man and every woman, it does a good job of generalizing the situation. I'm sure many will bitch about how this is just a stereotype article, but we live our lives on stereotypes. Our brains need to assign categories to information otherwise they overload. Overall this article is generally accurate in the differences between the sexes. So you racing, punctual, tech savy women, stop complaining, it doesn't apply to everyone.
Jack
October 2nd, 2009 - 1:22:48 PM
SO many women on this website, do you guys have a couples service? These pissed off ladies need some comfort. I like the part about the Men find cats decent adversaries. Heheh
CB
October 2nd, 2009 - 2:39:05 PM
I can't believe I wasted those minutes of my life reading this article, and then had to waste one more minute typing about how stupid it was.
This is just stupid
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:30:11 PM
Wow, really, not funny. there are legitimate funny differences between men and women, but you basically just went with all the stupid low blow, things that have been pointed out time and time again. Do you actually know any women? Or do you just watch sitcoms?
trevor
October 2nd, 2009 - 5:20:14 PM
I see also a severe distinction at times is also financial abilities to decide on the importance of the monetary value of things. Recently I was on this online dating site and posted an article about the way and affects of women and finances that co-relate to this topic.
Nicole
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:34:08 PM
I was excited when a friend sent me this link at first, but I quickly realized that this entire article is full of the author's bias. Also, I seriously wonder if this has any factual basis at all, and am would be shocked if this wasn't almost entirely based on the author's own personal experience. All in all, the inaccuracy and bias in this make it just another crappy article on the internet. Sorry to the author.
Hiya
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:42:15 PM
Read that part about humor again. Notice the guys are getting a chuckle? Notice the women are getting upset? Yeah... baseless...
Hope
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:23:20 PM
HAHA! omg, i love the video clip with the women drivers, and that's interesting about the whole thing on food, we like it to look pretty lmao, like that whole stress thing is so dead on, most of us start panicking and break down and cry, its actually comical to watch if you don't like the person
lovergirlk5
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:29:43 PM
I love this list. I always knew that I got along better with men than women. I'm athletic and whitty unlike most women too. I think this list is correct 99.9%! I agree with the comments on here by men who said look at the women's comments because I noticed the same thing. They are overly emotional about this? haha. No sense of humor and obviously they wouldn't be offended if they didn't feel it were true.
Jay
October 2nd, 2009 - 7:46:44 PM
To be honest this list felt a bit unorigional and contrived. Its amusing, but not really funny. I agree with a couple of things like the differences between bathroom ettiquette, however most of it overshot the mark so far it landed on a different planet. For one thing, just because men don't cry because of stress doesn't mean we do something constructive. I've messed up my hands countless times punching walls. Also, you seem to be very anit-women in this article.... so logically you probably don't have any meaningful relationships with anyone female
Boo
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:33:23 PM
Way to be completely unoriginal. Not to mention not funny at all. It's just a list of stereotypes. Not just that, but they've been done to goddamn death. Why don't you guys come up with something new for once? Also, at the all those commenting on the irony of women being offended by this, why don't you stop beating off to your magnificent ability to recognize the basic concept of irony. Just because some women don't think this is funny or original (because it isn't), doesn't make the article itself automatically hilarious. It just makes you retarded.
ssnjoff
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:35:36 PM
poor little author. his mother really hated him.
mala
October 2nd, 2009 - 10:36:04 PM
poor little author. his mother really hated him.
james
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:37:52 AM
Dumb because you are a stupid chick, and the truth hurts.
Jason
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:52:34 AM
That video was hilarious. I remember working in Paris once and we looked upon a woman trying to park in a space big enough to easily park -- and I kid you not -- a funeral procession, two elephants and a whole pygmy tribe. She hit the car in front and in the back (multiple times), and after about 20 minutes and numerous attempts thought that 1 1/2 meter from the curb was probably good enough and left the car there. I should have taped it. Hilarious. My favorite expression is "Yeah, and the earth is flat, pigs can fly, and women can drive."
Ace
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:19:41 AM
Digg has failed me on this one. I laughed at one or two points... but the rest were a waste of time. Anyway, nice try. But I wasn't feeling the humor.
annoymous
October 3rd, 2009 - 2:42:38 AM
anybody that takes offense to this is an idiot.
John
October 3rd, 2009 - 4:26:31 AM
Guys, girls... I laughed at this article. We all know stereotypes aren't always true. For the girls, here's a list of things we all know you do well: cook, clean, have kids, menstruate, ....umm, what else?...
wes1584
October 3rd, 2009 - 5:00:10 AM
Ahaha good read. Easy to tell whos male and whos female from the comments also.
Verme
October 3rd, 2009 - 1:10:02 PM
"15 Essential Differences Between Men and Women" is an objective piece. It's not intended for women. (silence)
iajrz
October 3rd, 2009 - 6:13:45 PM
girls, don't be mad~ it's irreverent humor. Only thing I believe true is about half the things about multitasking and, well, I think you proved the humor thingie here. The text is slightly sexist... but you could have a laugh, couldn't you?
billy
October 4th, 2009 - 9:19:36 AM
Single guys over thirty that own cats should probably be put on some sort of 'watch list'. http://doodiepants.com/2009/08/07/single-guys-over-30-who-love-cats-are-weird-keep-your-children-close/
Heyo
October 4th, 2009 - 10:44:04 PM
Posting again because of fgt comments. If you are a man, and do not laugh at any of this and find it offensive to women, you officially have a vagina starting now.
gg
October 9th, 2009 - 6:02:52 AM
that video of bad females driving galore is the funniest shit I've ever seen. LOL
gg
October 9th, 2009 - 6:03:36 AM
that video of females driving badly galore is the funniest shit I've ever seen. lFAO
really?
October 11th, 2009 - 8:34:22 PM
It seems the only comeback the males have on here is "Oh my god what about question 4? You proved it." Woah, way to go...NOT. Men aren't funny; why should women find it hilarious when they are being ragged on? Would men laugh when women rag on them? Probably not.. What if I said men were egotistical, with impractical emotions they cannot handle such as sexual desires, that they cannot function past the sexual level, and everything they have discovered about society has only to do with males and naught to do with females? Would that make men laugh? Or if I said that men are selfish and don't understand anything or think of anything beyond the gross, saggy skin between their legs? Men bitch that women are just awful and annoying, but really if women didn't exist, would you be here??? Would you be able to have sex? No, so men can you please get over yourselves. You're not that great, in all seriousness.
Gee Ol Kidder
October 14th, 2009 - 8:31:43 AM
Dear god, how many of you "THIS IS NOT FUNNY" posters are women? MANolith is a male orientated website, is it not? This list is hilarious!
Mike
October 14th, 2009 - 6:50:05 PM
Nice page. Make another one with erotic fun pics only. Grabb them from here: http://www.geschichte-der-erotik.com/funpix.html :D
Wynter
October 24th, 2009 - 5:08:23 PM
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CeCe
November 7th, 2009 - 8:28:47 AM
Too fun!! Most of this seems true not to all but most. I pee with my friends most of the time if we are out, I remember everything(woman curse) i think he would forget where he lived if he didn't have beer and food here(although he is great at getting us home from anywhere because he won't text and drive). His bedroom looked like a workshop and now its pillows and plush everywhere. Men have an about 6 items in a bathroom and we have about 340. There are few exceptions, I park like a goddess for whatever reason and he can't, I am sure it is my lack of fear of hitting something. Chickies, love and laugh whats makes us girls and be glad we don't smell like them and the fact we have awesome friendships that last a lifetime.
CeCe
November 25th, 2009 - 2:45:55 PM
wow this is amazing.. that humour drawing was funny but i got to say its bias too. i was laughing my heart out. im probably bad for thinking it was funny. some facts on this list is untrue since women are psyched out when they are late and are always on time where men are more laid back. yeah we are emotional but thats how we are. sometimes you cant understand women and men because we are all different men can act feminine too. estrogen and testerone play major role in how we act and who we are.
MG
December 2nd, 2009 - 12:15:40 PM
This is hillarious!! What makes it even funnier is point 3, which gets re-emphasized here with all the comments from women who can't take the humor! Great work! great work!
Julie
December 3rd, 2009 - 6:21:35 AM
So basically, the only comeback anyone, mainly men, have to any opposition to this article is "oh you can't take a joke" but this whole article is full of bias and written in the man's perspective.
John
December 3rd, 2009 - 12:21:14 PM
To: "Really?" No, we would not be here if women didn't exist, but the opposite is also (glaringly, obviously) true. The problem with your argument is that you aren't taking the stereotypes and writing about them in a funny way. The difference between the above article and someone saying simply, "women are retarded." See the difference? No, thought not...
azin
December 7th, 2009 - 2:34:20 AM
hey guys! pay attention! why men used to make the stereotype about women??!!!men are one-processor! women are multitask!what point do u get from this???
littlemissy
December 9th, 2009 - 3:24:35 PM
this is a stupid sterotype for both sexes. are you that stupid? i know plenty of straight guys that don't fit more than 3 of these things. esphcially the not caring/children are small humans things. have you ever heard of a daddy's girl?! or a mommy's boy?! you idiots!!!!
littlemissy
December 9th, 2009 - 3:26:00 PM
btw there is no fuckin humor in this
John
December 9th, 2009 - 8:34:28 PM
Littlemissy, we know you're really a boy; it's not funny any more.
Avi
December 10th, 2009 - 10:29:42 AM
Thats my Gf and I perfectly.
@ John
December 12th, 2009 - 8:37:29 AM
"The difference between the above article and someone saying simply, "women are retarded." See the difference? No, thought not..." Throwing glitter on a pimple doesn't make it any less of a pimple. Just because his delivery was meant to be "funny," doesn't mean it's less offensive. That's like saying it's okay to perpetuate black stereotypes as long as you're in black face. 'Cause that's meant to be funny too.
Darthnasa
December 19th, 2009 - 10:19:35 AM
Everything in here is so true, though slightly exaggerated for the sake of humour. Btw girls it was funny and well written.
bre___
December 20th, 2009 - 8:33:41 PM
@podgey-if you look at murderer, pedophiles, or rapists you find mostly men too. Are those practical skills too? Seriously, I didn't have a problem with the article as much, but you're an @ss.
bre___
December 20th, 2009 - 8:34:09 PM
@podgey-if you look at murderers, pedophiles, or rapists you find mostly men too. Are those practical skills too? Seriously, I didn't have a problem with the article as much, but you're an @ss.
bre___
December 20th, 2009 - 8:34:39 PM
@podgey-if you look at murderers, pedophiles, or rapists you find really disproportionate numbers of men. Are those practical skills too? Seriously, I didn't have a problem with the article as much, but you're an @ss.
laugher
January 1st, 2010 - 1:33:44 PM
lol. Other than the tech part, I think this is actually pretty accurate, at least about my friends. It amuses me that I fit into about half the male descriptions here and half the female. Funny article!
Lucozade
January 15th, 2010 - 2:23:36 AM
Pretty funny. I don't understand why people are getting upset about it. It's only a joke. I laugh abou the things that could stereotype me, I just find it all funny. Obviously this isn't 100% accurate so it won't apply to everyone. There are some things on there that I wouldn't do and some others that I would. I'm sure this is the case for most people. And before anyone replies saying that I could be some teenager who hasn't even sniffed a woman.... I'm an engaged adult and have been with my girlfriend for over 5 years.
A thing called Pat
January 19th, 2010 - 8:50:19 PM
In response to the children/animals section: Check out the "What the fuck blanket" on Youtube. There's a part about dog snuggies. It's hilarious shit.
Anonymous
January 19th, 2010 - 10:16:04 PM
I figured this would be retarded and you didn't disappoint. I'm a guy btw who knows a hell of a lot of female software engineers who would kick your ass about all these "women don't get technology" posts. And please stop making the tired joke about female drivers that statistics have never proven (and male insurance premiums contradict).
Anonymous
January 19th, 2010 - 10:18:18 PM
And maybe women don't find the humor when they're either left out of the joke or the joke itself. Think about, numbnuts.
Stepchild
January 20th, 2010 - 12:11:41 PM
I think the basic difference is that men are a bit more obsessive than women. I can't imagine a woman writing Hegel's Phenomenology of Mind, or being Jeffrey Dahmer. There are very few female chess grandmasters. Men frequently can name things like the '67 Dodgers lineup or the songs, in order, on Dark Side of the Moon. Women are more focused on personal things, relationship, gossip, and whatnot. Much of what men pay attention to is quite useless. Much of women's conversation is trivial. But it's no accident that Bach's complex fugues were the work of a man. And no accident that women have written thousands of books about... being a woman.