I saw someone write somewhere and wish I had saved it something to the effect that because women can do everything men can (and backwards in high heels, as we know!) they decided to take everything else away from us and leave us only that - the ability to make a baby. It makes so much sense if so.
Amen! Every damn day I see self-proclaimed "high value men" decreeing "ladies, men don't like it when you ____" and advising other men of which types of women to avoid (women over 25, women who have careers, women who have solid friendships, women who have a "high body count" and are therefore "used up"), or approaching human relationships with a clinical, mathematical perspective, trying to quantify and reduce us to numbers (numbers they pull straight out of their ass, like "80% of women are unhappy because they're single"). I saw some asshole last week post an itemized ledger of the cost of everything he wore to a date (including a $7k watch), and complained that his date was wearing something cheap. It is so clear how many of these men truly believe all they need to bring to the table is money, and that entitles them to on-demand sex, domestic labor, and free therapy from a woman who must also have her shit together and work full-time (to afford nice clothes apparently) while they reciprocate nothing. They seem to believe that being deemed worthy of their time and attention is enough for us to want to be subjugated by someone like that.
And then they blame US for their "loneliness epidemic" 🙄
Yes, these guys are hilarious! I have a lot of fun watching them get roasted on Threads. I saw one today with a long checklist of his requirements which started at 'virgin' and included a weight of '45kg exactly'. So he wants a child or a baby hippo. Have fun dying alone without issue, fellas!
I'm not sure of the origin of this phrase, but I keep seeing reposts of "ask a man to describe the ideal woman and watch him describe a slave or a child"
And considering how many of them describe the ideal woman as an 18 year old, that tracks
And yeah, they keep threatening us with dying alone. We'll be fine with our girlfriends, I think those men are the ones who have something to fear, if they insist on being the type of men that other people don't want to be around 🤷♀️
"Passed out from too many Sherbet Dib-Dabs. "That's it. That's all I need to read now. I don't share the outbursts of public joy at the arrest of AMW because I see it as a new and novel part of the circus - 'roll up for the high spectacle over here' while the Big Boys with the Billions carry on with business as usual in their control of politicians, govts, economies and therefore countries.
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!! Thank you for this fucking fantastic sum up Ros! I’ve been listening to a lot of commentary on the Epstein files across multiple platforms, but it all seems to be coming from men and while I am really glad they are taking the time to look at this (though I feel like these commentators see themselves as separate or different for those with a Y chromosome who are being named, as opposed this being a problem across their gender), I have found myself wondering “but where are the women’s voices/opinions/takes on all of this?!?!?” And here it is! Thank you for providing the brilliant feminine sum up I have been waiting for!
You are 100% correct. I'm a man, and not a day goes by that I don't worry for my son and rejoice my daughter is married to a woman, thus saving her the lifetime of misery I saw my mom suffer. I think it's time to try matriachy.
My daughter is also married to a woman, and I concur that this is a weight off my mind. I don't have to look out for her being exploited. I have three sons to worry about, too!
Yes, ma’am! Hell yeah! However you want to receive it, this is brilliant!
I’ve been thinking about this concept of the internet making information so accessible it’s getting harder and harder to hide the ugly side of the “system” You have summed it up perfectly here. Thank you!
Brilliant!
I saw someone write somewhere and wish I had saved it something to the effect that because women can do everything men can (and backwards in high heels, as we know!) they decided to take everything else away from us and leave us only that - the ability to make a baby. It makes so much sense if so.
All power to the 4Bs!
Wow. On fire! Thank you - it helps me to have all this laid out like that.
Cheers, Jane, I had a lot of fun writing it. Passionate fury is fabulous fuel.
A car seems pretty cool until you compare it to an actual human being. I know what I’d rather create, and deep in their hearts I think most men do too: https://open.substack.com/pub/counselofperfection/p/womb-envy?r=7wxlo&utm_medium=ios
I mean I LOVE a good car, bit of a car enthusiast, but a HUMAN? Tops.
Amen! Every damn day I see self-proclaimed "high value men" decreeing "ladies, men don't like it when you ____" and advising other men of which types of women to avoid (women over 25, women who have careers, women who have solid friendships, women who have a "high body count" and are therefore "used up"), or approaching human relationships with a clinical, mathematical perspective, trying to quantify and reduce us to numbers (numbers they pull straight out of their ass, like "80% of women are unhappy because they're single"). I saw some asshole last week post an itemized ledger of the cost of everything he wore to a date (including a $7k watch), and complained that his date was wearing something cheap. It is so clear how many of these men truly believe all they need to bring to the table is money, and that entitles them to on-demand sex, domestic labor, and free therapy from a woman who must also have her shit together and work full-time (to afford nice clothes apparently) while they reciprocate nothing. They seem to believe that being deemed worthy of their time and attention is enough for us to want to be subjugated by someone like that.
And then they blame US for their "loneliness epidemic" 🙄
Yes, these guys are hilarious! I have a lot of fun watching them get roasted on Threads. I saw one today with a long checklist of his requirements which started at 'virgin' and included a weight of '45kg exactly'. So he wants a child or a baby hippo. Have fun dying alone without issue, fellas!
I'm not sure of the origin of this phrase, but I keep seeing reposts of "ask a man to describe the ideal woman and watch him describe a slave or a child"
And considering how many of them describe the ideal woman as an 18 year old, that tracks
And yeah, they keep threatening us with dying alone. We'll be fine with our girlfriends, I think those men are the ones who have something to fear, if they insist on being the type of men that other people don't want to be around 🤷♀️
'This misogynistic shitshow' describes it BRILLIANTLY ✨
I spoke it out loud twice and the resonance of truth chimed back.
This is a truly fantastic piece of writing Ros and I'm sharing it.
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Hell yeah. We are fucking ace, full stop. Thank you for this powerful reminder of your own brilliance and of our collective brilliance xxx
Hell yeah! I swear these bonehead bros are such boner killers. The middle ages are calling and they’d like their patriarchal feudalism back.
Truly, Summer! I hope they enjoy *just never getting laid again*.
"Passed out from too many Sherbet Dib-Dabs. "That's it. That's all I need to read now. I don't share the outbursts of public joy at the arrest of AMW because I see it as a new and novel part of the circus - 'roll up for the high spectacle over here' while the Big Boys with the Billions carry on with business as usual in their control of politicians, govts, economies and therefore countries.
Yes yes yes yes yes!!!!!! Thank you for this fucking fantastic sum up Ros! I’ve been listening to a lot of commentary on the Epstein files across multiple platforms, but it all seems to be coming from men and while I am really glad they are taking the time to look at this (though I feel like these commentators see themselves as separate or different for those with a Y chromosome who are being named, as opposed this being a problem across their gender), I have found myself wondering “but where are the women’s voices/opinions/takes on all of this?!?!?” And here it is! Thank you for providing the brilliant feminine sum up I have been waiting for!
Yes, yes, YES!!!!!!!
I'll have what she's having.
Yes to all of this.
Oh Ros...this is BRILLIANT! Every.Single.Word.
There is nothing as frightening as an angry old woman. (me, the year of the crone) They are scared of us and they should be!
We older women are the scariest of all. They can't hobble us by getting us pregnant and menopause has stripped us of every remaining fuck.
Ros, this is beyond brilliant and I also loved every word of this!
Thank you, Nicky! And hey, bloody hell, thank you for becoming a paid subscriber!
I love every word of this.
Thanks, Michelle!
You are 100% correct. I'm a man, and not a day goes by that I don't worry for my son and rejoice my daughter is married to a woman, thus saving her the lifetime of misery I saw my mom suffer. I think it's time to try matriachy.
My daughter is also married to a woman, and I concur that this is a weight off my mind. I don't have to look out for her being exploited. I have three sons to worry about, too!
Bless men and our toxic insecurity. ❤️
Bless you indeed. Only the good fellas are going to get to reproduce and that is going to benefit humanity enormously.
Yes, ma’am! Hell yeah! However you want to receive it, this is brilliant!
I’ve been thinking about this concept of the internet making information so accessible it’s getting harder and harder to hide the ugly side of the “system” You have summed it up perfectly here. Thank you!