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schfifty--five t1_iuk8nrt wrote

Depends what you define as misandry. Perhaps you are referring to some of the comments on posts of women venting about their husbands. Sometimes, these not-so-flattering generalizations about men come up in life. My therapist, for example, responded to my complaints with “men just need to have things laid out explicitly for them, they don’t notice things unless you point it out. It’s just something you have to live with, it’s just the way most men are”, and she’s not the only therapist who I have heard give this advice. Misandry is not good, of course, but sometimes certain issues don’t really have an answer beyond “men do be like that”

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ChibiSailorMercury t1_iuk8ni4 wrote

why do you call men "guys" and "men", but call women "female" or "females"?

Only using "female" for "women" makes sense if you also refer to human men as males (like in a medical, scientific or military context), but does not in context where "female" is not used that way and makes even less sense when you use humanifying words for men and dehumanizing words for women in the same three lines.

Maybe call women women. It's a few characters fewer than female/females.

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monpetitjose t1_iuk8m8e wrote

So when you pass the New York bar (at least in my day, i.e., some 20 years ago) you have to sit through one last interview with an older/retired attorney before you're good to go. It's 100% formal, and unless you go completely bezerk, you'll be taking your oath soon. In fact, even if you go bezerk, they'll probably let you in.

My interview was with a pretty old Jewish woman who was easily into her 80s at the time and had a very kind look on her face. She asked me why I wanted to be a lawyer. I started going through a predictable speech about how special the profession was, how important it was to society, and all that. The kind of lengthy BS a 25 year-old associate at a New York white shoe firm would give you.

Once I was done, she said: "That's all very nice, and I'm sure you'll be a great attorney, but it isn't the right answer. Because you see, there is a right answer to this question, and it is only three words long. Do you want to know it?"

I said yes, of course. She said: "to help others."

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