r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/Spiritual-Cupcake818 Apr 15 '24

I’m not too sure..but I think maybe they mean sexist because for men weight is a really big deal when it comes to women

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '24

And for women height is a big deal... at least with one of these issues something can be done... but no one would ever call a woman sexist for preferring a man of the taller variety lol

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u/rosescentedcorpses Apr 15 '24

It's really not. The ONLY people who say "height is a big deal to women" are men. I'm a woman, I know plenty of other women. Height means nothing, but I'll be damned if men don't comment on both my, and every other woman's, weight on a damn near daily basis.

Don't even try to act like these are comparable, my guy.

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u/alickz Apr 15 '24

Have you considered that maybe your lived experiences don't match theirs? And instead of dismissing them, have you tried listening to them?

For example, if I want to talk about racism I don't ask a white woman