Today, at a debate tournament based on domestic abuse, my partner yells out, "Has anyone considered that maybe the women DESERVED to be beaten?" FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Same thing different taste
Today, while I was out walking with my girlfriend, I got beaten up and called an "abuser" by a gang of women who noticed bruises on my girlfriend's arms and legs. The bruises are from her karate class. FML
Boxed in
Today, at sparring, I got paired up with a girl, who said, "Don't go easy on me because I'm a girl!" Thirty seconds into the match, she was on the floor whimpering and crying. Now everyone is whispering and glaring at me. FML
Today, my husband ran at me, groaning like a zombie. I was so startled that I screamed, punched him, and started sobbing. Now he won't talk to me because this is 'the first step on the road of domestic violence'. FML
Today, my husband and I got into an argument. I tried to assault him with a laptop. He yelled, "Don't hit me with the computer." My apartment neighbor yelled through the wall, "Do what you gotta do, girl." FML
The protector
Today, I paid my daughter a surprise visit, only to see her husband beating her. I charged in and slammed him into the wall. She screamed at me to stop. They'd recently gotten into martial arts and were sparring, and now he's got a broken arm. FML
Today, I found out my coworker was arrested for beating the crap out of his wife. I gave him a serious pep talk yesterday where I told him to stop taking her shit and start standing up for himself. FML
Today, my girlfriend and I got into a heated argument at a house party. To avoid a huge scene, I pulled her into another room, during which I managed to trip over my feet and faceplant the floor. She shouted, "Hah! That's what you get!" Now everyone thinks she beat the shit out of me. FML
The Times They Are a-Changin'
Today, thanks to my ex-husband's misogyny, my son is now convinced girls are inherently weaker and that if he had to, he could beat any woman in a fight, even if she was a trained martial artist or a soldier, because, "Men are the stronger gender." I can kick both their asses, husband and son. FML
Today, my debate partner repeatedly said "You mad, bro?" to the opposing team in our college debate class. That debate was worth a considerable portion of our grade. FML
Stay out of it
Today, my disgusting coworker made a comment about "women versus accountability" and I couldn't even yell at him for being a sexist scumbucket, because my wife threw coffee at me yesterday for pointing out that she'd left the chips open and they went stale. FML
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Luckster 0
I already know I'm going to hate 95% of the comments on this one.
kimuchi_warui 4
wow, someone just turned twelve.
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sorcerersinger 0
I think OP means it was the partner who was on HIS team. why else would it be on the site?
Peacemaker9 7
lol there's ur question of the day folks!!!!!!
sathetic 0
I can't understand why anyone would think that is a *good* point to make in a debate. Regardless of the stupidity of the statement it is easily able to be refuted. It's pretty much like saying "because I said so."
jal10a 1
agreed
opalquean 0
This isn't at all funny. Those of you who say it is are trying to cover up your sexism by claiming it's a joke and if we don't laugh then it just means we don't have a sense of humor. You want to pretend that you aren't being cruel and hurtful, but you are. You don't seem to take into account that, even when it is genuinely a joke, perpetuating these sexist attitudes simply encourages people to commit horrible crimes and abuse. Making it societally acceptable to joke about detracts from the seriousness of the issue in impressionable minds and is the same as condoning it. This is no more funny than saying the Jews got what was coming to them, or the blacks deserved to be enslaved. It just happens that, on this particular forum, this is a more acceptable form of prejudice. That people, some of whom probably masquerade as "nice people," are saying horrible things about women deserving to be beaten makes me really sad. It's attitudes like these that make men attack women. How would you like it if it were your mother or sister being attacked? It's easy to pretend, when you hear about a woman being beaten or raped in a dark alley, that you would never do that and aren't part of the problem, but you are.
FYLDeep 26
Don't you have like a school shooting to blame on a video game or something?
956TXking 0
your point is??????
jal10a 1
tru tru
jal10a 1
that wuz to # 57
CallMeHush 1
No, but I do freely admit that I am an asshole. But I'm a happy asshole :D
Quest_ 13
57 is right on the money.
random7334 0
It's people like you that **** with society and attempt to keep it in a bubble. You're just too narrow minded to see that there is a difference between actuality and a joke. If everyone was a douche bag like you society would be completely censored inorder to protect our fragile little minds. Get over your self.
FYLDeep 26
People who censor other people are lame. Right, Sirin and Rachel?
opalquean 0
Where did I argue for censorship? I have no problem with the FML, and I'm not saying it should be taken down. I am saying that I find it sad that people think it's okay to claim that women deserve to be beaten, even in jest. In point of fact, I have more of a problem with the hypocrisy of people who espouse these prejudices but, when called on it, pretend to be open-minded and egalitarian. At least people like #67 know that they're assholes...it's those of you who pretend that there is nothing wrong with these attitudes that disturb me. And for the record, I would argue that there is a huge difference between playing a game that is marketed as such, in which violence is not supposed to be real, and claiming that a group of people deserve to be attacked. One is fiction, one is (ostensibly) reality. I don't want to censor anyone. Keep making sexist comments. I'm just exercising my own right to say that it saddens me. Is that okay with you, or do you want to censor my comments?
ScaryGirl 4
um, yeah...actually you're wrong. I laugh at every kind of joke, racist, sexist, everything. that doesn't mean i approve of any of it. for example, i can laugh and make jokes about any nationality, but I am probably the greatest anti-nationalist in my whole country! be a little more open-minded! because you know, people like you really piss me off. And after all, you can't stop it. it's free speech, completely legal.
opalquean 0
To 116-The keyword for me in your comment would be "occasionally." If one or two people said it, occasionally, that's one thing. For it to be as prevalent as it is is problematic. I'm a Jew, and when a person makes a Jew joke once or twice, it's funny. When fifty of them are made it becomes hurtful and upsetting. Also, again, not against free speech! But it concerns me when people don't think about the effects repeated opinions have. One black joke? Potentially funny. Too many of them? Promotes racism. Psychological studies show how stereotypes affect people...for example, a study done on the SATs had one group of students who were told before the test, "Black people don't do as well on this as white people" and a control group. The black people in the group who were reminded of the stereotype did significantly poorer than the black people in the control group. A similar study was done with women who were told that "women are not as good at math as men"...control group did much better. Even if something isn't true, repeated exposure to an idea can affect people on a subconscious level. And by they way...just because you can say something, by the way, doesn't mean you should.
FYLDeep 26
Yeah, I'll make a joke about snick but it doesn't mean I hate her. (In a way I think she likes it, or why would she stick around here). I would say that if nothing is off limits as far as jokes go, you end up being way more tolerant.
xSPiDERPiGx 0
jeebus!! WRITE A FREAKING NOVEL LADIES!!!!?!!
Fminetoo 0
A joke on the internet is not going to cause anyone to become or continue to be abusive. I myself have been wailed on by a female once. She got pissed when i yelled at her for taking my car when she does not have a license or insurance. She threw a punch at me, i caught it, and told her she needed to stop. Then, the dumb bitch decided she wanted to try some more. After the second punch, i had her spun around and out cold in a sleeper hold before anyone could say yankeedoodle, or well for the FML world, snickerdoodles.. lol. Lesson of story, everyone deserves it on occasion.
opalquean 0
What you are talking about is self-defense. What this post and the comments are talking about is not.
Fminetoo 0
149, I agree to your point, but that woman should of gotten beaten. I just didnt have the heart to do it.
uxoriouswidow 0
You know what's *actually* offensive opalquean? Using very avoidable domestic abuse with systematic persecution and genocide in the same example.
opalquean 0
Umm...what?? Domestic abuse is a very serious symptom of a larger societal problem. A discussion of the violence women face, at this point and over the course of history, is no less serious than a discussion of other types of persecution.
FYLDeep 26
And I intend to crack jokes about them all.
chicken_lover 2
thank you. i was getting so pissed by all these comments. i used to think that women who were beaten by their boyfriends were stupid for not getting out. but when it actually happened to me and i did try to get away, he beat me until i couldn't move. so no, i really don't find these comments funny at all. now if you beat a girl because she is coming at you with a knife, that would be a good idea. but i didn't do anything wrong. oh and guess what, i cooked for him too. so yeah, not funny. i know it's fml, but still. try to have a little bit of a heart.
KaileeCat 0
Ok well if people come on here and think they should go beat women after then they are stupid. I make and laugh at any kind of joke. I'm a female and laugh at women being beaten jokes. I really don't think people that are making the jokes are then going to go beat a woman. I mean really they are on fml posting comments like crazy. it is a JOKE. I agree with snick go get the people who play wow. that game ruins relationships.
weritomexican 7
in otherwords if y'all would like a disclaimer policy "we the people making racist, sexist, or all out offense jokes are only kidding and do not mean to offended anyone please do not take any offense if you are offended then we are not responible for your short sense of humor. please be advised we do not actually beat our wives or gfs or hate the other gender or race or find y'all inferior if you find anything offensive please leave the link. thanks you for your time have a nice day. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. contents: PG-14 " there you go a disclaimer policy now no one can say they have not been warned
jbat1035 0
STFU with ur moral statements and shit.
robdoggstge 0
lol w0w
FreeRunn3r 12
I agree......:]
956TXking 0
yaseeher then why are you still replying To my comments... your the stupid one here
956TXking 0
here comes the bitch
jal10a 1
Who cares. They're gonna be waiting on one or the other to reply and they'll find it eventually. its not the end of the world.
Yaseeher 0
İs the right time to use the phrase 'Don't feed the trolls' ? BTW i will give you another word to use instead of bitch; female cat. < it's more polite.
jal10a 1
It's*
purplehaze980 0
@69 n yeah u would know since fml is ur only life .. lol
956TXking 0
wow and you're still following me yaseeher... and btw that's a dumb name
Yaseeher 0
=( What? Haha, dumb name? Your NİCKname is any better?
purplehaze980 0
@yaseerher , ok so I m a troll n he is feeding me so butt out WTF is ur problem , I think u r the troll here , even worse a very jealous troll... watch out king
ohheykiwi 2
*dog. Duh.
Yaseeher 0
Damn. Purplehaze are you related with the 'King' or are you good mates at the same pre-school? Enlight me.
slothlover66 0
Lol, "female cat" that doesn't even make since......but I kind of like it.
Yaseeher 0
Haha yeah i know there is something wrong with it xP
popatia 0
Snick maybe someone should beat you. Then see how you feel. Then come back and post. DUMBASS.
xFully_Flaredx 0
lol
blankettt 0
Hey mods, why did my comment get deleted? I checked all the other FMLs and I didn't post it on the wrong one. Just wondering, because it wasn't an irrelevant reply, in fact, it wasn't a reply at all, and it wasn't offensive in any manner.
Yaseeher 0
İ sometimes think the same, i am on my iphone so it says submitted but takes time for it actually to be submitted... just an experience. you may possibly have the same problem? if not my bad xD