# Male Centrism at the Dope **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 5, 2018, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437 "2018-06-05T00:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 36
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/701 "2018-06-07T20:06:54Z")
> [@raventhief](#): > > Cheese is delicious! Yes, yes it is.šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/702 "2018-06-07T20:20:44Z")
Hey kids, Inigo The Clueless popping in. So I was just over in IMHO and notice a new thread about fresh meat in the workplace andā€¦Iā€™m pretty obtuse Iā€™ll admit but, ok I see what the fuss is about. For my part, sorry if Iā€™ve contributed to the discomfort in the past. Please just call me out when you see it because Iā€™m not intentionally offensive, Iā€™m still trying to get the hang of this whole human interaction thing. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/703 "2018-06-07T20:24:10Z")
I worked in an office where there were a lot of good looking women! There are a lot of good looking women there. Some of them where white, some of them were colored. I asked one of the colored women out, but she wasnā€™t interested. Well, I told her off, anyway. Thatā€™ll teach her. Sometimes you just have to call a spade a spadeā€¦especially if itā€™s the Ace of spades. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/704 "2018-06-07T20:28:04Z")
Drinking much? ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/705 "2018-06-07T20:30:31Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > Drinking much? That could be the genesis of another one of your fun Pit threads. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/706 "2018-06-07T20:34:10Z")
Sheā€™s just referencing UrbanRedneckā€™s IMHO thread, which isnā€™t going very well for him. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/707 "2018-06-07T20:37:30Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Sheā€™s just referencing UrbanRedneckā€™s IMHO thread, which isnā€™t going very well for him. Do any of that moronā€™s threads go well? ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/708 "2018-06-07T20:37:37Z")
I believe UR does not read Pit threads, so heā€™s probably unaware that this is a particularly bad time to be starting a thread on those lines. ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/709 "2018-06-07T20:41:45Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > I believe UR does not read Pit threads, so heā€™s probably unaware that this is a particularly bad time to be starting a thread on those lines. He should considering how often he has been mentioned over here. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/710 "2018-06-07T20:42:57Z")
?? ---
**Author:** ![Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/711 "2018-06-07T20:45:33Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > ?? He has been pitted a lot for being a mouthbreathing, racist, homophobic, ass clown. ---
**Author:** ![Fotheringay-Phipps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d9b06d/32.png) [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/712 "2018-06-07T20:47:57Z")
I was aware of that. But if he doesnā€™t read the Pit then he has no idea that he has been pitted a lot for being a mouthbreathing, racist, homophobic, ass clown. (Possibly heā€™s not interested in knowing how much heā€™s been pitted for being a mouthbreathing, racist, homophobic, ass clown.) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/713 "2018-06-07T20:57:18Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Of course I do, but I donā€™t see what that has to do with your 2nd paragraph. Then maybe you need to explain how your comment about gaystraighttransblackwhiteasianfatpoormuslimchristianmaleorfemale relates to the primary issue that women are raising. It isnā€™t people taking offense to a personal slight, itā€™s the overall impact of reading posts written for a male audience and having to respond with a male audience in mind. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/714 "2018-06-07T21:54:29Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Throwing in a kudo for Doper Guys: > > Iā€™ve hobbies and interests that are traditionally masculine interests; Iā€™ve become intensely interested in car repair and tracking over the last few years and the ā€œcar guysā€ here have been amazingly helpful, encouraging, and kind.\* The track events I go to are absolutely dominated by men and Iā€™m largely ignored by and invisible to the Clan of the Track Fratboys ā€“ Iā€™m a novice, not accompanied by a husband, and a middle-aged lesbian. Poof! Insta-freezeout! > > So I save my questions/concerns/observations about the events I attend for the Dope; frankly, I would have probably given up on this interest if not for the knowledge and generosity of the car guys here. > > \*There are, of course, Doper women interested in cars, but I donā€™t think Iā€™ve encountered female track enthusiasts here(?) hit up Jalopnik (and its off-topic offshoot Oppositelock.) Stef Schrader is a racer and writes for the 'nik. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/715 "2018-06-07T22:47:23Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > Then maybe you need to explain how your comment about gaystraighttransblackwhiteasianfatpoormuslimchristianmaleorfemale relates to the primary issue that women are raising. It isnā€™t people taking offense to a personal slight, itā€™s the overall impact of reading posts written for a male audience and having to respond with a male audience in mind. It doesnā€™t, I was responding to those stating that ā€˜I was treated like X because Iā€™m Yā€™. Iā€™m always at least a little skeptical of that because Iā€™ve seen plenty of confirmation bias. ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/716 "2018-06-07T22:52:34Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Sheā€™s just referencing UrbanRedneckā€™s IMHO thread, which isnā€™t going very well for him. 1. Iā€™m a dude 2. I was testing my fluency in **Ace** -speak, Iā€™ll have you know, not **Redneck** -speak. Though they are mutually intelligible to a degree, sort of like an Alpine dialect of Italian and a Sicilian one, they are still as farther away from the Kingā€™s English as either of those two would be. Why do they call it the Kingā€™s English anyway. America hasnā€™t had a king in a long time, and England currently has a Queen, not a king. Queen Elizabeth was hot when she was youngert! ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/717 "2018-06-07T23:15:19Z")
[My all time favorite Queen Elizabeth story.](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/driving-king-anecdote-goes-viral) ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/718 "2018-06-07T23:25:53Z")
> [@Jacquernagy](#): > > 1. I was testing my fluency in **Ace** -speak, Iā€™ll have you know, not **Redneck** -speak. Though they are mutually intelligible to a degree, sort of like an Alpine dialect of Italian and a Sicilian one, they are still as farther away from the Kingā€™s English as either of those two would be. > > Why do they call it the Kingā€™s English anyway. > > America hasnā€™t had a king in a long time, and England currently has a Queen, not a king. > > Queen Elizabeth was hot when she was youngert! Not quite accurate. Need to omit the subjects from the sentences. Makes it sound weirder. Worked with a weird girl once. Shapely breasts. Wouldnā€™t go out with me. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2018, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/719 "2018-06-07T23:36:08Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [My all time favorite Queen Elizabeth story.](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/driving-king-anecdote-goes-viral) ā€œThe Royal Land Rovers.ā€ šŸ˜ƒ Oh, and another vote for Jalopnikā€¦go for the endless articles about full-size Jeeps, stay for random features like ā€œMeh Car Monday.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2018, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437/720 "2018-06-08T01:54:39Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > [My all time favorite Queen Elizabeth story.](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/driving-king-anecdote-goes-viral) [Liz used to fix trucks like a boss.](https://mashable.com/2015/04/22/queen-elizabeth-army/#bCcf7Lq9osqy) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-centrism-at-the-dope/815437.md?page=37)