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You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. (sh.itjust.works)
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[–] Wirlocke@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 9 minutes ago

I feel like if this was a specific character going "wait that's not normal lol" the joke would land better. But as it is the only frame of reference we have is one representing women and one representing men.

And it just all falls flat because women can have mental illnesses too? And yes men are forced to repress it more often but women often have their physical or mental health dismissed or ignored so it's not much better either way.

I'm trans so I'll never face a period but I can't imagine the agony of going through one in addition to a mental health crisis or other sickness. And it's not like women get "period days off" of work or school so you're just expected to push through it.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 points 44 minutes ago

Why are you all bitching women aren't even real

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah, yeah. What do you think the origin of the word menstruation is?

It's men + frustration.

[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

I love the comments demonstrating exactly how men's mental health issues are marginalised, ignored and treated with contempt.

BTW, international men's day is November 19th, and no one gives a shit.

[–] morphballganon@lemmy.world -1 points 57 minutes ago (2 children)

Lots of arguing here who has it worse. Hard to get objective comparisons.

I suppose asking post-op trans people might be the best way to come closest to objective information on the subject. Wonder if the data from transfemmes and transmascs would be significantly different.

[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 1 points 38 minutes ago

Depression from being forced to grow up the opposite gender entirely removes my objectivity on this topic. Cis men don't experience that same feeling so I can't comment on what they feel.

I can say I personally feel a lot better as a woman though.

Also, cis women can stop their periods. My roommate has a thing injected in their arm for birth control that also fully stops their periods for (iirc) ~5 years.
Also I saw online that if you skip a dose of pill birth control before your period you can also skip the period, but I don't have a uterus so I can't confirm if that's true lol

[–] TriflingToad@lemmy.world 1 points 43 minutes ago* (last edited 41 minutes ago)

((sorry I accidentally logged into my old account, I'll repost this comment on my actual one))

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 17 points 5 hours ago

Lemmy: MISOGYNY!

Meanwhile, me, a dumdum: Damn the author has experienced critically low self-esteem...or the joke is as fun as a rock in the field.

Like, either it's self-depreciating/edgy humor or it's not humor at all lol.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 7 points 4 hours ago

People yelling misogyny are not comprehending shorthair’s unresolved mental health crisis. JimBenton is exemplifying someone who has the bloodlust, depression and self-disgust and needs a therapist to help tackle the issue.

It's legitimately amazing women can endure a flaw in our biology and have emotional endurance NOT to kill, feel disgust, and depression ALL the time. But most other mammals do not have periods. We fucked up our evolution along the way.

Hopefully we can fix those genetic errors next CRISPR research. In the meantime, if you find people like shorthair, intervene, and recommend them a good psychiatrist.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 37 points 7 hours ago (4 children)

Misogynistic drivel.

Woman: I'm suffering

Man: I have it worse!

Shut the fuck up and listen. If someone says they're suffering you pay attention to their problems not make it a contest.

[–] Red_October@piefed.world 33 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

You do undermine your own point a bit by trivializing men's suffering in the same breath as demanding nobody trivialize suffering.

The comic is bullshit for sure but you did exactly the same thing it did.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

He ignored her suffering and diminished it saying that for 5 days a month she feels what he deals with every day. He's ignoring her point and one-upping her. That's toxic behaviour that doesn't help anything.

That he is also suffering is a separate conversation that also needs to take place but that's a different conversation. The first step is resolving conflict is by listening to the other person's point of view, not dismissing it as less important.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 2 points 3 hours ago

… it is that “toxic” mental health that the author is trying to emphasize needs to be met.

both issues are valid. but shorthair‘s mental health problem is what's being highlighted.

It's precisely shorthair’s dismissal that needs to be intervened.

there maybe some underlying ASPD that needs to be resolved.

[–] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 2 points 4 hours ago

Conversely, empath the fuck up and don’t push your problems on someone who also has them. Both struggles, as minor as they could be, are valid.

[–] lemmyng@piefed.ca 11 points 7 hours ago

Also OP is a new account with only posts and no comments. Lots of red flags.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 6 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Did you consider that the comic is making fun of misogynists?

[–] halfdane@piefed.social 13 points 6 hours ago

I had not considered that, so thanks for pointing that out. Upon checking the comic more closely, I don't get any hint that it's making fun of misogynists, but it's certainly possible.

If so, it's shockingly ineptly done though

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 7 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Then explain OP's title.

[–] village604@adultswim.fan -1 points 3 hours ago

It's a meme.

[–] s@piefed.world 53 points 9 hours ago (6 children)

Men will literally menstruate 24/7 instead of going to therapy

[–] Omnipitaph@reddthat.com 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Men will literally masturbate 24/7 instead of going to therapy

ftfy lol

[–] racketlauncher831@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 hour ago

OK, why do you think they need to masturbate 24/7 in the first place?

[–] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 11 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

In America therapy costs a lot of money and you get no guarantee you'll see someone competent.

[–] Botanicals@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

So is the answer to give up or keep trying?

[–] felbane@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

The answer is to fight for a healthcare system that covers all health (including mental) instead of trying to be the most effective funnel of money from the poor into the coffers of the rich.

Sadly, the people who are most lacking in mental health support are largely the ones who actively fight against such a structure (because propaganda works).

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Very true and I speak from experience. Still worth it to try, if you need help. I did eventually find one that helped me a lot.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 22 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Fake news we also have 40k lore

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

Dude. No need to call us out like that.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 11 points 8 hours ago

Men will literally ~~menstruate~~ fap 24/7 instead of going to therapy

[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 4 points 7 hours ago

If anyone is mentruating 24/7, I would suggest the hospital.

[–] IEatDaFeesh@lemmy.world -1 points 4 hours ago

You're not doing anything by saying "go to therapy." If you really cared, pay for someone's therapy.

[–] four@lemmy.zip 27 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

[–] callyral@pawb.social 3 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

I've noticed that I cannot see images hosted on lemmy.zip unless I visit it manually, what could be causing this?

[–] AcesFullOfKings@feddit.uk 5 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I've noticed too. Maybe it's bc they've added a captcha, so the image isn't served since the captcha can't be solved?

[–] callyral@pawb.social 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, but I enabled cookies for lemmy.zip then solved the captcha and images from there still don't show up.

[–] RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 1 points 47 minutes ago

That won't help if your browser is set up to not allow websites to access third-party cookies.

[–] four@lemmy.zip 3 points 7 hours ago

Huh, I didn't know about this. I have no clue what could be the issue, although the captcha theory sounds reasonable. I'm sure the lemmy.zip admins would appreciate it if you let them know about this issue (unless they already do know about it (: )

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I have a similar problem but different instances or file types and I also don’t understand.

[–] hypnicjerk@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

some block my vpn, others don't block it outright but i have to solve a captcha first via cloudflare

[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago

this is fuckin dumb

[–] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 5 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Yuck. Lemmy has a misogynistic streak and this bullshit doesn't help. The account is less than a day old and I'm wondering if I should block it now or wait and see what else they post...

Edit: there's no joke here. He's saying that men experience an amount of stress equivalent to menstruation on a daily basis. And that is staggeringly pathetic. Women deal with this pain and discomfort one week a month and still manage to live fulfilling lives. Men don't have that the added physical burden and still can't achieve emotional regulation and fulfillment?

Who's the weaker sex again?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

you're right, I haven't experienced menstruation. however, your comment makes me feel like shit and makes me irritable.

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[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 18 points 9 hours ago

what