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As a woman I'd probably be afraid to wear a "Fork my Repo" shirt. I think you can guess why. Just some food for thought...
by mlent 14y ago
As a woman I'd probably be afraid to wear a "Fork my Repo" shirt. I think you can guess why. Just some food for thought...
- VMG 14y agoWhat about "I'll fork your repo"?
- rplnt 14y agoWhy? (not why as "I don't see anything wrong" but why as "I really don't know, please explain")
- unalone 14y agoThere's a certain type of guy who will use anything about a woman that appears vaguely sexual to a) assume she's "up for grabs" and hit on her/make inappropriate remarks since they feel she's given permission and b) call the same woman a slut and similarly-toned remarks if she tells them that, no, she's not really appreciative of being treated like a sex vending machine.
- theorique 14y agoThat's what she said.
- unalone 14y agoReally not necessary, relevant, helpful, or even funny, dude.
- theorique 14y agoPerfectly aligned with the Michael Scott usage, then.
- unalone 14y agoYes, very! But do you really want to emulate a guy whose whole shtick is being wrong and unlikable every time he does anything? I mean, literally the point of The Office is that Michael Scott is a racist, sexist bigot. And when you ironically emulate him, the result is that you kind of come off that way yourself. It's not especially pointed irony, either.
- theorique 14y ago(nesting maxed) I mean, literally the point of The Office is that Michael Scott is a racist, sexist bigot. And when you ironically emulate him, the result is that you kind of come off that way yourself. It's not especially pointed irony, either. I said nothing racist here, just inappropriately sexualized (as the TWSS joke is intended to do). Just trying to bring a little levity and lulz to a world of seriousness.
- ChrisNorstrom 14y agoFork = Fuck Repo = Vagina A woman walking around with a metaphoric "fuck my vagina" shirt is asking to be hit on and told dirty jokes. It would be like a straight man going into a gay bar with a shirt that says "My backdoor is open".
- mlent 14y agoIn addition to the points made by unalone, I'll just add that oftentimes rape apologists will blame the victim with phrases like "Look at her outfit, she was asking for it" type of reasoning. It makes me really self-conscious of what I wear, even though I know it shouldn't matter.
- hmc 14y agoMen can have their repos forked too.
- dfxm12 14y agoI see other women wearing shirts that say "kiss me, I'm Irish", and other such suggestive quotes on them, and people still don't really kiss them any more than people not wearing such a shirt. Just offering another data point.
- mlent 14y agoSure, other people may be comfortable wearing those clothing. I'm just saying that I, personally, would not feel comfortable doing so. Unfortunately, the "did you see what she was wearing? she was asking for it!" line of thinking still exists with some people :/
- theorique 14y agoAs a man, I would love to wear a "Fork My Vagina" shirt and watch people gawk.