Depending on whether you’re a man or a woman, the way you walk through this life can be wildly different. In 2017, Pew asked Americans what qualities they value most in men and in women.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, most respondents said that physical attractiveness, being nurturing, and being empathetic are the top traits for women. For men, the top three are honesty, morality, and professional success.
It seems like we all still have a long way to go when it comes to traditional gender roles. For instance, there are a lot of things men think women might never understand about being a man.
But this time, we’re shining a light on the things that are deemed normal when men do it, but somehow weird if a woman does it. We’ve found the most interesting answers from folks in the thread where one netizen asked: ” What are men allowed to do but when women do it it’s a big no-no?” and present them to you here!
#1
Have five kids across three spouses, cheat notoriously, pay [adult workers], defend sexual [attack], while being bankrolled by a guy with 14 kids with 6 women, mostly out of wedlock.
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#2
Leave most of the parenting to the other partner.
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#3
Enjoy bodily autonomy.
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#4
Have pockets large enough to hold things.
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#5
Make choices about their reproductive health.
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#6
Show anger. Men get respect, women get called emotional.
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#7
Walk alone at night.
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#8
Not smiling.
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#9
Eat big portions. Men are “hungry,” women are “unladylike.”.
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#10
Age, past 35.
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#11
Abandon their child. I say this laying on a hospital couch next to my sleeping wife after she just gave birth to our daughter.
Single moms pick up the slack all the time and the farther is just considered a dead beat. If a mother abandoned the family, she is considered vile and heartless.
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#12
Have hair everywhere but their head.
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#13
Not know how to handle their children. This peeves me. How is it women get slated for not being able to handle a tantrum or children’s behaviour but for men it’s just cute….
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#14
Scratch our [private stuff] nonchalantly in public.
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#15
Be president.
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#16
Interrupt men while they’re talking….
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#17
Be a deadbeat parent 😅 heading into year 6 of my kid’s ‘donor’ deciding fatherhood wasn’t for him (has since abandoned a second kid too, me and that kid’s mum are now best friends and are raising the kids together).
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#18
Get called a great parent for doing things with their kid one day a week. Oh and they get to pick the fun weekend things and ignore the boring stuff. Double points if they have a YouTube channel.
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#19
Hide or guard their emotions and feelings.
I’ve met women who do this much like men, and they always seem to be shunned away from the rest of the girls. .
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#20
Have a high body count.
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#21
Be ugly/unkempt.
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#22
Have opinions.
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#23
Ask for an abortion.
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#24
Burping. if i let out a big belch, my dad commends it. if my sister does the same thing, he is disgusted and says “that’s not cute :/“
edit: just for clarity, my dad would do literally anything for my sister or i, we constantly talk about how grateful we are to have him. this is the ONLY thing i’ve ever seen him say to her, and she’s never told me she has any ill feelings toward it, just something i noticed. it doesn’t make it okay but rest assured she wouldn’t trade him for anyone.
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#25
Abandon their kids!
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#26
Nothing. Women can do it all, men just won’t let them.
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#27
Date or marry much younger men.
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#28
Probably to over explain something in depth, but do it in a way that is completely wrong or backward. Men love to do this, and they’re good at it, but when women do it they seem to get called out 🤔.
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#29
Control their reproductive rights?
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#30
Show agitation at the office or in meetings.
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#31
After reading many saying “Have an opinion”, it just clicked for me why women are naturally so indirect with their communication!
I always wondered why they won’t just be direct with men, especially in relationships or when dating.
You’all been conditioned into doing this by society! 😂.
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#32
Abandon their children b/c they just can’t deal with it all, or for no reason at all.
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#33
Age.
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#34
Speak up in meetings. No really. There’s studies on this.
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#35
Sit with legs wide apart. Why it’s acceptable for men?
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#36
Grow a beard.
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#37
Stand up comedy. Much harder for women to be liked and accepted as funny.
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#38
Fart.
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