47 Things Extremely Fragile Men Refused To Do Because They Considered Them "Too Girly"

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Reddit user freddyfazbart recently asked, "What's the most ridiculous thing you heard a man refuse to do because it was 'too feminine' or 'for girls'?" The responses...oh god, the responses. Just read them. This woman is too stunned to speak.
1."We were camping with a group of friends, and my friend's small son was thirsty first thing in the morning, but we hadn't done dishes yet, so we only had three pink cups available. My friend wouldn't allow his son to drink water from a pink cup, so he let his son be thirsty instead."
—pepcorn
2."I worked with a guy who refused to pee sitting down. I asked him, 'What about when you're taking a dump?' and he said he stands to pee first then sits to shit. He said, 'Chicks sit to pee.' I said, 'Chicks sit to shit too. Why don't you shit standing up?' and he just got angry."
—Underwater_Karma
3."I dated a guy who wouldn't use luggage with wheels. He insisted on using an old duffel bag that he threw over his shoulder. 'Real men don't use suitcases with wheels.' I just laughed as I easily pulled my suitcase while he struggled with that duffel bag."
—Revolutionary-Bus893
4."I worked in a hospital setting, but in the corporate office. We didn't work with the patients, but we had to be trained on safety procedures and the different hospital codes. My boss, who was a nice guy otherwise, said he would refuse to give CPR to another man in an emergency/life or death scenario, and I thought it was completely ridiculous."
—bamboo_beauty
5."He wouldn't let his wife use a pink towel on his sons. My father-in-law."
—Jenny-Smith
6."Some dudes think it's girly to eat an ice cream cone. That's fine, I'll have an extra one."
—N3onLights7
7."OMG! Where to start? My less-than-average yet highly narcissistic ex-husband had a HUGE list of these hangups. He wouldn't use a straw, he wouldn't use an umbrella, and he wouldn't hold my purse when I went into the restroom. He said that I loved my cats because they were like 'females.' His twisted logic for this? They are called 'felines,' and mine had long hair, so 'it made them look like female cats.' Divorcing him was my best move ever, for many reasons."
—Fluffy_Juggernaut_95
8."When I worked night shift stocking shelves at Target, dudes would refuse to work the feminine products aisle. Apparently, touching plastic packages full of unused paper products would contaminate them with the concept of menses. At least I got to learn about all the symbols on the packages so I could buy them for my future wife."
—maester_blaster
9."DRINKING WATER. He said he 'doesn't need to drink water' and that 'men just tough it out.' This was on a blazing hot summer day when there was plenty of water to go around."
—Ok-Egg-3581
10."Go on another male friend's boat with me. He said, 'Why would I, as a man, go on another man's boat?' WTF?"
—Maleficent_Ad3930
11."My boss at a previous job didn't understand why none of his three children would speak to him. Then, after a coworker returned from paternity leave, he proudly proclaimed that he had never changed a diaper in his life because 'it was women's work,' and I'm guessing that's where it started."
—Hanzo_The_Ninja
12."Eat vegetables. I have a coworker who doesn't eat vegetables because those are 'for women.' He looks exactly how you think he looks."
—seoulmeetsbody
13."Smile in photos."
—NiceFarmBud
14."When I was a waitress, a guy said no to a salt rim on a margarita because it was too girly."
—LiterateSwine
15."He didn't want to take his girlfriend's cat to the vet because a man holding a cat is feminine. Shit blew my mind. Dude is a cop too, by the way."
—Myothercarisawalrus
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16."I once heard someone say that when he gets married and has a kid, he won't hold the kid while walking the streets with his wife, even if his wife wants to do something, because 'that's the mom's job.' I was SPEECHLESS."
—Amazing-Parking8929
17."I had an ex tell me guys couldn't sit next to each other in a movie theater. They had to leave an empty seat in between. Dumbest shit I've ever heard."
—Motor_Patience5186
18."Cook food for himself. Dude lived with his mom until he got married. When he divorced, he moved back in with his mom until he eventually married my mom. He's never cooked a single dinner in his life. Oh, wait — except on the grill. Can't expect a woman to understand how a grill works, after all. That would be as wild as thinking a man could learn to use the stove."
—RunningRunnerRun
19."Dance. He literally said, 'No, I don't dance. Only women and gays dance.'"
—untanglingfire
20."Writing poetry in English class. This dude refused the assignment and said poetry was for girls. Some of the greatest poets of all time were men. WTF?"
—will_write_for_tacos
21."My ex was super offended when I gave him bath foam and salts for his birthday. He loved taking long baths. He said it would be okay for him to gift them to me for us to use together, but not the other way around."
—Mila_muc
22."I used to work at a craft shop. Men would stand outside in the 90+ degree heat, no seats or shade, rather than come into a 'girl store.' Heatstroke is manly, I guess."
—cantantantelope
23."I had a conversation with a guy once where he said he has to cut bananas up to eat them because they're too phallic-shaped. I was like, 'You shouldn't have to prove your sexuality this hard. If you were really straight, you wouldn't have to prove it to anyone.' He did not like that."
—littlemybb
24."Dishes. Yup, you heard that right."
—Bloodstone84
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25."Using creamer in coffee. 'That's female,' he said in the work breakroom. I picked up the creamer, flipped it upside down, and showed it to him. 'Nope, no genitals here! You're safe to drink!' He didn't think it was funny."
—pikupr
26."Push a pram with his own baby in it."
—PeacefulWild
27."I worked with a dude who refused to play games with women protagonists."
—TheLordFool
28."He wouldn't let his son hand out Valentines at preschool."
—CaterpillarKey7485
29."My boss and I used to use the same type of Bic mechanical pencil, and we'd each get variety packs. The variety packs had different colored clips on each black pencil. Every time he found a pink, purple, or light blue clipped pencil on his desk (or in his hand!), he would say, 'I think this is yours.' If he saw me using a green, yellow, or red clipped pencil, he would say, 'Is that my pencil?'"
—TunedMassDamsel
30."A friend of mine refuses to use a paint roller because it's a 'girl's tool.' A man only uses a paintbrush."
—qberserkr
31."My father refused to eat a raspberry cupcake because the berries had turned the icing pink."
—Cptbanshee
32."In the hospital, I once saw a guy over 80 who just had serious leg surgery refuse to use a bedpan, and refused to sit on the toilet even though he couldn't stand. Instead, he had his wife come in and hold him up while he took a piss. All because he didn't want to sit down. His aim was about as good as you think it might be in that situation."
—Whargod
33."Bartender here. The number of men who refuse to drink out of a martini glass is infuriating. If it's man enough for James Bond, it's man enough for you, Steve."
—PhobosTheClown
34."A previous friend of mine was bitching and moaning the whole time he was a passenger in my car because he couldn't accept not being the driver. He said it was emasculating to be driven around, and only girls should be passengers. Yada, yada... I couldn't believe he harbored such thoughts, and thought sharing this with me was fine. I just looked forward and said, 'Okay.'"
—PM_ME_A_NUMBER_1TO10
35."Use conditioner in his hair. His really long, dry AF hair."
—Due-Definition262
36."Use Chapstick, because it's basically lip gloss. His poor wife. It must be like kissing a Scrub Daddy."
—Negative_Put_9881
37."Wipe his ass. 💩"
—R3ZNR3ZNR3ZN
38."I work in a call center. One of my colleagues refuses to learn touch typing because it's girly. It's painful watching him type notes into his computer."
—Machine_Terrible
39."Eat quiche. Apparently, 'real men don't eat quiche.'"
—KE55
40."My cousin wouldn't let his toddler son sit in a pink chair."
—Tired-Fussy
41."I know someone who refuses to wear beige and most lighter colors because he thinks they're too feminine."
—Crimsonandclov3rr
42."Clean a restroom. Apparently, 'a woman looks better cleaning a restroom.' What does that even mean?"
—UndoFuta
43."Back when I worked retail, a male cashier refused to ring up feminine hygiene products. He would make one of the female baggers scan it for him. You would have thought he was being asked to pick up used tampons!"
—rose-ramos
44."I was at a party recently with a pile of different colored plates to serve yourself some party food. Three separate men went searching through the pile for 'non-girly' colored plates. One even said he wouldn't use orange because it was too 'girly.'"
—Shazooney
45."Asking for a receipt. I hear this a bunch while working retail, and I am just baffled. It's 'too girly' to try to be financially responsible, apparently."
—the_storm_shit
46."Wear a hard hat in an active construction zone. It was such a struggle at certain sites (Texas) at my former company."
—morematcha
47.And: "Skincare. I dated someone who worked construction outdoors. A real beer drinking, cigar smoking man's man. His skin was turning into leather, but he refused to moisturize or clean it properly. One day, I forcefully implemented an at-home self-care spa day for him: mud mask, exfoliation, cleanse, sheet mask, serums, cold eye packs, and moisturizer. He had half of Sephora on his face. Afterwards, he was radiant. He said he felt pretty and liked how nice it smelled. They don't know until they know. Once, while shopping at a drug store, I caught him looking at a bottle and saying, 'Oooh, it exfoliates and moisturizes...AND smells like pineapple, I like that! I'm gonna get this!'"
—cawfytawk
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