Our society is sexist. That’s a hard fact and the evidence is everywhere. It’s strange for women to ride bikes. It’s absurd for a man to have a facial (don’t laugh). And God forbid a woman wants to have a career after marriage, hai Rabba! Tauba, tauba.
Twitter user, Saheli, recently asked all men on the platform to admit to something that they do, which would be frowned upon as ‘unmanly’ by the judgemental eye of society.
Good men of Twitter, what is that one thing YOU do, which is not considered manly by our social standards? RT for karma, and more happiness.
— Saheli (@wistyloony) March 20, 2017
The thread went super viral and spawned an overwhelming amount of responses. Here are some of the best ones:
1. No. Men aren’t allowed to have clean feet!
https://twitter.com/BradleyDsouza/status/843766131005575168
2. You want your house to look and smell nice?! How unmanly of you!
https://twitter.com/SahilBulla/status/843770633242595329
3. Hey, I almost drowned in my own tears at the end of ‘Kal Ho Naa Ho’.
.@wistyloony I often cry while watching films. Each time during that brother milap scene of K3G.
— Nishant Kaushik (@nofreecopies) March 20, 2017
4. Judging a man for being willing to take care of kids? Really, society?
Babysitting.
— Ravi ☯️ (@RaviKapoor) March 20, 2017
5. Didn’t anyone tell him, you have to get into at least 5 physical altercations, break 3 ribs and put one guy into a coma to call yourself a MAN.
been ridiculed because I can't get into physical altercations to protect anyone, because I'm not muscular.
— Aatreya (@AatreyaBhat) March 20, 2017
6. So songs of artists have a gender bias?
love Taylor swift songs
— Prateek (@prateekreports) March 20, 2017
7. Men are supposed to dress up in rags and wear coke bottles for shoes. Why would you take so long to make a selection?
it's often called "shopping like women". I try a lot of things before I buy something. I take an hour to buy a pair of shoes.
— Ankur (@TheSinghAnkur) March 20, 2017
8. Yes, because having a vagina is a prerequisite for healthy lips.
exactly.
I forgot to add lip balm to the list. I was applying some in the washroom & 50% of my colleagues thought I was a girl😐— Ankur (@TheSinghAnkur) March 20, 2017
9. Boys cry? I thought we never had any tear ducts.
https://twitter.com/yanurag9395/status/843780468579426306
10. Of course, being a man, how DARE you try to maintain clean surroundings!
Cleaning, cooking, washing utensils, taking care of the bills and house. Whatever is considered a 'housewife' should do
— Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) March 20, 2017
11. Okay now those nails, I AM jealous of.
yeah, it's macho to be an asshole. Plus check out these (I like to keep my nails perfect.) pic.twitter.com/bmarrwo8yQ
— Manav Arya (@Mr__Quickdraw) March 20, 2017
12. You don’t want to engage in sexist banter? Haw?!!
when guys meet, discussions happen about women/gfs, including explicit content. I just don't take part in that conv
— Arjun (@arjunlal_) March 20, 2017
13. WTF is wrong with ice cream and cotton candy?!
https://twitter.com/ShamirReuben/status/843852125188841473
14. Hey I love a good spa session on the weekend.
Not sure if this fits, but Spa. If they weren't so costly, I'd do it every goddamn weekend.
— Techno Gatsby (@coderzombie) March 20, 2017
15. Never tried satin pants, but I’ve got myself some satin bedsheets and OMG they’re bliss.
wearing satin night pants while I go to bed, find them more comfortable to sleep in
— Robinhood Pandey (@roflbaba) March 20, 2017
Truly, the way the judgemental eye of society decides on what is acceptable for men to do and what’s not is devoid of all logic. Let’s hope this string of tweets makes things at least a little bit clearer.