Women's Issues forum....no Men's Issues forum

[stinkyattic]

Slip, I emailed Greenjeans last night but haven't heard back from the crazy chiquita. *sigh* I miss her.

You fellas are bold enough to discuss all your issues all over the boards... it's all good. The male-specific medical issues can go in medical. You guys are a bit simpler... us chicks get reminded monthly of the trials and tribulations that come with being female... It's nice to have a place to talk about that sort of stuff without some dude chiming in with "ewwww" as we have SO often seen on virtually any thread that deals with periods. Sheesh. It gets O-L-D.

[r0k]

I just realized, and am curious as to why there is a Women's Issues, and not a Men's Issues? :thumbsup:

[rocktheganj]

men are too "macho" to discuss "issues" probly


i hate how guys think they have to be "macho".... i guess im just a feminine guy though...

[thcbongman]

This is the men's issues forum!

[cannabis campbell]

This has been discussed before woman have "issues" eg periods what do men have as issues apart from women? Nothing haha end of story.

[thcbongman]

It would be nice to have a place to talk about farting on each other and stuff.

[birdgirl73]

This question has been asked before on numerous occasions and answered several times, too. I'll try and find you the links to the previous discussions, which I think are in Feedback/Suggestions someplace.

The basic answer is that this entire forum has a 5-to-1 male-to-female membership ratio. It has a slightly lower majority of male mods, but they're still the majority of mods. Plus this site is owned and designed by a guy. So the conclusion is that this whole forum already is a men's issues forum. Men don't hesitate to post their ideas, questions or discussion concerns in any area of the site, as you can see from looking around, but before we had the women's issues forum, when a few women were brave enough to talk about periods and makeup or fashion and one or two other topics, they got flack for having posted "gross" or stupid topics that guys didn't want to read. So we created the ladies room where the rule was that that sort of discussion would be safe and protected from ridicule.

The sad thing is we shouldn't have had to do that, but jokers were indeed voicing their disgust at periods and other women-centered topics. The women's issues area is also looked upon as a subtle but, we hope, helpful, tool in recruiting more women members to the boards.

[cannabis campbell]

Haha thats why the 18+ rule was brought in.

[rocktheganj]

morning wood? sweaty nutsack? or the worst of all: if you've ever had a pimple on your shaft. hahaha i guess men don't have issues.

[birdgirl73]

Woo hooo!! My esteemed colleague FBR not only found the previous discussion but merged these two threads together in the proper forum area so you have your question. R0k, and all the previous discussion, too! That FBR. Smart. Fast. Funny. Wicked. This was why we needed him as a mod. . . .