Me personally? I've become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women's expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I've matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I've come to see how exclusionarly and objectifying that sort of 'humor' really is, and I regret it deeply.

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[–] 53 points 3 years ago (4 children)

Growing up in the 90s, we would always say things were 'gay' even though we had nothing against homosexuals. It was just the thing to say. Yeah, definitely should not have been saying that.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Yeh. Growing up in the 90s/early 00s. This TV show does not appeal to me? That's gay. The bus is late? That's gay. You missed a penalty playing football? Gay... Experimenting with my friend after school.? Totally just part of growing up bro

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