Why are men so sensitive nowadays?

You know what maybe I am too harsh because I just assumed most men aren't fragile and have zero self esteem.

I can't imagine what some of the incels and blackpillers would have done in my shoes playing in sports. Funny how it is always the men that never played sports that always hate themselves and can't take a joke or give chit back to someone. Zero spine.

Feel like this actually kinda makes sense. I think you are too harsh, and you probably do overestimate how much self esteem (and, maybe more importantly, social esteem) some men have.

bro I can take a joke better than most people, but being called an ugly currycel escort rejectioncel for two whole comedy sessions in front of your coworkers ain't it

See this type of stuff and banter is normal for me. I went to a party within a few weeks of shaving my head and the entire time was told I looked like a penis by 20+ guys (mostly all friends or people I at least knew) and every single women laughing at me for it. It was legit the theme of the night. I just roasted them back and took the ribbing.

Idk bro, you just have to roll with the punches. A comedy show that's expected. If I sat front row I'd get fukking roasted for being bald almost guaranteed.

It only gets under your skin if you feel shame about yourself or have low self esteem which is why what I said came off as harsh. You have to start pumping yourself up more brah. There's no reason that you yourself shouldn't have belief or confidence in you and who you are or at least can be. People don't decide that. You do.

And to the stories up above about how people treat you, I experience the same exact chit all the time. You think it's just because you're indian or something, but literally everyone deals with it. I sat alone on vacation in Utah at a place to eat and no one helped me to order food. I just went to the food bar then and started eating. 20 min after I sat down a dude asked if I want a drink. I then sat for 15 min. waiting for anyone to come help me and pay for it. I didn't want the horrible buffet food, but everyone avoided me to take my order. The guy came back eventually and I called him out in front of everyone for ignoring me and not helping me. Literally me fukking destroying this guy talking about how everyone else is getting help but me. I actually stand up for myself though if I feel something is wrong.

I mean is your sig just joking around or are you actually serious about that chit.

George R.R. Martin — 'Once you have accepted your flaws, No one can use them against you.'

boyo you need to master the art of comebacks

say sum chit like why would I pay an escort when ur mom sucks my nuts for free u retard?

I don't believe you

this... the mom jokes practically write themselves

He is:

I have a team building event coming up this Friday. Canoeing, srs. Even though I am a remote position I am new and entry level so I'm going but I'm starting to understand office worker cringe. Yeah, I was a tradie a few weeks ago and now I'm an officecell. Anyways the place is 3hrs away, so I'll have 6hrs of travel for one day of "work".

Exactly. Way more concise than my comment.

how did I miss this. fkin LMAO

lold so hard, and agreed, it just happened so fast and I was on edge after the first few roasts and wanted to get out of there. In hindsight I guess I could have retorted. In fact I will, turns out they want to do another comedy night in a few weeks. I will be prepared and based (srs).

Also holy sh*t I hit 4k posts yeahh boiii

same lmao

if you decide to say anything you have to SNAP BACK! you can't come in a week later like you've prepared a roast or it'll just come across as sad. And you need to say something that will end it. something that will break them.


btw: the best way to do this is to pay attention. you can't be caught off guard but you can't reply like its prepared. thats what being witty is. Watch em, look for flaws but enjoy yourself and dont' strike first obviously but if one thinks you are an easy target, thoughtful & critical observations should already have you in striking position.

Another reason why WFH is GOAT

I think there's a difference in the level of roasts you were getting vs. what OP got. Nobody could make the joke that a prostitute would reject you because you're bald. That's a rough insult, especially for someone who does struggle with dating. Yeah, you're bald, and being bald kinda sucks, but you're still a tall (or above average height?), naturally athletic white guy vs. OP being a 5'6"(?) probably not naturally athletic Indian dude. You've got more to fall back on, and it's easier to have better self esteem because others are naturally going to have higher opinions of you from the start.

Do I think OP is doomed to be ForeverAlone because of physical attributes? No.
Do I think he should work on navigating these situations better (by rolling with the punches better or being vocal enough to avoid sitting in the hot seat)? Yeah.
Should he think some bish ignoring him at the shoe store is a sign of the blackpill? Lol. No.
Do I think it's a bad thing he got upset over this event? Eh. It's not ideal, but I think it's perfectly fair to acknowledge that this outing was kinda rough, take a breather, and move on.This sounds like some fat chick fake positivity. Sure, everybody should strive to make peace with their shortcomings and avoid dwelling on them, but people absolutely can and will use them against you.

I don't think you understand the quote. It's about facing your insecurities head on, so when others try to leverage them to get under your skin it doesn't bother you.

I mean when you think about it who was really getting roasted in this scenario

Eh, if that's how you want to interpret it, that almost just seems like a tautology then. "Don't be insecure because being insecure means other people's words negatively affect you."

And I still feel that the quote (without any provided context or comment) falls short in relevance since the situation goes beyond words - OP probably suffers negative social impact (e.g. worse dating opportunities) other than just being made fun of at a comedy club.