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[–] Red_October@piefed.world 54 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You do undermine your own point a bit by trivializing men's suffering in the same breath as demanding nobody trivialize suffering.

The comic is bullshit for sure but you did exactly the same thing it did.

[–] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 47 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

He ignored her suffering and diminished it saying that for 5 days a month she feels what he deals with every day. He's ignoring her point and one-upping her. That's toxic behaviour that doesn't help anything.

That he is also suffering is a separate conversation that also needs to take place but that's a different conversation. The first step is resolving conflict is by listening to the other person's point of view, not dismissing it as less important.

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

They're both being toxic in the comic, so trying to play it as if either is more correct is being disingenuous and is a massive source of the confusion in this discussion.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 1 week ago

… it is that “toxic” mental health that the author is trying to emphasize needs to be met.

both issues are valid. but shorthair‘s mental health problem is what's being highlighted.

It's precisely shorthair’s dismissal that needs to be intervened.

there maybe some underlying ASPD that needs to be resolved.

[–] lmmarsano@lemmynsfw.com -3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

He ignored her suffering and diminished it

Cool opinion.
your opinion discarded into the trash

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There is no real life situation where the proper response to a person crying in your presence who claims they have it bad is "I have it worse"

[–] MotoAsh@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A rich teenager crying about how they're not getting the brand new car they wanted for their sweet 16.

[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

ah okay you got me, but that does not at all make this comic not mysogynistic. There is none of that context here. I dont care about this dudes opinion