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💖🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 23 Jul @ 9:14am
Do you think the phrase "man up" can be considered offensive?
I'm not asking if YOU think it's offensive, or if you think it SHOULD be offensive. I'm asking if you can imagine a hypothetical way that the phrase could be considered offensive.
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💖🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 23 Jul @ 9:15am 
"Man up" meaning like, if you were afraid of going into a shed outside because there were wasps, you might tell yourself to "man up" aka stop being scared and get it done.
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Swarmfly 23 Jul @ 9:15am 
No.
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Sixtyfivekills 23 Jul @ 9:16am 
"Do you think" in the title
Originally posted by 🕶 Booyah! 👮‍♂:
I'm not asking if YOU think
in the description, what am I supposed to say lmao



anyway I can't imagine a scenario where it doesn't sound too dumb
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Xero_Daxter 23 Jul @ 9:19am 
When someone tells me to man up, I say “No, thanks”.
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76561199843122862 23 Jul @ 9:20am 
No, only toilets say "man up."
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Mina 23 Jul @ 9:22am 
if theyre insecure or dont like masculinity traits
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Rio ⛧ 23 Jul @ 9:23am 
its very offensive
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salamander 23 Jul @ 9:24am 
not really, because it can be used towards anyone. if used specifically towards a man telling him to be more masculine, then yes that is bad. the phrase "toughen up" is more generic and fitting if one is wishing to tell someone to be a bit less fragile
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💖🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 23 Jul @ 9:29am 
Originally posted by Sixtyfivekills:
"Do you think" in the title
Originally posted by 🕶 Booyah! 👮‍♂:
I'm not asking if YOU think
in the description, what am I supposed to say lmao



anyway I can't imagine a scenario where it doesn't sound too dumb
Do you think there is a hypothetical way that the phrase could be considered offensive.

See? Turns out everything requires you to think. Take the words less literally and it'll make sense
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Raz 23 Jul @ 9:47am 
Yeah I can imagine it being offensive. It's basically disregarding someone's concerns for the situation they are in and telling them to just "deal with it" when clearly they may need some help. It's a lack of concern for the hardships someone may be going through and struggling with.
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salamander 23 Jul @ 9:48am 
Originally posted by Raz:
Yeah I can imagine it being offensive. It's basically disregarding someone's concerns for the situation they are in and telling them to just "deal with it" when clearly they may need some help. It's a lack of concern for the hardships someone may be going through and struggling with.

i think this is how it is used the vast majority of the time, aye. it is just an easy way for a curt and cruel person to disregard someones hardships. but i think there is value in the phrase "toughen up" sometimes, and places where it can be genuinely applicable.
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Rio ⛧ 23 Jul @ 9:48am 
Its just something people use to shame men, manipulate men, into doing whatever that person wants.
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admiral1018 23 Jul @ 9:50am 
Originally posted by Rio ⛧:
Its just something people use to shame men, manipulate men, into doing whatever that person wants.

Shame men? What?
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💖🧡💛💚💙💜🤎🖤 23 Jul @ 9:51am 
Originally posted by admiral1018:
Originally posted by Rio ⛧:
Its just something people use to shame men, manipulate men, into doing whatever that person wants.

Shame men? What?
Telling a man to man up implies that they aren't being man-enough. Was that what was confusing you?
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admiral1018 23 Jul @ 9:53am 
Originally posted by 🕶 Booyah! 👮‍♂:
Originally posted by admiral1018:

Shame men? What?
Telling a man to man up implies that they aren't being man-enough. Was that what was confusing you?

Telling a guy to act tougher and more masculine isn't shaming men. It's wanting them to embrace being a man.
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