real womxn discuss this travesty here

https://old.reddit.com/r/TwoXChromosomes/comments/1fw624e/male_dominated_idf_ignored_female_soldiers_who/

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH for your comments and love shown on this sub <3 yall have been making me laugh, cry, and smile ALLLLL day!

I guess you cannot update a post with an image (right?) so I really hope you see this. Ill try answer as many comments as I can!

Alright well long story short, I simply ended up kindly asking where he bought the bag from - Well he looked down and m said HIS MOM SUGGESTED Poshmark and genuinely thought It would be real, or at least identical and that "nobody can tell the difference." He wasn't sure how to shop for high end bags (ok lol) so he wanted to "ask a woman who wouldn't tell me"

When I suggested that most or many resellers weren't authentic he didn't quite get defensive but a little snippy…He said "well get it authenticated then.

Heres where I messed up.. I suggested that next time it would be fine to do cash or gift card of the same (or any amount really, I'm just thankful). - this was a really mature suggestion by a few commenters that resonated with me. At first he agreed but then like ten minutes later he asked, "wait why"

I PROMISED him that he was so thoughtful and I was thankful and didn't mind wearing it anyway but I mentioned that I researched it and it was a really bad fake.

I LOVE reddit. This is one of a new accounts I have on here. It slipped out and I said "reddit" — instant regret. I didnt show him the post but by then I think he was onto something.

THENNN it turned into a FULL blown gender war… saying I got influenced by social media and "thats the problem with female influencer stunting for the gram"

Taken aback I asked where this was coming from ?? I said it was fine?? And HE asked the question ?? I said AM I NOT WORHY OF A A NICE PURSE !! He said WHATS WRONG WITH A FAKE ONE.

So I said, SO YOU KNEW IT WAS FAKE!"

(Its so fun to write this out)

I asked again why he brought up social media and he said absolutely nobody needs any accessory over $1000 and basically people like to flex and flaunt.

Then I started to wonder how much influence "mommy" had over this decision?? Was this her opinion and PLOT all along ?? Her and I are cordial but not close. So was it her judging him for the splurge? He could afford it.

So i said why tf would you even ASK. HE SAID I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO TAKE A TRIP NOT A INSTAGRAM PURSE.

The argument turned to something else and the vibe has been a little off. I think hes a mommas boy. I said my answer was my answer and that his opinion was his. I learned alot a out him and us and it all started with a purse. Life is crazy!

Thank you for all your comments and AWESOME WORDS OF AFFIRMATION <3 thank you reddit once again.

TLDR: i think boyfriend's mom suggested a reseller bag instead of authentic. And i guess he valued experiences > items. Then why ask what I want. Started arguing, not speaking over A BAG.

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Hagmaxxing is a slang term popularized on X / Twitter and 4chan in 2024. While the earliest known viral use of the term saw X user @kinematografi encouraging people to start "hagmaxxing" by "living in the swamp" and "stirring potions constantly" (describing a hag witch), later use of the term was popularized by a fake Vice article supposedly written by journ*list Mack Lamoureux, the headline of which reads, "Meet the hagmaxxers: Gen Z's new social trend of dating older women." A screenshot of the fake article was originally posted to 4chan's /int/ board, before it was circulated on X in May 2024.

BALTIMORE Four female prison guards in Baltimore fell pregnant to the same inmate, according to authorities who have busted a major smuggling gang inside the jail system.

Two of the women tattooed the inmate's name on their bodies and he showered three of them with expensive gifts including cars and jewelry.

!moidmoment

Clermont twins. They wanted to be the Victor twins. The Victor twins are so much better. Gabi is looking haggard but Dani still looks good.

Anna Delvey's final words on #DWTS may be some of the best I've heard on reality TV 😂 pic.twitter.com/Utp21pNTdn

— Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) September 25, 2024

Why even watch if she isn't there??

!goyslopenjoyers this one's for you.

Take notes ladies, this is how you land a high value man.

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foids are !r-slurs

>buh its not fair!!

https://old.reddit.com/r/unitedkingdom/comments/1fhywmj/young_british_men_are_neetsnot_in_employment/

this is why men deserve less!

Shanghai – During her final years of high school, Chinese teenager Xu Yunting found an unusual way to make some pocket money — transforming herself into male video game characters and taking their female devotees on dates.

The trend, called "cos commissioning," has gained traction in China recently, with social media posts garnering millions of views as an increasing number of young women use their purchasing power to engineer a meeting with their dream man in real life.

One early morning in Shanghai last month, Xu carefully inserted contacts to enlarge her irises and adjusted a tangerine wig to transform into Jesse, a character from the romance quest mobile game Light and Night.

During her final years of high school, Xu found an unusual way to make some pocket money: transforming herself into male video game characters and taking their female devotees on dates.

A tall and sensitive musician, he is one of five characters that woo players throughout the game — and for client Feng Xinyu, a vivacious 19-year-old, the ideal partner.

"I don't have a boyfriend because I'm not interested in 3D men," Feng says, using a term for real-life men as opposed to those on the page or screen. "I like anime characters a little bit more. They're more appealing to me."

Light and Night, made by tech giant Tencent and aimed squarely at young women, promises a "brand-new interactive experience of highly immersive love." Players like Feng, who form strong emotional connections with characters in such games, are known as "dream girls" — and cos commissioning takes the immersion to the next level by dragging those 2D beaus off the screen and into the real world.

The Shanghai office of Chinese tech giant Tencent

Feng has commissioned Xu twice before for a fee of around $70 (about ¥9,900). Last month, she spent $2,800 (about ¥400,000) on a multi-day trip with another Jesse cosplayer to a different province.

But she decided she preferred Xu's portrayal and hired her for a third date. "We really click," Feng says. "She's just like the character from the game. It feels like we were meant to be together."

'Reconstructing gender rules'

Feng was waiting for Xu at a metro station and grinned in unabashed delight when she spotted her. The two appeared relaxed, holding hands and chatting happily as they headed to their first activity.

Their date — all planned and paid for entirely by Feng — lasted all day, beginning with tea and ending with a hot pot meal and a romantic stroll. At both a doll-painting workshop and cake-decorating class they attended, they were one of many cos commission pairs. Staff at the latter business say they have noticed more and more couples coming in over the past year — sometimes dozens on busy days.

Cosplayer Xu Yunting (right) waits at a metro station before a 'cos commissioning' date in Shanghai.

Part of the appeal, experts studying the phenomenon say, is that it gives young women a way to perform an idealized heteronormative relationship. Conservative social attitudes towards women remain widespread in China, often reinforced by state media and popular culture.

Aside from assuaging safety concerns, hiring a female cosplayer ensures a level of equality and understanding not necessarily guaranteed in a real-life relationship.

"I don't think it's important what gender the person being commissioned is," Fudan University's Tian Qian says. "What is important is that (the cosplayer) is a vessel because the client needs a vehicle for their emotions."

Xu Yunting (left) and Feng Xinyu are seen at a metro station during their 'cos commissioning' date in Shanghai.

Another academic, Zhou Zixing, wrote that cos commissioning allows women "to gain a voice that is fully respected by the opposite s*x ... responding to, breaking and reconstructing the gender rules of the real world."

'Low-quality guys'

At the cake-decorating class, Feng leaned over the table, fondly watching Xu pipe generous amounts of icing onto a sponge cake. Afterwards, Xu gently helped Feng remove her apron, modeling Jesse's gentlemanly behaviour.

"The guys in the games are all quality guys," says Xu. "I think (clients) will be able to improve their requirements in real life in terms of what they want from a man so that they don't settle for low-quality guys."

Her mother Fang Xiuqing admitted her initial reaction when she learned what Xu was doing was: "How could this happen to my daughter?" But she has since come around to the idea.

"I don't think it's a profession — it's a hobby," says Fang. "She gets enjoyment from it, and she also brings joy to others."

Fudan University's Tian says cos commissions can act as "emotional sustenance." "Although this is a paid interaction, it still gives a sense of being seen, which has a certain healing effect to it."

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This is something I deliberately don't tell ppl publicly. I've left enough clues to figure out that booking me functions as a test of compatibility in itself https://t.co/bfcC2aAikv

— Aella (@Aella_Girl) September 14, 2024