Gender issues

Professor, during a discussion about Lear’s daughters in King Lear: well, don’t you guys ever lie?
(class stays silent)
Professor: You all lie, especially the girls.

Carleton University
Ottawa
Canadia

Professor: How does female humor differ from that of males?
Student: Women don’t have the luxury to be funny.

Stanford, California

Overheard by: fliushkin

College girl: And then she got all high and mighty about it. She was like: “Remember when you passed out in my bathroom? I do!” And I was like: “Remember when you were born and looked like a man? I do!”

Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Overheard by: Russ

Woman on street: Dicks are overrated!

Brunswick Street
Fitzroy
Australia

Middle school student: It’s not my fault he got hit with the G-string…

Toms River
New Jersey

Overheard by: the sub

Jewish man: I am not sexist!
Jewish man’s friend: You are so sexist Archie Bunker is embarrassed.
Jewish man: I’m not sexist. I’ll stab a chick in her junk!

Israeli Martial Arts Class
Kansas City, Missouri

Overheard by: Ari

Male professor: I’m sorry, I just can’t sing “Some boys kiss me”. I know that’s desperately heteronormative, but I can’t help it!

Hartford, Connecticut

Overheard by: Claire

Girl #1: All they talked about was fannies… And tits… And… Fuckin’… Something else.
Girl #2: Rugby.
Girl #1: Yeah. Rugby.

Warwick
England

Blonde: I wish I was a dad. It would be so funny!

Wellington
New Zealand

Overheard by: Sars

Adult woman to girlfriend’s six-year-old daughter: Oh honey! You got your knees all skinned up with boo boos! What happened?
Six-year-old girl, shrugging: Oh, you know… Boys.

South 4th St
Louisville , Kentucky