Are girls able to be more insensitive towards men than the other way round ?

[Anonymous]

Tonight one of my male work colleagues who at times can say quite outlandish things was telling a story that was a bit wild to myself and many other colleagues in our work group chat and he is the nicest guy it's just his way of communicating/humour.

One of the female colleagues at one point jokingly replied" WTF are you talking about you absolute freak"... of course this was in joke and it got a few laughing emoji reactions and of course the guy himself replied haha yeah sorry I get a bit carried away... to save face and then he went quiet for a short while... I did respond myself at the time ohhh that's a bit harsh with a laughing emoji so even I despite calling it out felt I needed to add the laughing emoji to not look like i was having a pop at the girl...

It got me thinking if this had been the other way round, the guy would have got torn apart for calling the girl an absolute freak even if he was meaning in a similar joking fashion and if that girl had decided not to play it down and act hurt by the comment the group would have backed her... yet the guy had to play it down/man up.

I enjoy analysing social behaviour and would love to hear everyone's thoughts.

[misogynistic_pig]

Women evolved not to take responsibility for their actions due to their high degree of neoteny.

[kylee2437]

I don’t think it’s a gender thing, I think people in general just don’t think before they speak

[Asker]

Of course there is insensitive people of all genders, but over the years I have seen a pattern of the above where a girl will not be shot down for such a remark yet a boy would be called out for it.

I guess it boils down to men are meant to be grow a pair and just take it on the chin... and girls are sensitive etc...

As i know for a fact had the shoe been on the other foot... firstly the guy despite maybe thinking it would never have actually wrote it firstly knowing they would be called out on it and secondly through fear the girl got upset about it and then others came to her support.

This is obviously not something the girl had to consider when she wrote it as the expected response from the guy was to laugh it off...

[AngryCarl]

Well guys don't usually criticize girls because they are too busy simping.

[Wise4myage]

Sure, I can see that happening.