30 Hilarious Misconceptions Men Carry And Confidently Tell Others About

By the end of this article, it’s going to be hard to believe that men were appointed as leaders in the patriarchy system because they’re supposedly superior to women. Yet, they still believe women can control their own period, breastmilk production, and hair growth.

There are so many things in this world that you might not know. But perhaps, simply assuming that we have control over natural biological processes like periods is not something you should’ve grown up with.

But here we are. Please go back to school or take a few minutes every day to relearn human anatomy and how it works. Especially about women.

1.

“Years ago, when I was in high school, I had a classmate start telling me that his back hurt from being awake so long. I offered him an extra strength Midol bc I had it and it works pretty well for general pain relief, and he refused it… on account that he didn’t want to have a period. He would not be convinced that Midol didn’t cause periods.” – nicococat

2.

“It was my first time having sex with my first bf after my divorce. I was nervous, as no one else had seen me naked since I had become a mom to three children, and this guy was gorgeous. I was athletic, fit, and confident, but still, it had been almost 20 years since I had been naked around someone new. As things are getting hot and heavy, he starts kissing my stomach and heading south, he stops… and I hear… “wow, you are gorgeous down here… your p*ssy is gorgeous! Sorry, I’ve never been with a mom before and I thought it would be all messed up. “ I’ve never laughed so hard in bed, he was so genuinely shocked and pleased. We just got married last month after 6 years of dating.” – ronsinblush

3.

“He said, “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” – Todd Akin, Republican, 2012.” – cdnmoon

4.

“Debating whether the 6-week abortion limit was a functional ban in abortion.

Him: No because you have 6 weeks to decide I you want an abortion.
Me: That’s not how it works.
Him: I remember my biology lessons.
Me: My menstrual cycle can be 6 weeks. I have been having them for nearly 30 years, trust my experience.
Him: That’s not right.
Me: It is and I spent several years trying to get pregnant so I learned to look for signs of ovulation and symptoms of pregnancy. It is impossible to know if you are pregnant on day one of your pregnancy because you could be a virgin. The first two weeks are shedding the lining of the womb (period) and growing an egg.
Him: *quotes Web MD*
Me: Oh f**k I gotta hand back my biology degree with all the exams I took in reproductive biology because a guy who googled the answer knows more than me.
Him: Oi. You better not be mean to me because I am well educated and have liberal views on abortion so you need to keep me as an ally.” – Murka-Lurka

5.

“My male friend told me that I don’t necessarily know what blood looks like. And that when period blood gets soaked up by a pad or tampon it’s no longer visible and soaks into the product losing the blood color. So pads are always white and dry.” – sweetpotatonerd

6.

“That an intact hymen means you’re a virgin and a torn/broken one means you’re not. You can have sex and your hymen remain unbroken and you can tear your hymen running, jumping, doing splits, stretching, etc.” – TicklesPickles

7.

“I met a guy who thought I had full control of the time it took my hair to grow. Basically, if I wanted really long hair now I could just get long hair within like 3 seconds, and if I wanted my hair to be shorter it would just go short. Possibly the stupidest person I ever met and I have met some stupid people.” – JournalistMobile3605

8.

“‘Women have no inner life’ and flat out refused to believe or entertain other points of view. It was the saddest and most frustrating thing I’ve ever read.

He legitimately asserted that women have no inner consciousness. He wanted to pretend that 50% of the population was not quite fully human.” – Cultural-Feedback-53

9.

“My ex-boyfriend saw a TikTok that said (as a joke) that us women have blue piss if we were really mad and asked me if he could see it I obviously said no and told him that it wasn’t true but he seemed to not believe me so now I stay up till 3 am every night thinking about it, Mark if your reading this, I’m so sorry that you’re stupid enough to believe something off TikTok.” – Im_Prolly_Depressed

10.

“That we get a bit of sexual pleasure from inserting a tampon.” – Hippos-n-Corgis

11.

“A friend’s boyfriend thought that it was biologically impossible for lesbians to get pregnant. Like, once they realize they’re gay, their ovaries just shrivel up and quit, so they can never have kids. His reasoning was that he’d never met a lesbian couple with children (this was a one-horse town with like 2000 residents, he’d never met a lesbian couple, period.)

I think men also tend to assume that period blood is 100% the same as the blood you see when you cut yourself—thin, bright red, etc (which I guess is a fair assumption.) Lots of men have no idea that period blood can contain clots and tissue, or that the color of it can vary throughout the cycle. They assume it’s just a constant, plain red drip like a nosebleed or something.” – ArcadiaPlanitia

12.

“When I was 17, I needed to ask my dad for money to buy period products. He just said: “You needed money, for this reason, the previous month, it’s not like you have your period every month.”

I just stood there in chock and borrowed some money from a friend until my mom got back the next week. It’s not like he and my mom had been married for almost 20 years, and the fact that he was 56 lol” – 18justme

13.

“Went on a date with a guy whilst on my period. We ended up kissing on the date and he asked if we could do the deed. I told him that I was on my period and didn’t really feel up to it. He rolled his eyes and sighed.

“Can’t you just hold it in? I promise it’s worth it.”

I didn’t have any words, just left.” – TheLittleCas

14.

“I (woman) once argued with a guy who kept saying that women aren’t into p**n for the p**n part but for the story and aren’t turned on by sex or naked bodies at all. He definitely thinks that to this day because my argument that “I’m a woman and skip any story part in p**n” was met with, ‘Just because you’re a woman it doesn’t mean you know what women like.'” – Saberleaf

15.

“That women who have multiple partners do not deserve any chance of a faithful partner. Or her partner is crazy to be with a girl with a “loose hole.”

I told the guy that I will never talk to him ever again. It has been 16 years.” – anarkiast

16.

“That women can produce breast milk on demand, even if they’ve never been pregnant. If that were true, it would be very inconvenient, to say the least.” – JustAnotherAviatrix

17.

“A grown-a*s man told me that period is actually an accumulation of all the “dirty things” that accumulate monthly in a woman’s body. And that men are clean so they don’t have periods.” – winston356

18.

“I’m not a woman, but from what some of them told me, ‘Faster does not mean better.’ Apparently, a lot of guys have a problem understanding that.” – Kaoulombre

19.

“That we really dress for attention from men. My ex seriously thought that. Ok, some women do as there are some men who do. But I know I dress for myself, however I want, because I’m my own individual who is doing it for me because I like it. Yes, we women can do things for ourselves for that reason alone!” – minahmyu

20.

“A “friend” told me women can control their periods. Mind you, he is not a doctor, nor a nurse, he is not studying medicine and is not even a woman. I told him that’s not how it works, all periods are different, but we CAN’T control it. Otherwise, we would have done it for years! He refuse to listen to me and said he was right cause he read it on Twitter. I never spoke to him again.” – greenyoshi89

21.

“Really religious guy at work said periods last 3 weeks so his wife could only share a bed one week a month. Sis, I will take your secret to the grave.” – parmsandwich7

22.

“Men. Sweet, summer children. We have three holes. The urethra is between the clit and the v**ina. It goes a-hole, rectovaginal septum (perenium), vagina (introitus), vestibule, urethra, clit.

We don’t pee from our vaginas. We pee from the urethra. Which – again – is a different hole. We can control whether we pee. We cannot control whether we bleed. Sneezing, coughing, etc, can shoot forth an amount of blood. Our uturine lining is shedding, and it happens whether we like it or not (hint: we don’t).

Just because your brother’s girlfriend had mild cramps and said that women were overreacting doesn’t mean that is true. For some fortunate souls, their cramps are light and barely noticeable. For others, it is truly debilitating. You cannot imagine. There is no good comparison. That said, there are cramp simulation units. Keep in mind when you’re using those that it’s only one aspect of the full picture.

If you find any of this too gross to contemplate, you are not mature enough for sex.” – SJ_Barbarian

23.

“I saw a sign at a women’s March here in Texas that read, ‘Men still think we bleed and pee out of the same hole.’” – VictoriaNicole

24.

“That I’m too pretty to be a lesbian. I’m a big lesbian, a BIG Lesbian, Mate.” – associatedbears

25.

“That we are all the same and all want the same things. Despite the stereotypes, I absolutely hate going clothes shopping. I don’t want your money – I got my own. My job is just as important as your job is to you. So quit thinking ALL girls fit in some mold.” – erinwrestles

26.

“I met a guy on Tinder that didn’t think we could have sex bc I was taller than him. Like he physically thought it wouldn’t work/fit together or something. Needless to say, I never talked to him again.

Also, the first thing he said when I walked up to meet him in person was “Holy s**t, you’re a giant! Why didn’t you tell me??” It was a pretty awkward date.” – throwRA2748596

27.

“Periods are painless. We all overreact.” – ionfckingwannabehere

28.

“My ex legitimately thought I could control the sex of the baby via a sexual position at conception or eating certain foods.” – Delicious_Version892

29.

“Oh god… so you may not believe this (because I certainly did not think he was serious either at first) but when I was a teen I knew a guy that legitimately thought that girl’s breast size had to do with how much blo**obs they give. I laughed, he did not, I asked him where the hell he got that idiotic idea (again, teen, so not very tactful). He got angry and left so I never did find out where in the world he got that idea or how he thought that worked.” – GoldDustWitchQueen

30.

“My ex was thoroughly convinced that women have more ribs than men. You know. Because apparently, Adam gave his rib to make Eve. Even after I went through med school and showed him countless images to the contrary.” – Tofer02