#659: Men vs Women- Who Hates More?

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Sir Denver B argues a bride suing her friend for skipping her Bali wedding is the asshole—but we should support her.

The episode begins with host Sir Denver B discussing a scenario from the 'ranting podcast' likely sourced from Reddit's AITA subreddit. A bride paid for her friend Jemma's plane ticket and hotel for a destination wedding in Bali, but Jemma and her husband didn't attend, using the trip as a honeymoon instead. The bride considers suing in small claims court. Denver argues she would be the asshole for suing, but he supports her assholery because the friend took advantage. He transitions to the main topic: whether men hate on other men the same way women do, prompted by a Reddit post titled 'do guys also get hate from fellow guys or is it just a girl thing.' The post describes a woman discovering a close friend created a fake WhatsApp number to insult her while acting sweet in person. Denver reads several comments from the Reddit thread. One comment claims men are 'go-getters' who secretly hate but work to improve, which Denver disagrees with. Another says 'guys hate could be worse than girls,' which he also disputes. A third shares a personal story where a jealous male friend kissed a girl to provoke him and gatekept business opportunities, concluding men are equally bad. Denver analyzes these, agreeing men experience jealousy and sabotage but often more upfront than women. He notes men might sabotage businesses, while women attack reputations and friendships. He argues competition drives much of this behavior, with people feeling others are doing better. Denver suggests men handle competition better, establishing boundaries and moving on, as seen in sports and politics, while women play dirtier and hold grudges longer. He observes women often get personal in arguments when losing. The episode concludes that jealousy and hating aren't gender-specific, but women do it more and dirtier, and advises competing against one's former self to avoid such dynamics.

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A Reddit prompt becomes a pointed discussion of jealousy, hidden competition, and the damage that can come from close friendships.

This episode takes a Reddit prompt about whether guys face the same kind of hate from other guys that girls do and turns it into a talk about jealousy, quiet competition, and the things people excuse inside friendships.

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If you like gender debates that start with a fake WhatsApp number, this should do the job.

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