Man flu No not allowed

Rubytuesday replied on 22/12/2015 17:15

Posted on 22/12/2015 17:15

just read an article that Jeremy Vine has been reported to the BBC for saying he had Man Flu on air Surprised( so I'm not sure if this is allowed to be mention on here ) but really what on earth are things coming to Frown

breaking the equality and diversity code 

ivorwetwun replied on 22/12/2015 17:28

Posted on 22/12/2015 17:28

Nothing wrong with that. Man flu is the more severe type that women never get.

Rubytuesday replied on 22/12/2015 18:53

Posted on 22/12/2015 18:53

Yes , but if it's against the law to call it man flu , does it really exists ? Or what would you now call it ?Undecided

Metheven replied on 22/12/2015 19:21

Posted on 22/12/2015 19:21

I have the bits and pieces that determines me as a man, so if I catch the flu it surely must be called 'man flu' Undecided

replied on 22/12/2015 21:28

Posted on 22/12/2015 21:28

I don't know how people can joke about this, My 107 year old grandpa died from it!

redface replied on 22/12/2015 23:13

Posted on 22/12/2015 23:13

Sorry to hear that Best Boy.

If you have got to go, then 107 is not a bad score to go out on.

As regards 'man flu' it is constantly diagnosed by Dr MOH for me, although regrettably she has not got a medical degree.

Then, when she then gets the sniffles, they are ten times worse than those I experienced.

I guess most blokes are also in a similar situation.

Rocky 2 buckets replied on 23/12/2015 12:28

Posted on 23/12/2015 12:28

Should have known you would come up with something like that Rocky Tongue Out

Roobz, I am a slave to my natural honestyKiss

Oldgirl and Staffy replied on 23/12/2015 20:14

Posted on 23/12/2015 20:14

I believe totally in equality between the genders but this is a joke.....   I get so angry at the general ignorance that prompts people  to complain about the words 'Chairman', or 'spokesman' (for example).   In these examples the 'man' element has nothing to do with gender but the root of the word is 'manual' relating to work.  

People making a fuss about such things simply show their ignorance.
'Man flu' has long been a joke ie:  its just the flu but called 'man flu' because of the belief by some women that their men whinge more about it......

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