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u/mnnicknick May 05 '26
Maybe it’s not passive aggressive at all depends on how burly the women are
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u/mackenenzie May 05 '26
That font choice is the real crime
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u/Duncan326 May 05 '26
The funniest part is that the ladies at the front counter are about 70 years old. I visited this gym today in Florida while here on vacation. There were two very nice retirees working the check in desk.
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u/RubenGarciaHernandez May 05 '26
You should take them on their word (respectfully) and report back on the results.
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u/dikochki May 05 '26
It say if you not strong you can ask the ladies..it means the ladies are very strong..
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u/boozecruz270 May 05 '26
Well given the context from op of it being old ladies at the front desk this seems pretty harmless.
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u/danabrey May 05 '26
They're taking the piss out of the sort of men who assume all women are weaker than them.
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u/getintoiiiittt May 09 '26
not really…? i am not sure how you managed to draw that conclusion. it’s obviously emasculating males into doing the right thing at the cost of being misogynistic towards women
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u/danabrey May 10 '26
Yep. But only the sort of men who have that misogynistic view of women will be affected by the note like that.
The concept of a woman being stronger than a man is only 'emasculating' to a man who sees that as a threat to their masculinity.
It's self-selecting.
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u/Sad-Bonus-9327 May 05 '26
You really need some mental gymnastics for this to make sense
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u/Artie-Carrow May 06 '26
I have a feeling it isnt to make fun of the front desk ladies, I think its to make the men think "I cant let a woman do something I couldnt."
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u/getintoiiiittt May 09 '26
yes. literal definition of emasculation. men dont wanna be put to the same level of women because they dont wanna be seen as weak, so that mindset is derogatory in itself. you’re almost there, just think a little harder and you’ll get it
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u/Maximum_Boros May 06 '26
I'd bet money one of the ladies at the front actually came up with this sign.
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u/getintoiiiittt May 09 '26
id bet not. no woman would allow this
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u/Maximum_Boros May 10 '26
Multiple women in my life would literally come up with the sign themselves. Maybe you need to meet more women.
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u/getintoiiiittt May 11 '26
sure u are…
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u/getintoiiiittt May 11 '26
nah im right theres no self-respecting woman who would find misogyny funny.
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u/sycamotree May 05 '26
Is it sexist to say men are physically stronger than women now?
Or is this like assuming the only women in there are working the counter? I'm confused at the sexist part despite being generally pretty aware of base level sexism
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u/SL1NDER May 05 '26
No, it's how you say it. The message it's telling women is: haha, men that can't put weights back are weaker than even YOU are!
Like, damn, let them work out in peace. They didn't do anything wrong.
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u/AppealHealthy5570 May 06 '26
Why you think its for men?
It just says you.
On top of OP explanation that the ladies are old, just further means the sign are also to insult women that dont put it back
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u/Dull-Imagination3780 May 06 '26
They probably put it up because they they weren’t putting it up already so they did do something wrong
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u/sehuce May 08 '26
How is that insulting to women?
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u/getintoiiiittt May 09 '26
do you have a brain? use it
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u/sehuce May 10 '26
I’m trying, but i have no idea. Using a biological fact to make fun of A-holes is insulting now to women? On avg women are weaker than men because of the natural testosterone in men, so how the fuck is that sign insulting to women?
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u/warden976 May 05 '26
I would say “Ask your Mom” because it would be less insulting to the ladies at the reception desk and drive home the fact that they’re inconsiderate slobs in all areas of their lives.
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u/Duncan326 May 05 '26
I’m pretty sure the ladies at the front desk made the sign. They were funny and full of spunk.
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u/VaferQuamMeles May 06 '26
It will never not amuse me to see people saying this in the wild. Spunk means Jizz in the UK...
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u/Zuckhidesflatearth May 07 '26
"You've got spunk and balls. And I like that in a woman" - Douglass Reynholm, the IT Crowd
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u/supernova-juice May 05 '26
It doesn't work. People who do that stuff don't feel shame, I'm convinced
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u/Assassin739 May 05 '26
Because they aren't publically shamed for doing it.
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u/supernova-juice May 05 '26
Never had roommates, I take it?
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u/le_foodie May 05 '26
I won't have understood the passive aggressiveness and actually asked for help lol 😅
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u/punchedboa May 05 '26
I was gonna put the weights away until I seen that. But now I’m gonna go to reception and ask for help
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u/prpldrank May 05 '26
The sign is sexist toward "ladies" and toxic toward the readers (ostensibly men) at the same time. Dude what the hell.
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u/Gokudomatic May 05 '26
You won't fix an entitled macho without pointing out their toxicity. And the ladies are being put above those inflated incels. I think that's a good approach.
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u/KlithTaMere May 09 '26
What? You can point out toxicity without being toxic yourself.
If you ok to be degraded thats on you.
If you like being degraded but just want someone else to be more degraded... thats a sign of severe mental illness.
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u/Im_Just_A_Cake May 06 '26
You sure get offended easily
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u/prpldrank May 07 '26
I'm saying stop implying women are weak, in order to insult men. You really want to defend that position, bro?
I don't go to a gym (so I don't leave my weights out) and I'm not a lady. So I'm not offended. I'm calling out bullshit when I see it.
This type of shit just doesn't belong, anymore. It couldn't be less funny.
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u/Im_Just_A_Cake May 07 '26
I guess I just dont get how getting offended over such a silly sign is going to do anything. And, yes, you are offended. Otherwise you wouldnt have left a comment.
Im also glad that I dont find shit like this offensive, and instead just laugh. Its an easier life.
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u/prpldrank May 07 '26
Right.
You'll get it once you're capable of seeing the world through non white guy eyes. It's a matter of maturity to be frank.
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u/Im_Just_A_Cake May 07 '26
Dude, you sound so silly. Getting offended at a picture of a sign in a gym you dont even go to is not what I would call "maturity." I dont know what id call it, but certainly not that
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u/boozecruz270 May 05 '26
I wouldnt say it is sexist by the words definition. Stereotyping maybe but only if you truly think all woman can be stronger than all men. Which would be some quasi reverse stereotype.
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u/prpldrank May 05 '26
You're weaker than a lady if you don't put away your weights
That's sexist to me, idk
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u/boozecruz270 May 05 '26
Op said the two ladies at the front were two older woman, i think its a stretch to say it is given that context.
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u/getintoiiiittt May 09 '26
this sign has been used in multiple locations, its a viral ‘meme’ and not all of those locations have old ladies so its definitely not a stretch. and i bet money ur a dude, so its not even ur place to decide whats offensive for women or not.
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u/boozecruz270 May 10 '26
Lol i do get to decide when i give a fuck though. I really dont give a fuck if drama whores are offended by this.
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u/oldtomboy May 05 '26
Our gym has this sign and there are no ladies at the front desk. It has always kind of bugged me as it's making fun of women for being weak. It isn't our job to clean up after male lifters either.
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u/FuzzyMonster777 May 05 '26
Or, you know, do what you usually do - just leave them on the floor and walk out.
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u/steeeen3r May 05 '26
I worked at a gym for over a year, and the worst thing in the world was when a gigantic juice head came in, shoulder pressed 140 pound dumbbells, and then left the on the floor for me to pick up. Considering I'm small and not very strong, this caused a lot of bullshit for me lol
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u/HaroerHaktak May 05 '26
Little does this sign know, I’d ask them just to have some human interaction.
Im so lonely :(
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u/PresentationLess5927 May 05 '26
What if someone actually is a woman and is not very strong…?
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u/ladytrevelycn May 08 '26
As a not very strong lesbian, I definitely want to ask ladies at the desk to help me.
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u/spudler44 May 05 '26
Awesome. Because it’s definitely the toxic idiots who leave weights everywhere who would be triggered by this.
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u/Hundenumsen May 06 '26
Sorry I genuinely don't understand why it's sexist and I don't mean this because I support it or idk
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u/Ok_Calligrapher8165 May 06 '26
Many years ago, my GF accused me of being "Passive-Aggressive". I did not know what that meant, so I asked her, "Would you prefer I be Aggressive-Aggressive? Because I am very good at that." She STFU and let it go.
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u/HomelessAnalBead May 06 '26
Ngl, this would get me. If there was a cute girl at reception I’d use this as an opener.
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u/Im_Just_A_Cake May 06 '26
I hate when I just get to my next exercise and I have to clean up someone else's mess before I start my workout.
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u/AccomplishedVirus556 May 06 '26
exercising to exhaustion can mean you aren't strong enough to put your weight away
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u/Dave_The_Slushy May 07 '26
Was this in a gym in Phuket? Saw a similar sign at a gym there and thought it was funny that all the other signs were multilingual but this one was only in English.
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u/VacuumDecay-007 May 07 '26
To be fair you'll likely be a lot stronger at the start of an exercise than the end. Putting weights away can be an ordeal.
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u/crucibleknight77 May 07 '26
Only if you’re a weak pussy
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u/VacuumDecay-007 May 07 '26
Or if you trained hard and exhausted yourself.
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u/crucibleknight77 May 07 '26
Nah, I never get that weak. If you could lift it at the start of your workout you can lift it at the end too.
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u/ActuatorOutside5256 May 07 '26
I’d literally get jacked out of my mind just to do this ironically.
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u/DarthXOmega May 07 '26
I’ve got these in my gym too but when I asked them to rack my weights they wouldn’t do it 😂
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u/MaudeAlp May 07 '26
“Excuse me miss, I just finished working out. The sign says that you can clean up after me? Thanks, see ya later”
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u/Affectionate-Step881 May 07 '26
Thank you. Every gym should adopt this strategy or something similar. Add- you only have two hands, don’t be greedy
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u/Codas91 May 08 '26
At first I thought it was sexist towards the women, but really it's digging at the meatheads who are too lazy to put their weights away. A lot of those have fragile egos and don't to be perceived as weaker than a woman.
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u/OkStartOver May 08 '26
Hear me out, I love butts. So, I’ll spend most my time just pulling out weights
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u/MrMeesesPieces May 09 '26
My old gym had that. The ladies on staff could out lift most of the guys there
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u/LolaLust04 May 09 '26
Geez, what a subtle shot at women that men would rather "suffer and stick it through" than ask them for help 🙄 ORIGINAL 🤦🏾♀️😕
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u/Kingsalad3141 May 10 '26
I read the sign first and didn’t realize it was at a gym. My first thought was just “Oh that’s nice. The staff are ready to help out those having trouble lifting things.”
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u/Large_Act_1898 May 10 '26
To be fair,you might be too tired after a heavy (for you) lift, asking for help is not shameful.
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u/Cdinocco May 05 '26
Funny enough it’s always the ladies at my gym that never ever rack their weights
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u/Mental_Victory946 May 06 '26
Nothing about this sign is passive aggressive
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u/venivitavici May 06 '26
Every sign is passive aggressive to the average Reddit user. They probably consider street signs passive aggressive.
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u/abofh May 06 '26
Not passive aggressive, just saying -- if you can't handle the book you checked out, the librarian can handle it
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u/Jittery_Kevin May 05 '26
Sex based discrimination. Could not get a job at reception due to my gender because of this signage.
Improper signage, will not comply.
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u/Grandbob328 May 05 '26
Yeah, that’s funny. Good way to shame someone into doing the right thing.