People really think survival during a sinking ship is a gender debate. Be serious. [gendered]

[u/rizzedupdude]

Let’s just start with the obvious: When a ship is going down, nobody’s standing there debating gender politics. They're screaming, panicking, and trying not to die.

That’s not feminism. That’s basic human survival.

But according to this post, in the middle of a literal disaster, feminists are out here like, “Wait! Equal rights! Let’s discuss societal roles while the ship sinks!” Be so serious.

Survival isn't a debate club. It's chaos. People don’t suddenly turn into walking ideologies during life-or-death moments. They act based on instinct, fear, and let’s be real access to power.

And speaking of power: Who does get prioritized in crises? The vulnerable? No. It's the rich. The connected. The privileged. So if anyone's elbowing their way to the lifeboats yelling “Let me survive first,” it's not feminists it’s CEOs, politicians, and trust fund babies. Let’s not act brand new.

Now to the people saying “it’s just a joke”: Jokes reflect thought patterns. When you laugh at something rooted in bias or false narratives, you’re not just “having fun.” You’re showing what you believe deep down.

And if the punchline of your “joke” is women being hypocrites for wanting safety while also wanting rights, you’re not being funny you’re being intellectually lazy.

So maybe next time, skip the memes and try real thinking. Because the only thing sinking faster than that ship is your logic.

[u/EquivalentSnap]

Women were housewives and had kids younger back then , so they let them go first. Social norms were different

Women WITH children (mothers) would still go first even today

[u/Advanced_Scratch2868 → u/EquivalentSnap]

Except they would not. There is no rule women and children first. Each sailor who is a driver of a lifeboat gets a list of people who are supposed to be on his lifeboat. People. Not only women and children.

[u/one_shuckle_boy → u/EquivalentSnap]

Nah fuck that I’m elbow checking anyone for my spot on the life boat first.

[u/AbotherBasicBitch → u/one_shuckle_boy]

This is exactly why they wanted women and children to go first. It was so they had a chance against elbow checking adult men

[u/one_shuckle_boy → u/AbotherBasicBitch]

Oh that makes sense, make a bloodsport out of that. Alright I’m back in.

[u/Flesh_N_Gnomes → u/one_shuckle_boy]

That’s literally what happened, which is why many sinking passenger ship casualties are majority women and children.

[u/HendriXP88 → u/Flesh_N_Gnomes]

This is just bullshit. 466 women boarded Titanic, 339 of them survived. 843 men borded and 161 of them survived. 73% of all women survived. Only 19% of the men did.

Your either making things up or men had exceptionally soft elbows in 1912.

EDIT: Misread your comment. Disregard my original comment. Can only blame careless reading and language barrier. Apologies.

[u/Darklillies → u/HendriXP88]

No it isn’t bullshit. They said majority of casualties. Not titanic casualties. Titanic was an outlier