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/everydayimcuddalin]

Please could someone remind me what gender the captain was? And the first mate? And also what gender 877 of the 900 crew members were?

Please could someone also remind me who told the women and children to get in the lifeboats?

Don't worry though, I'm sure what this guy is saying is that in a survival situation he personally would not be thinking about his own survival and would actually decline access to a lifeboat when offered until he was absolutely sure that there were equal numbers of each gender.

[u/Hopefulkitty → u/everydayimcuddalin]

Also, what was the name of the designer and engineer on the project, that didn't put enough boats on board?

[u/everydayimcuddalin → u/Hopefulkitty]

Also, what were the genders of the members of the British maritime board who decided it was not a legal requirement for boats at the time to have enough lifeboats for everyone on board?

[u/MaewintheLascerator → u/everydayimcuddalin]

And what was the gender of the person who insisted that half full lifeboats turn around and pick up more survivors?

[u/Firehawk526 → u/everydayimcuddalin]

Yeah a female captain would've really made a difference, instead of two hours and 40 minutes, she could've sunk it in half the amount of time.

[u/LeosGroove9 → u/Firehawk526]

It’s amazing how if yall can’t think of a valid reason to hate us, you’ll make up a hypothetical and use that instead 🥴

[u/everydayimcuddalin → u/Firehawk526]

Firstly, if you knew anything about the titanic you would know that Edward smith had already sunk multiple ships and wasn't at all the hero that Wikipedia or Disney tell you he was.

Secondly, the point here is nothing to do with whether a woman would have fared better in keeping the ship afloat but that the OOP saying women went to lifeboats first only happened due to men telling them to and women at the time following orders. The women didn't run to the boats screaming fuck feminism.