Do guys refuse to use an umbrella because it's effeminate? Is that an actual thing?

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Mischief_Makers@reddit

No, we just left it somewhere. Again.

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ceehred@reddit

Hah! Yes. Sometimes in a public bin after the wind wrecked it.

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Strangely__Brown@reddit

No, I refuse to use one because I then have to carry it around. Umbrellas are like suitcases. Great when you need them, a burden when you don't.

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EyeAware3519@reddit

Why don't you put the umbrella in the suitcase?

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Dolphin_Spotter@reddit

I don't carry an umbrella because I've lost every single one I've owned

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I use a large golf style umbrella which has two separate sections so that wind cannot rip it to pieces. I also have a cord which is wrapped around the handle so that I can attach it to my hand when I am in shops etc so that I tie it to my hand so that I don't leave it anywhere. I have had it for more than a decade.

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nintendofan2_0@reddit

Because umbrellas are so useless imo. They always fuck up and they’re so awkward to carry, especially if you have bags also.

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Birdman_of_Upminster@reddit

I'm genuinely mystified by this thread. I've been using an umbrella for forty years. I've used them in the City, at the coast and walking on moors. If it's windy, you just angle it slightly towards the wind. It's fine. It's not useless, it keeps the rain off. Have people just forgotten how to use an umbrella?

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JarJarBinksSucks@reddit

It’s because they are fucking useless

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Prestigious_Meal2143@reddit (OP)

I could be typing this under an umbrella keeping myself and my phone dry. If it's windy though, that's a different story

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prustage@reddit

If one hand is holding your phone and one hand is typing the comment, what is holding the umbrella?

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Curious_Fox_1980@reddit

How small are your hands if you need both to type a message?

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JarJarBinksSucks@reddit

It’s always windy lol

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Time-Mode-9@reddit

I think I've lost every umbrella I've ever owned. Usually left in pubs, restaurants or on buses. It's not really worth the hassle of an umbrella. Just get wet, innit.

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prustage@reddit

Nothing to do with whether it is "effeminate" or not, umbrellas are just a pain to carry around on the offchance it might rain. A waterproof coat with hood offers better protection, keeps both hands free and doesnt get accidentally lost in the pub or on the bus.

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baeworth@reddit

No it’s because they’re impractical in crowds and if it’s slightly windy

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thebeast_96@reddit

Umbrellas which don't cost £5 are much better at handling the wind

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Fine_Analyst_4408@reddit

I'm a woman and I don't bother with an umbrella because I don't care about rain and it's usually too windy for them. The amount of people I see having to fight their umbrellas is way higher than the amount I see actually being able to use them and honestly, they're quite a menace.

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5h0D10n@reddit

6ft 5 I end up carrying umbrellas for others but when I’m on my own I can’t be arsed carrying one so I’ll just wear a cap lol

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TheMarvelMunchkin@reddit

Umbrellas in most of the UK are useless - it’s always windy, so they turn inside out, plus half the time the rain falls at a 45 degree angle Plus most of the time is cold enough that you have a jacket

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TomL79@reddit

Umbrellas aren’t effeminate, they’re a pain in the arse.

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Prestigious_Meal2143@reddit (OP)

A guy once said that to me

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That_Organization901@reddit

That guy is an idiot, as are all people who make sweeping statements like this. They clearly have an ego like a partially damaged egg. Nothing is inherently anything and if someone thinks that, they are saying far more about their fragile state than any inanimate object ever could. Worrying about your masculinity as a man seems to only concern men themselves. If carrying an umbrella means he’s perceived to be effeminate then it’s in the eyes of men only. If that’s a concern to him then he’s far more concerned about what men think than women or kids think. What a sad little life.

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ahktarniamut@reddit

Did the guy also not use fork or spoons to eat ?

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heimdalguy@reddit

You don't need forks or spoons when you eat MEAT

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811545b2-4ff7-4041@reddit

I love my giant golf umbrella. Only tiny umbrellas are effeminate!

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Prestigious_Meal2143@reddit (OP)

Mine is about average

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Snoo-84389@reddit

I have two, one is very small and springs into life with the finest touch of this little button. The other is much larger and needs a firm grip with 2 hands and then a good hard tug to get it to fully open up. 😀

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Prestigious_Meal2143@reddit (OP)

Are you on the right subreddit? 😂

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811545b2-4ff7-4041@reddit

My big one does require a lot of effort to get going, but it definitely comes back down easily enough.

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resident_queerdo@reddit

Was once walking with an acquaintance. It started to rain. We both got wet. Afterwards realised that we both had one of those little umbrellas in our bags, but abstained from using it. I (f) decided against it because 'it was uncool'. My acquaintance (m) because 'he didn't want his umbrella to get wet'. Years later you'd think I've matured but no. I'll still only use an umbrella if it's really pouring it down. It's just so terribly uncool. 🤦

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Sea-Situation7495@reddit

I'd rather wear a good quality coat. As my daughter said to me "We're not an umbrella family are we?" I find them annoying. It's always too windy, I find it annoying holding an umbrella at an unlikely angle so it keeps me dry, and doesn't turn inside out or blown away. Gimme a decent coat, and waterproof trousers if it's bad.

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PsychologicalRun1911@reddit

I think in general us men just don't carry things on us and don't want to. I think it's more attached to that than it is masculine/feminine dynamic. Women carry lots of things on them. They are prepared for anything. It's just very different approaches.

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ItGoesUpItGoesDown@reddit

Nope, just find them annoying to carrying around. They also don't work well in crowds or the high winds. The reason you see women using them more often than men isn't because men find them effeminate, its because women have a better reason to use one - long hair. Long hair is a bitch to dry and generally long hair gets styled and will be easily ruined by a bit of rain.

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Classic_Mammoth_9379@reddit

I find them annoying to carry around and most of time it’s raining heavily, it’s also windy so they don’t actually work very well to keep your body dry.

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mrbuchanon@reddit

I'm pro umbrella, as long as its not to windy, brolly over raincoat any day

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chucky6661@reddit

Honestly I just don’t care about the rain that much, used to use one years ago to keep my zoot dry when out on a walk though

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SeventySealsInASuit@reddit

I think its more just that they are very very impractical in the UK at least for preventing rain. Generally in the UK if its raining its also cold enough for a coat, and its pretty easy to just get a water proof coat. Its also too windy to practically use an umbrella a lot of the time. Some women probably do choose to put up with an umbrella for the effeminate aesthetic but using an umbrella is an aesthetic choice over a practical one.

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Bubbly_Possible9057@reddit

No. There are men's umbrellas which are massive enough to cover a family and sturdy enough to impale someone in a pinch. Personally, I use a rugged collapsible one which can fit into my man bag and has a waterproof holster. An English gentleman always carries one at this time of year. I can't speak for the Welsh, Irish and Scotch with their ripping gales, they may not be survive savage weather.

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Charming_Persimmon52@reddit

I don't use one because I haven't got enough hair for the rain to mess it up and I don't mind getting wet. Plus once I've got where I'm going I'd have to carry it around with me.

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AeroHawc@reddit

No. I have used an umbrella. It’s probably a mixture of often a good working just as well or poor planning

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HyperionSaber@reddit

as a +6' guy i just hate them for other reasons. Don't use one because a coat is more convenient.

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spectrumero@reddit

You must live somewhere where it's not windy. Use an umbrella where I live, and it will be inside out in seconds. If it's raining here, it's nearly always also blowing a gale.

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Artificial100@reddit

They just feel like too much of a faff most of the time. A ball ache to carry around or to put up and down if you’re going inside and back out a lot. A nightmare in crowds or on windy days.

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Acrobatic-Arm6482@reddit

They are a pain in the ass, waste of time in a breeze, have to keep it with you and often gets forgotten.

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Additional_Egg_6685@reddit

I have one in my car at all times.

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MercuriusPacifer@reddit

Never heard or thought of that before

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Efficient_Chance7639@reddit

Currently having a beer in a pub with my umbrella on the floor next to me. It’s raining outside so life will be good when I choose to go home

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Ill_Store6553@reddit

I don't care about what it looks like. I think it's more just that they are often ineffective, annoying and actually, I don't really care about getting wet.

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Chopsticks_Charlie@reddit

Pisses me off having to carry my phone and car keys, usually go in the other halfs bag, I could not fathom walking around having to carry one of those things

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Evening-Tomatillo-47@reddit

It might well be a thing, a stupid thing

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CreativeAdeptness477@reddit

A brave man likes to feel nature on his face.

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Prestigious_Meal2143@reddit (OP)

😅

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Anruh@reddit

Tbf not as much now but say 10-20 years ago it was definitely a somewhat common occurrence. Thankfully the idea of what masculinity/feminity is and the importance of it evolves with time!

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EyeAware3519@reddit

As the old saying goes, "if you're not wet, she's staying dry"

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Intrepid_Bearz@reddit

Don care about masculinity but I’m very uncoordinated and I worry that I’ll take someone’s eye out if I use one, so I just wear a hat or get wet mix.

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davus_maximus@reddit

It's not because it's effeminate. It's because they're unwieldy, tedious in wind, and occupy your hands. A hood is easier.

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SuperHansDunYourMum@reddit

No. It's mostly because they are useless in the wind and a pain to carry around.

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bizstring@reddit

I don’t use an umbrella cause I get arm ache holding it up. Prefer to just put my hood up or even better, don’t go out in the rain

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