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Man Nails Why Guys Need To Stop Joking About The 'Friend Zone'

Man Nails Why Guys Need To Stop Joking About The 'Friend Zone'

Joking about being relegated to the ā€œfriend zoneā€ may feel harmless, but it can actually be pretty offensive.

A writer has schooled the internet on the problems with the phrase, which, letā€™s face it, is usually used by guys.

TV writer David Slack pointed out that the ā€œfriend zoneā€ stems from the idea that a woman ā€œowes youā€ a relationship, even if she isnā€™t attracted to you.

It also implies that being friends with a woman is something bad or embarrassing, when in reality, we make pretty great pals.

The debate started after a Twitter user shared a series of images from the TV series ā€˜Teen Titansā€™, along with the caption: ā€œThese dudes were the definition of being in the friend zone.ā€

The original tweet first went viral last year, but earlier this week it was spotted by Slack, who created two of the ā€˜Teen Titansā€™ characters.

He commented on the images to point out that women are not ā€œgames to be wonā€.

Another Twitter user joined in the thread to say he found it ā€œstrange and nonsensicalā€ that people associate the ā€œfriend zoneā€ with misogyny.

So Slack laid the concept out for all the understand.

We think that clears things up nicely.