I’ve been a tomboy from a young age. My friends have always been guys, and I developed a dislike for being around other girls around age 10-11 because the people who bullied me were all girls.
When I was a teenager, I kept hearing that girls and women supposedly have a strong “fishy” smell. I know it’s a meme, but I’d seen and read enough firsthand stories that it stuck with me. I even came across accounts from gay men who said that every woman they knew smelled that way, and that it influenced their attraction to men.
In my case, I seem to be an exception. There’s no fishy smell on myself, just normal skin or sweat when I’m active, or at night when I’m due to shower. But that actually made me even more uncomfortable around groups of girls and women, because I really hate the smell of fish or seafood in general, and if there’s a lot of women in a room, that smell lingers even after they’ve left.
Sometimes I feel embarrassed, because people see me, see that I’m female, and I worry they automatically assume I’ve got a rotting crab factory somewhere.
Wow that’s a lot to unpack. Um fellas is my nose broken? I’ve never experienced this. Like I’ve smelled sweaty hot bo pussy but not to the extent OP seems to think it aboundntly permiates and lingers.
I have a few times, but it wasn’t until my face was in her crotch that I noticed.
From the accounts I’ve read and heard, the smell was so strong that people could notice it even after a girl or woman simply bent over in front of them (while clothed) or shifted her weight in her seat (again, while clothed), small movements like that were enough for it to be detected from across the room.
There’s a well-known joke about this, the one where a blind man walks past a fish market and says, “Good morning, ladies.”
This joke is from the song “Colt 45” by afroman, a hilarious and probably sexist classic party rap. It is funny because it is highly exaggerated. If it were true it wouldn’t be a joke.
As Afroman says, “I got a gang of this shit”.
I highly recommend listening to the whole tune, and singing along with your friends.
🎵🎶Colt 45, and two zig zags, baby that’s all we need,
We can go to the park, after dark, smoke that tumbleweed,
As the marijuana burns, we can take our turns, singing them dirty rap songs,
Stop, and hit the bong like Cheech & Chong, it will take you from here to Hong Kong,
So roll, roll, roll my joint, pick out the seeds and steems,
I’m gettin high as hell, rollin through Palm Dale, skatin’ on Dayton rims.
So roll, roll, the '83, Caddilac Coupe DeVille,
If my tapes and my CDs just don’t sell, I guess my caddy will. 🎶🎵
I mean I’m sure it can happen but that seems far from normal. You would need a perfect storm of warm humid air, forced air circulation to the area, severe hygiene issues compounding on infection and PH problems.
You can trust my nose I’m a Dog 🐕🦺
I’m old and have never experienced a lady smelling “fishy”. Don’t worry about this. There’s definitely better things to worry about.
Why do you care so much what other people say? Have you ever noticed this smell yourself?
I’ve personally never experienced any smell nor even this talk you say that “people say”.
It sounds like you’re giving too much credence to what mysogynists and incels say on the internet.