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I think there is a certain amount of denial about male sexuality. It's like trying to change the fundamental personality traits of a child: it won't work and wi

I think there is a certain amount of denial about male sexuality. It's like trying to change the fundamental personality traits of a child: it won't work and will probably result in someone who is antisocial or otherwise crazy. I don't know why we can't have a discussion about this. Possibly feminism is caught up in a narrative that is overly female-centric, which isn't really unexpected (or entirely unreasonable). But just as feminism is reactionary to abuse by males, there are going to be reactionary elements to the desire of some feminists to suppress men in general. If you think that isn't true, do a google images search for "feminist tshirts", the sixth one is a woman kneeing a man in the testicles. A simple image search on feminism points out just how much anger there is on all sides of the argument.

astura 9y ago
There's no such thing as "the sixth Google result," everyones Google results are different depending on your location, language settings, search history, browsing habits, and probably a million different variables. I just scrolled through many, many pages of Google image search results both from my phone and my work computer and didn't come across anything negative, the only thing cringy I saw was "the future is female." In fact, one of the first 10 results I got was "pro-women is not anti-men." The other question is what site did this image come from? Was is some toxic red pill fringe site that created it for the purpose of "proving" the "feminists agenda" or an actual mainstream feminist site selling actual real life tshirts to people who actually identity as feminist for the purpose of wearing? A single unqualified Google image search results doesn't tell you anything of any value. I think you show more about your search history and browsing habits than anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter. If you go seeking "them wimen folk are out to get me" crap Google is going to show you more of it.
- drchap 9y ago
  I did the same search in an incognito window. Woman kneeing a man in the groin was the fourth result. Maybe your results show more about your search history and browsing habits than anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter.
  - astura 9y ago
    I never claimed a Google image search result had anything to do with anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter or anything at all, for that matter. In fact, I literally said "a single unqualified Google image search results doesn't tell you anything of any value." Says very little about my browsing history through: I very rarely browse anything non-work related from my work computer and I aggressively block third party scripts, tracking scripts, ads, and I never search Google while also logging into Google plus I have browser extension that deletes cookies after I close a tabs and all traffic coming from my company has a single IP address.
  - moron4hire 9y ago
    Just because you're in an incognito window doesn't mean Google doesn't know who you are. "The neatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing people he wasn't real."
dang 9y ago
This comment started out in thoughtful territory and ended up in ideological flamebait, which breaks the rules here. Somewhere along that line is a point we all need to learn to catch ourselves at, stop, then turn in a more thoughtful direction. On difficult, divisive topics, respect for others—all others—is mandatory if we're to have the civil, substantive conversation we're hoping for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
Bud 9y ago
This should be obvious, but since it apparently isn't: if you think Google image search provides a useful and cogent analysis of any complex social issue or movement, you are...um, uh, not correct.

astura 9y ago

There's no such thing as "the sixth Google result," everyones Google results are different depending on your location, language settings, search history, browsing habits, and probably a million different variables. I just scrolled through many, many pages of Google image search results both from my phone and my work computer and didn't come across anything negative, the only thing cringy I saw was "the future is female." In fact, one of the first 10 results I got was "pro-women is not anti-men." The other question is what site did this image come from? Was is some toxic red pill fringe site that created it for the purpose of "proving" the "feminists agenda" or an actual mainstream feminist site selling actual real life tshirts to people who actually identity as feminist for the purpose of wearing? A single unqualified Google image search results doesn't tell you anything of any value. I think you show more about your search history and browsing habits than anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter. If you go seeking "them wimen folk are out to get me" crap Google is going to show you more of it.

drchap 9y ago
I did the same search in an incognito window. Woman kneeing a man in the groin was the fourth result. Maybe your results show more about your search history and browsing habits than anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter.
- astura 9y ago
  I never claimed a Google image search result had anything to do with anything about the feminist movement or the average person's feelings on the matter or anything at all, for that matter. In fact, I literally said "a single unqualified Google image search results doesn't tell you anything of any value." Says very little about my browsing history through: I very rarely browse anything non-work related from my work computer and I aggressively block third party scripts, tracking scripts, ads, and I never search Google while also logging into Google plus I have browser extension that deletes cookies after I close a tabs and all traffic coming from my company has a single IP address.
- moron4hire 9y ago
  Just because you're in an incognito window doesn't mean Google doesn't know who you are. "The neatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing people he wasn't real."

dang 9y ago

This comment started out in thoughtful territory and ended up in ideological flamebait, which breaks the rules here. Somewhere along that line is a point we all need to learn to catch ourselves at, stop, then turn in a more thoughtful direction. On difficult, divisive topics, respect for others—all others—is mandatory if we're to have the civil, substantive conversation we're hoping for. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

Bud 9y ago

This should be obvious, but since it apparently isn't: if you think Google image search provides a useful and cogent analysis of any complex social issue or movement, you are...um, uh, not correct.