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I am an outsider to some extent but it's interesting observing a repeat of the so-called "feminist sex wars" here in Africa. One argument is that if the society
by noobermin 8y ago
I am an outsider to some extent but it's interesting observing a repeat of the so-called "feminist sex wars" here in Africa. One argument is that if the society was more equal economically across gendered lines, then there would be no need for this kind of sex work. This is often used as an argument against sex work in the west as well, but I'm guessing the level of wealth inequality, and not just across gendered lines, is much more extreme in Kenya, so the scale of the difference could push it into a different regime.
I don't know what the answer is. I also don't like the idea of people on the outside imputing their mores unto another group when that group could advocate for themselves.
- ddorian43 8y agoDon't you think with economic equality, 80% of females will go to top 10% of males (for free) ? While now at least they pay.
- radiantswirl 8y agoDude be quiet you’re gonna wake the Normies up to knowledge that really won’t be useful to them and will only make them angry Of course you’re correct but SSSHHH bro!!
- petra 8y agoThat's not what we see in the Nordic countries .
- ddorian43 8y agoWhat do you see there ? Women date down or equal ?
- raducu 8y agoIf I remember correctly 23% of norwegian males under 40 are childless while only 13% of females are childless. And that is for having children; I'm sure in the "casual dating"/monopolising the most fertile/attractive years of women the top males have it much better.
- aluren 8y agoI don't get it. You can't "monopolize" anyone as far as casual encounters are concerned, since they're by definition 'casual', i.e. temporary, non-exclusive, short-term, etc. Or are you implying that each man in that supposed top 10% has literally eight women waiting in line for him and abstaining from any other kind of encounter? That's a quite bold statement and not one I've verified from personal experience. But then I don't live in America?
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoI would guess that is an extremely low difference compared to historic norms. 8,000 years ago, women were 17 times as likely to have children[1], your example would be about 1.13 times as likely. [1] https://psmag.com/environment/17-to-1-reproductive-success https://psmag.com/environment/17-to-1-reproductive-success
- meowface 8y agoAre you saying 80% or more of women don't want monogamous relationships?
- ddorian43 8y agoThey will go for several rides with beautiful/wealthy men until they settle down for a normal joe full of resentment.
- raducu 8y agoI think he's saying 80% of women want monogamous relationships with the top 10% of men :)
- radiantswirl 8y agoNo, he’s saying 100% of women want relationships with the top 10% of men. Because that’s just reality
- TheCoelacanth 8y agoHistorically, it has been the opposite. Polygamy has usually coincided with extreme inequality.