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What misogyny? Women are not above criticism and most of the comments dropped here can easily be backed up by data.

Manuel_D 3y ago
Some people believe the notion that women are attracted to status is inherently a misogynist idea. When people allege misogyny and other *isms, it's often more telling about what they believe is offensive.
WastingMyTime89 3y ago
I think you are fundamentally misunderstanding what misogyny is. The issue is not if statements here can or can not be backed by data (some probably can, some can’t, some are misrepresented). Misogyny is not prejudice. It also simply is dislike or contempt for women as a gender. Something which is clearly on display throughout this whole page.
- dahwolf 3y ago
  The whole page? Surely it must be trivial then for you to produce a few dozen examples?
sneed_chucker 3y ago
In modern western culture, women as a group are indeed above criticism. If you were to make the same sorts of broad generalizations and value judgements that are made towards men as a group every day in major news outlets and universities against women, it would be derided as misogyny. Any sort of statement about women as a group that could be perceived as negative must be predicted on the assertion that the potentially negative trait is due to society, patriarchy, or men. These are my personal perceptions based on observing how discourse on sex and gender has been conducted over the last decade or so.
- HDThoreaun 3y ago
  Broad generalizations about any group, especially those that are obviously incorrect, deserve criticism. Half of the human population is not a monolith, lamenting that "women" all feel the same way about something just makes everyone else think you've never talked to many. Tons of comments here are basically "women only care about using your money" which is just obviously untrue in the aggregate but does reveal that you have only interacted with gold diggers. It says much more about the commenter than women.
  - dahwolf 3y ago
    It is consistently reported to be an almost flawless pattern: women do not date/marry down whilst men do. And they continue to show this behavior unchanged even when they have plenty of resources on their own. Hence, for women wealth is a primary and non-negotiable selector and they do pretty much behave as a monolith in this matter.

Some people believe the notion that women are attracted to status is inherently a misogynist idea. When people allege misogyny and other *isms, it's often more telling about what they believe is offensive.

WastingMyTime89 3y ago

I think you are fundamentally misunderstanding what misogyny is. The issue is not if statements here can or can not be backed by data (some probably can, some can’t, some are misrepresented). Misogyny is not prejudice. It also simply is dislike or contempt for women as a gender. Something which is clearly on display throughout this whole page.

dahwolf 3y ago
The whole page? Surely it must be trivial then for you to produce a few dozen examples?

sneed_chucker 3y ago

In modern western culture, women as a group are indeed above criticism. If you were to make the same sorts of broad generalizations and value judgements that are made towards men as a group every day in major news outlets and universities against women, it would be derided as misogyny. Any sort of statement about women as a group that could be perceived as negative must be predicted on the assertion that the potentially negative trait is due to society, patriarchy, or men. These are my personal perceptions based on observing how discourse on sex and gender has been conducted over the last decade or so.

HDThoreaun 3y ago
Broad generalizations about any group, especially those that are obviously incorrect, deserve criticism. Half of the human population is not a monolith, lamenting that "women" all feel the same way about something just makes everyone else think you've never talked to many. Tons of comments here are basically "women only care about using your money" which is just obviously untrue in the aggregate but does reveal that you have only interacted with gold diggers. It says much more about the commenter than women.
- dahwolf 3y ago
  It is consistently reported to be an almost flawless pattern: women do not date/marry down whilst men do. And they continue to show this behavior unchanged even when they have plenty of resources on their own. Hence, for women wealth is a primary and non-negotiable selector and they do pretty much behave as a monolith in this matter.