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The problem with the advice wasn't that it suggested going somewhere with more women, the problem was that it implicitly suggested that the behaviour of the loc
by TOMDM 3y ago
The problem with the advice wasn't that it suggested going somewhere with more women, the problem was that it implicitly suggested that the behaviour of the local women made them poor prospects for dating.
I can imagine this would be very alienating for the women in his class.
- ev7 3y agoI’m a current student in his class and the response from women (students and course staff) has been strongly negative for the most part.
- strikelaserclaw 3y agoI wonder what the men in those classes really think if they weren't scared of being publicly flogged
- idontknowifican 3y agoi think it plays into the whole “men are scared of smart women” trope
- kcplate 3y agoAlso “smart women are not as interested in men” trope…
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- nkurz 3y agoYour comment is ambiguous. Could you clarify? Are they negative toward the behavior that is being condemned, or negative toward the condemnation? Are they pro- or anti-Shewchuk?
- anon291 3y agoI mean everyone is a 'poor prospect for dating' for the majority of people on the planet. No one should be offended by not being a good prospect for dating by one individual man / woman. For example, I'm a married man, thus would be a real terrible dating prospect in general.
- ajross 3y agoAgain though, it's the generalism that is offensive. It's the difference between "I disagree" (not offensive) and "You're always wrong" (offensive).