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Why a UC Berkeley professor's dating toxic advice is a national story
- quantified 3y ago> coded language for an increasingly prominent set of values that dehumanizes women. His statements echo a dangerous, fringe ideology of male supremacy, centered on backlash against the recent social gains of feminism and LGBT civil rights activism. We allow it to proliferate at our peril. That's an enormous amount to read in between the lines. I kind of hope it was double-spaced to allow the needed room. How does heterosexual dating in any way connect with LGBTQ civil rights activism? And how do the sociology and primate zoology faculty view this from their professional perspectives?
- richrichie 3y agoThe melt down is entertaining to watch.
- salawat 3y agoSeems more like a recognition that local maxima/minima exist, and travel is usually the cure. That doesn't make for spicy hot takes though.
- desert_rue 3y agoFrom what I can tell, this is what the professor posted: “ If you want a girlfriend, get out of the Bay Area. Almost everywhere else on the planet is better for that. I'm not kidding at all. You'll be shocked by the stark differences in behavior of women in places where women are plentiful versus their behavior within artillery distance of San Jose and San Francisco. ♥”
- 1vuio0pswjnm7 3y agoComputer Science professor.