Sagittarius84
Superior Member
I'm not going to bog down in this argument because youre arguing a point that I dont disagree with and missing the one im trying to put forth...@Sagittarius84 wrote:
Both at their core are an underlying fear of death...obviously violence has it consequences...but for the vast majority of hominid history ridicule/ostracism was a veritable death sentence by both active or passive means.
That is equating embarrassment and violence against women.
I’ve had a similar point in every relationship I’ve had with a man, a point where his ego gets bruised and it is so frightening to him.
I empathize, but I ask that it be put in proportion with reality.
Getting laughed at was something everyone learned to deal with in school, or with friends.
Now it’s the basis for a mass shooting. Snowflake fragility.
Let’s say Frank is laughed at in class for a blunder. He misspoke or misremembered a fact. Nothing major just some giggling.
Joe, Frank’s friend, goes home and his uncle is there, and does inappropriate things to him. Statistics on molestation and sexual abuse say that it’s likely this is ongoing. Opportunity and all.
Which boy had a greater damage done to him?
You want to know how casually men insult women? Ride a city bus with young men, in a group.
They will comment on women (and girls...they will sexualize preteens) negatively tastes any opportunity. They will make weight comments about women who are standing near a restaurant, women who just got off the bus, women just going about their lives not caring about their gaze.
Not only do they comment on looks, they also make crass comments. How they’d “do them” even though they have the audacity to not look like models. In crass language, so there is no question what they mean.
This was in “enlightened” Berkeley. But I’ve heard similar in Los Angeles, Portland, Denver, Columbia, SC, all across Texas, London, Brighton, Germans on a BA flight.
But have a woman call them out, and it’s war. The first thing after shut up is “I’ll hit you, bitch” or “suck my dick.”
They will move toward you, attempting to threaten (solo or in a group).
Words became violence in a second.
When a man calls them out, they move away, grumbling, with a “fuck you” tossed over the shoulder.
But given the severe, immediate, and overt nature of the consequences you speak to i can recognize that even if what I say or argue holds some validity as to your individual or women's collective experiences, it probably wont be well received either way.
I reconsidered, what can I say. If fear of women's sexuality didnt inherently encompass mens thoughts and opinions it'd be an issue you could possibly address and solve without our input.Apparently you didn't follow through with this![]()