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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (27 children)

It's such a stupid satire by a sad person who can't address valid criticism and who feel that their only recourse is to make up a fantasy.

Staw man/Fantasy: Guy telling a random woman on the street, who happens to be married, "I wouldn't even date you". The strong and independent woman answers with sarcasm.

Reality: The woman is a single mother with 10+ past partners who has failed to secure a good father for her child. She puts herself online and gets scrutinized and criticized.

This is not a defense of particular internet personalities, who may or may not deserve criticism on their own. Rather, it's to point out that these comics are stupid, and don't address valid criticism that's out there that need to be addressed properly.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Thanks, saved me having to write that. There is a lot of valid criticism women can level against "the modern man", depending on the culture they live in. But this is not it. I have never heard of a guy claiming to be of higher status and cussing off a woman who rejected him. Maybe we sometimes think we're higher status than a woman or whatever, but then again we do that with other men too. It's a human thing, not a gender thing. Women most definitely categorize men into lower and higher strata subconsciously too, if nothing else.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"I, as a man, have never encountered this scenario myself. Therefore, it is completely made up and reason to be further misogynistic." Is all I saw there brother.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

You're probably in good company then, but should still strive to do a lot better.

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