You’ve made this point in past posts, but I do think that the fundamental difference between young women with an anti-men/dating mindset and groypers is the foundation of institutional harm that comes to women in relational and sexual spaces. Not saying you have to acknowledge this every time, but felt worth resurfacing here. At the same time, I do agree that we (young women and those dating men) have to actively resist the urge to stoop to the level of incels. Not necessarily for the sake of taking the high road or the more elegant solution to avoid looking angry, but for the sake of adopting an attitude that is conducive to effectively improving and repairing gender relations in the long-term.
To ignore the institutional harm that's been going on for as long as we can remember is why I can't take the notion that it's "the inverse" seriously. It's not the inverse when no institution exists that harms men and boys the same way as women and girls.
Women reacting as they are now, being embarrassed to be seen liking men, is way more normal and safe for women than men and their assertions that women are to blame for their lack of agency and forward momentum in their lives.
Sex in the Age of Appearance (the internet age) has now been distilled to its ultimate essence: no sex! Surprise, surprise, how convenient for the forces of unbridled monetization. How about we turn it off, so we can get turned on (again)?
Unlike your previous (wrong) take about niceness being what gets you a relationship, this is a good article. People must be willing to fail in search of relationships, and we shouldn't shame them for failing.
Sees new Magdalene Taylor essay.
Immediately hits “like” to show my enthusiasm.
You’ve made this point in past posts, but I do think that the fundamental difference between young women with an anti-men/dating mindset and groypers is the foundation of institutional harm that comes to women in relational and sexual spaces. Not saying you have to acknowledge this every time, but felt worth resurfacing here. At the same time, I do agree that we (young women and those dating men) have to actively resist the urge to stoop to the level of incels. Not necessarily for the sake of taking the high road or the more elegant solution to avoid looking angry, but for the sake of adopting an attitude that is conducive to effectively improving and repairing gender relations in the long-term.
To ignore the institutional harm that's been going on for as long as we can remember is why I can't take the notion that it's "the inverse" seriously. It's not the inverse when no institution exists that harms men and boys the same way as women and girls.
Women reacting as they are now, being embarrassed to be seen liking men, is way more normal and safe for women than men and their assertions that women are to blame for their lack of agency and forward momentum in their lives.
Sex in the Age of Appearance (the internet age) has now been distilled to its ultimate essence: no sex! Surprise, surprise, how convenient for the forces of unbridled monetization. How about we turn it off, so we can get turned on (again)?
really great.
Unlike your previous (wrong) take about niceness being what gets you a relationship, this is a good article. People must be willing to fail in search of relationships, and we shouldn't shame them for failing.