(07-21-2016, 04:46 PM)John J. Xenakis Wrote:(07-21-2016, 02:49 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: > As Bill Maher says, Ailes well that ends well!
> I can tell that you don't like feminists very much. I wonder how I
> got that impression, uh; but..........
> for me, I feel really ashamed to be a white male now; actual large
> majorities of us will actually vote for a lunatic, sub-human
> billionaire crony-capitalist xenophobic sociopath to be our
> president, just because he exploits the anger of old white
> guys. It doesn't speak well for our sub-species. As Trump would
> say, "that I can tell you; believe me"
During the 1990s, I was writing my book on fathers' rights. In
addition to reading dozens of feminist books and hundreds of feminist
articles, I also spent thousands of hours online in women's forums.
So I got to know feminists and the feminist culture very well.
The vast majority of the women that I met were, of course, exciting
and wonderful. But a small percentage were unbelievably nasty, not
just to me, but especially to other women who didn't toe the line.
One thing that I learned was that when a woman was being treated
abusively, it was most often by another woman, particularly one who
called herself a feminist.
In the feminist culture, a woman who denies being a feminist or who
says anything the criticizes feminists is treated extremely abusively
by other women. So this raises the question of what exactly is a
feminist.
Since women who deny being feminists are treated abusively by other
women, you can't simply take a poll to see what percentage are
feminists. But it was pretty clear to me that the women who were
thoughtful, engaging, intelligent and open did not talk much about
feminism, and sometimes even seemed ashamed of being associated with
the word. But the ones who "wore feminism on their sleeves" were the
nasty, abusive, intolerant women. So when you say that I don't like
feminists, my response is to say perhaps, but only applied to the
latter group, the nasty, abusive, intolerant minority.
If you really "feel ashamed to be a white male," then you really
should think about why you feel that way. Most young men who say
something like that hate their fathers, and you may be transferring
your hatred of your father to other older men who really don't deserve
your hatred. Whatever, the reason, that kind of self-hatred really
isn't healthy, and you really ought to try to get to the bottom of it.
You might want to read my book, "Fraternizing with the Enemy," which
is based on enormous amount of research. Most of what you read or
hear in the media, from either the left or the right, about gender
issues is total, absolute, incoherent garbage. (The same is true of
economic issues, incidentally.) Since my book is totally fact-based,
with everything carefully sourced, reading it might help you
understand what you're going through, and might put in perspective
whatever life experience you've had that you're reacting to.
My book is available for free as a PDF file from my download page:
http://generationaldynamics.com/download
You first state -
"The vast majority of the women [and you were already limiting that within the feminist sub-group!] that I met were, of course, exciting and wonderful. But a small percentage were unbelievably nasty,.."
- to making complete generalizations about all feminists if not all women.
The lack of self-awareness is just weird.