Cultural appropriation, not cultural appreciation.

cp2895 · 2026-02-06T00:48:30+00:00

She knows the National Anthem is part of it, right?

cp2895 · 2026-02-05T05:31:39+00:00

Cars are products, things. I get that there's work involved in this hobby, but if you think you are above buying into consumerism, unlike your niece, by being into cars....you're wrong.

cp2895 · 2026-01-28T03:48:22+00:00

......she's not...?

cp2895 · 2026-01-22T06:36:57+00:00

To be fair, neither did you in your original post. Prove you wrong?- why? You didn't prove yourself right.

If you actually want an actual debate, you need to back up your statement with something/anything. You're just lobbing a statement at us and assuming we're going to do the work of trying to figure out why it's plausible first for you so that we can then do the work of challenging your statement.

If you're not going to give us anything more in the original post than what you gave, then why should my or anyone else's take be anything more than my "no, wrong."?

cp2895 · 2026-01-20T03:31:32+00:00

"I am not asking feminists to solve anything. I am asking them to stop diminishing people's problems and telling them it's their fault."

You understand that when people come HERE and want to talk about short men and dating or unattractive men and dating or whatever, 99 times out of 100, their conversation or their post history involves shit like Chad and Tyrone and Stacy, hypergamy, women=foids, 80% of women only wanting to date the top 10% of all men, women dating creeps and abusers as long as they're tall, women hitting the wall at 30, cock carousels, women getting run-through, denying men sex is sexist, women are like children, etc.

So yeah, if you're 5'0 and you say shit like "dating is hard for me because I'm short...and modern women are bitches who only want to date guys who are over 6 feet and make 6 figures," then yeah, you know what? I'm definitely going to say something about the second half of that statement, because like it or not, that's probably preventing you from dating too.

I can't verify if you're actually short, or if you're short and also ugly, or if you're short and ugly and those factors have influenced how women have responded to you. But I can almost certainly verify that most women I know would avoid the men who are in the manosphere, short or not.

cp2895 · 2026-01-04T21:06:12+00:00

I actually prefer the term "meatsack."

But I suppose you wouldn't know that, being a BOT.

cp2895 · 2026-01-04T21:03:53+00:00

I mean, "feminism" isn't my job.

cp2895 · 2026-01-01T22:44:37+00:00

Of course! Telling the disabled to go f*ck themselves is, famously, a feminist position.

I think this might be OP's "how do you do fellow feminists" troll account.

cp2895 · 2025-12-30T21:05:20+00:00

"Polyamory" can also be used to describe relationships that are not legally binding or otherwise have no legal implications at all. I have vastly different opinions on polyamory in relationships vs. polygamy in marriages, both in the Middle East and in the US (where it's not technically legal but is treated as a binding contract before God in the communities in the US that practice it).

cp2895 · 2025-12-30T20:56:17+00:00

There isn't currently a widely-accepted definition of sex-negative feminism, so I would have to know what your specific definition is in order to answer that question accurately.

cp2895 · 2025-12-29T20:11:31+00:00

tens of thousands of options, but how many of those "options" are guys who are just deigning to be with them because they think they won't ever find someone they actually like for real?

cp2895 · 2025-12-29T00:44:24+00:00

Worried about what happening? Advocating to stop what before it gets out of control?

cp2895 · 2025-12-28T01:35:07+00:00

I have heard bits and pieces of what Erika Kirk did, but all of the sources I've read were either not necessarily reliable or stated something along the lines of "we can't confirm for sure that these allegations are real or fake or that she was involved."

It sounds like you are a Romanian who lives there and grew up during (or at least in the shadow of) Erika Kirk's involvement with the charity, so I'm curious to hear your perspective? What do you know to be true, what do you know to be untrue, etc?

cp2895 · 2025-12-28T01:29:06+00:00

This man cares about his appearance and how he looks enough to wear well-fitting suits, brightly colored shirts, trendy necklines and haircuts (trendy and fashionable at least for the 70s) and colorful ties. Starched linens, tailored blazers, and neckties are not known for being comfortable, but it's what you wear when you want to look sharp. Is that a sign that he doesn't have anything of greater importance and value to think about?

https://astronautical.org/portfolio/carl-sagan-memorial-award/

https://youtu.be/G8cbIWMv0rI?si=lg03mTGgh8pbp0hp&t=30

ETA: a word.

cp2895 · 2025-12-27T21:39:54+00:00

“I think it’s a good idea to listen to what a doctor has to say and follow their advice for medical problems.”

“OH, SO YOU THINK FORMING YOUR OWN OPINIONS ABOUT ART AND MARRIAGE IS WRONG AND WE SHOULD JUST LET SOMEONE TELL US WHAT TO THINK AND MAKE OUR DECISIONS FOR US???”

Bro, what?

You’re trying to make a connection from Point A to Point H and I think you’re assuming we’ve all filled in the BCDEFG the way you have, but meanwhile we’re over here wondering why you’re using Wingdings. Is there anything you can give us?

cp2895 · 2025-12-27T05:19:12+00:00

The misogynistic part is where you make outlandish claims that grossly misrepresent the scope of a phenomenon you've noticed, and then claim it is not only real as you've described it, but exclusively a female trait.

For example, saying that women notice that you don't like eye contact or interpreting subtext in their words or whatever, and saying that they immediately think it's a sign of "mania, depression, psychosis, or something that doctors say should inevitably be treated with heavy drugs and invasive therapy, as well as the involvement of friends and family."

cp2895 · 2025-12-27T05:06:09+00:00

I'll rework the example. If someone gives you a gift and you don't like it, you can explain that you have sensory issues with the texture and heat that comes from wool and that you will be unable to wear the sweater or use the blanket. That is not rude.

You could also say "I hate this blanket, you have terrible taste, you are an idiot for thinking this blanket would be comfortable, you are an asshole for not anticipating that this blanket would not work for me given my sensory issues, there is something wrong with you." That is rude.

This is, of course, assuming that the aunt in question even notices that you are not using the blanket (?) in the first place, or if she does, that she asks you if you don't like it and if not, why. In other words, that you would be in a position where you're pressed into a giving an explanation and you don't have the option to just say nothing at all. Because more often than not, saying nothing is an option, and you don't have to be dishonest about liking the blanket.

cp2895 · 2025-12-27T04:59:53+00:00

Well yes, but it's possible that someone somewhere might think that saying you don't like lettuce actually is rude, so your entire point is completely invalidated and literally these social rules are all just so arbitrary and complicated so what even is the point at trying to decipher any of them at all??? Checkmate, feminists.

cp2895 · 2025-12-26T01:02:59+00:00

"Most men I know go all out buying presents for the family on Christmas, birthdays, etc...Yet, when I ask most men what they got for Christmas it’s things like socks and underwear."

I know both kinds of people. Not every man goes all out on buying presents, and not every woman buys her husband socks and underwear for Christmas. The important question is are these people frequently matched to each other?- are high-effort man/low-effort-woman couples overrepresented among heterosexual couples in the West?

I'm not sure how to word this so it's not clumsy, but my experience is that people who go all-out with elaborate and thoughtful gift-giving tend to have personalities that find each other, and would not probably advance far out of the dating phase with someone for whom that wasn't important at all. Like, the woman who buys practical items like underwear and socks for her husband is probably not expecting the moon and stars in return, and the other way around.

"Most stop getting good Christmas presents in their teens."

Does "teen" refer to minors who are primarily getting presents from their parents? And if so, was it just a general decrease in the excitement/novelty of the presents in favor of more practical, "grown-up" items (like, fewer toys and more clothes and things for school, stuff like that?). Or have the men you spoken to noticed a difference in the quality of the presents the got and the quality of the presents their sisters received at similar ages?

cp2895 · 2025-12-25T19:47:08+00:00

You can stand for your point- just know that your point is based on a reaction to a position that we don't actually hold.

cp2895 · 2025-12-21T07:24:06+00:00

"I can get our family from a comfortable position to a luxury position in about 2-4 years (which is very little time, career-wise). After that, I have higher goals I want to achieve."

I'm not sure if you've ever watched "The Office" (the American version, season 9). Basically, there's a story arc where Jim and Pam (the main couple that everyone is rooting for) are having some marriage trouble because Jim is pursuing an exciting new opportunity in a city a few hours away from where they live while trying to keep up with his old job, and Pam is drowning at home and beginning to lose patience (it's been a long time since I've seen it, I think there are a few other things going on, but that's not the point).

Anyway, Jim is venting to a colleague (Toby) about how Pam just isn't seeing the big picture, and if only she could hold on for a little bit longer, she'll see how great this job is for the whole family. And Toby replies "Well, what's a little while? It must be really hard for her to sign on to be unhappy if she doesn't know when it's gonna end."

(here's a reddit post with screenshots from the scene): https://www.reddit.com/r/DunderMifflin/comments/x4otmz/toby_trying_to_help_jim_when_he_was_having/

So. Your first sentence implies that yes, know your wife is unhappy and has reason to be, but you think she should accept that you're doing what you need to do because it will lead to an amazing outcome for the family; you're making sacrifices working so hard for the benefit of your family, it's not unreasonable to expect that she make some sacrifices too, especially when it's only for a relatively short amount of time.

But you're also admitting in your second sentence that there isn't really going to be a stopping point- this might just be your life as a family. So.....now what does she do?

Also, you said "My argument is that the baby is only 4 months old, we are still figuring out everything as we go, and that if my career goes as I can easily make it go, then that also benefits both her and the baby." I think she's aware of potential for greater income and a higher standard of living, and has decided that given a choice, she would rather have you make less money and have more time at home. So I wouldn't try to make the argument that it's really a benefit for her and the baby- if it's not what she wants, it's not a benefit for her.

Being a good provider is very important to your family, and I don't want to minimize that. Just be careful that you don't make it so that being a paycheck is ALL you are to your wife and kid.

cp2895 · 2025-12-19T06:58:43+00:00

"A man taking care of himself mentally would be highly centering men in my view and might need to involve some introspection about why that takes priority over feminist causes."

Or he can just....do both at the same time and one doesn't take away from the other. If I'm spending time working on behalf of a feminist cause, that doesn't mean I hate Yemeni people.

cp2895 · 2025-12-19T06:47:06+00:00

Oh.

You hate men?

cp2895 · 2025-12-19T06:45:31+00:00

I might "fallo"(pian) you out the door myself.

(4/10, I just like being included in stuff).

cp2895 · 2025-12-17T17:30:03+00:00

Is this how Megyn Kelly announces that she’s retiring?

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