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To have lost faith in men

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nondrinker1985 · 01/02/2026 19:20

As a result of all the Epstein stuff. Having been a victim of a sexual assault as a young child then in my teens and twenties I had a sense of what men were like but my DH is a good man.

Literally everyone is involved in this Epstein stuff- anyone with power. So this makes them exploit young women? It’s sickening - it’s heartbreaking for the young girls who are victims of these men.

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Summerflowers4 · 02/02/2026 13:02

I'm raising 3 lovely young men ..that's all we can do ..is raise the next generation better ,do our best as parents and call out bad attitude or behaviour towards females

Whyarepeople · 02/02/2026 13:00

What I find interesting is how much men seem to reject the idea that they are a group. Women are always grouped together and we seem to accept it and feel a sense of connection to each other, but men just say 'oh that's other men' and seem to feel no collective responsibility whatsoever. Women are always tarred collectively, but men shrug and say 'not me.' I think women would be absolutely mortified to belong to a group as awful as men are but men seem totally unbothered.

NovemberMorn · 02/02/2026 12:59

How can you lose faith in men if you are married o a good one?

TomatoSandwiches · 02/02/2026 12:57

JamesClyman · 02/02/2026 12:54

What is "the issue at hand"?

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That men are a problem.

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 02/02/2026 12:56

JamesClyman · 02/02/2026 12:54

What is "the issue at hand"?

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Think it’s there in the title of the thread.

JamesClyman · 02/02/2026 12:54

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 01/02/2026 19:24

Yep, men - as a sex class - are horrific. I say this with having a lovely partner and nice men in my life, but you’ll get the NAMALT’s and ‘women do it too!’ posters along any second now as that’s more important than addressing the issue at hand.

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What is "the issue at hand"?

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 01/02/2026 19:43

Chiseltip · 01/02/2026 19:42

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Chiseltip · 01/02/2026 19:42

AccidentallyWesAnderson · 01/02/2026 19:24

Yep, men - as a sex class - are horrific. I say this with having a lovely partner and nice men in my life, but you’ll get the NAMALT’s and ‘women do it too!’ posters along any second now as that’s more important than addressing the issue at hand.

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AccidentallyWesAnderson · 01/02/2026 19:24

Yep, men - as a sex class - are horrific. I say this with having a lovely partner and nice men in my life, but you’ll get the NAMALT’s and ‘women do it too!’ posters along any second now as that’s more important than addressing the issue at hand.