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Are women hated because we are weak?

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CrazyToast · 16/12/2018 11:17

I'm sure there's been a thread about this before but I am wondering again- why do we hate women?

Straight men hate women.
Women often seem to hate women.
Transwomen often seem to hate women.
Gay men often often seem to hate women.

Why? What is it about us which is so detestable?

Is it because we are seen as weak due to femininity? Our reliance on men? That we have not contributed as much to society as men allegedly?

Is because women can have children and men can't?

Is it because straight men want sex with us so much and we control that?

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Nuffaluff · 16/12/2018 11:36

I really don’t agree with your assertion that there are all these people out there hating women. I think most people like women. I can count on my hands the number of people I’ve met who hate women. Once I’ve identified that I steer clear of them.
The people who hate women are fucked up. Some of them are very visible on the internet. Maybe that’s why it feels like a lot of people to you.

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CrazyToast · 16/12/2018 11:35

@Knicknackpaddyflak So what causes the threat?

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Knicknackpaddyflak · 16/12/2018 11:33

You've got it the wrong way up.

Hate is driven by a sense of threat. What is it about women that some men find so very, very threatening?

Clue: it isn't a behaviour or characteristic that women could stop doing or identify out of in order to 'stop deserving to be abused'.

Badmoonsarising · 16/12/2018 11:31

I imagine it’s a factor, also that we are the gatekeepers to sex snd that pisses men off. The ridiculously extreme feminity you see and porn can make us look ridiculous and shallow.

WeRiseUp · 16/12/2018 11:27

You can't maintain a patriarchy without misogyny.

Every small act of misogyny is a vital component for upholding the male dominated status quo.

Nicknamesalltaken · 16/12/2018 11:26

Women know women aren’t weak.

A woman’s ‘weakness’ is a myth created long ago by the patriarchy to keep women in their place.

It’s still perpetuated by both men and women out of fear. Women together are a powerful force.

NorthEndGal · 16/12/2018 11:21

People hate what they fear and dont understand.

SlowlyShrinking · 16/12/2018 11:19

To control fertility so men can be sure they’re raising their own genetic offspring

SlowlyShrinking · 16/12/2018 11:18

No, because we’re strong and can create life

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