Virtual Sexists

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According to the study described HERE, sexism comes from the losers - low-status males, afraid of losing face with other males, who end up bullying females.

Surprised? Read through the various "I-can't-get-a-date" threads on this website, and you'll likely see the common theme that males whose lives have been somewhat less than successful are usually the most vocal about what they think is wrong with women.

True, the researchers used an on-line video game environment for their research, but where else are you going to find dateless males?

Those people should get a life. I wish aspies could do that as well.

This is something I've observed prior to this study was conducted.

IMHO, men who don't compete well with other men often turn their aggression on women.

It's hard not to hate women when you have a long history of failures with them. Men who experience this should not let the downward spiral continue, instead they should better themselves and be nice to everybody. Bigotry doesn't help anyone.

What about the countless men who have success with women but hate them and treat them like trash?

This study is bogus.

For decades we've been producing kids with an inflated sense of importance and self-entitlement. Personal responsibility has become an alien concept.

[quote="MsMouser
"Nice Guys" aren't the least bit nice. Good guys tend to do just fine.[/quote]
I am 'good guy' and I had a nightmare of a time until I met my match. I beat myself up for a very long time before I realized the rejections had little to do with me personally but usually some deep seated insecurity or projection. It was hard not to develop a dislike of women and the entitled, snobby attitudes I faced just as it's hard for women not to be mistrustful of men thanks to that loud minority of pigs. My Fiancee even admitted it is hard to realize that I and many men give just for the sake of giving and not to 'get some'.

Luckily it all worked out in the end. My Fiancee is a feminist AND treats me well beyond words. I see now that most women are great and I was looking in the wrong direction. I can see where the jaded attitudes come from though!

I just want to clairfy that "low-status" seems to mean low score in the online game, not low real life status.

That's why the study is bogus. Not everybody is on the Internet. That is not a representative sample.

Today my mom said how my dad was busy cleaning up the house for the holidays. I asked her why men like that are so rare? All you ever hear is how husbands don't lift a finger around the and are as high-maintenance as kids, so why is my dad so different? By the way, my mother does housework too, not just him. And they both have jobs.

Too bad the majority of other males in the world think things like that are the equivalent of being castrated.