So many threads here where men doubt women who speak confidently, cut down them down, hit on them, and then sometimes turn around and complain about women who don’t support themselves financially! LOL... Why are these men so threatened by strong/independent women? I grew up with badass ladies running things and don’t feel like it threatens my masculinity in any way so it’s weird to me.
Echo chamber poll
Dumb poll
Our society is a highly sexist one. A majority of households, whether in developed or developing countries, follow some form of sexism. Thus, most of the males are hardwired to believe that they are superior to women. And, when a strong women comes and speaks her mind, it goes against their basic thought process. No surprise women get a raw deal all over the world.
Dang. That’s pretty sad. Fight the hardwiring!
Women get such a raw deal https://youtu.be/QoJrMaFlxOk
Dumb poll and sexist
Sexist because it points out male failings?
That's quite a generalization.
Lol Blind is just a toxic shithole now... As for the question - i think it's just "silicon valley bro's"
It’s like 4chan met LinkedIn and had a baby
4chan was started 15 years ago. Where do you think those "edgy" tweens are today?
I disagree with your premise that this happens regularly. It happens. I don’t think it’s rampant.
Well there aren’t many comments or posts about or regarding women so it doesn’t seem like it happens a lot in relation to all the other many many posts about penis size, I mean... TC. But the posts that involve women consistently have a lot of weird comments from men. So proportionately it does happen a lot
I agree with OP. I’m a woman. I came to Blind because it was a helpful source of comp info. I was appalled by the culture I found here. Maybe it’s not as noticeable when you’re a man, but there are so many comments that treat women as sexual conquests, nothing more. Or that take the virgin / whore paradigm (which is terrible enough as it is) and turn it to 11. Or that question women’s professional commitment or competence, purely because they are women. My first thought after scrolling trough some threads here was, “If this is what tech has become, then holy shit I would like to unsubscribe please.” On the other hand, I’ve seen instances of genuine advice and support. People who actually try to do something other than shitpost. And that’s why I stick around. I like to think that the tech community can be better than this. Let’s be real, yelling into the void probably won’t change a whole lot, and I’m sure at some point I will burn out and leave, but in the meanwhile I hope I can add a little decency here and there.
Low status males are the ones who are most threatened in general
Op are you a woman? I notice you mention your "masculinity" in your post but this sounds like a woman's rant.
Nope. Men can understand higher concepts too bud
I can respect a strong man or women. You damn well better have them skills to back it though
Check your presuppositions
Men aren’t threatened by women? Then why do men act like they are
Why do you interpret other men’s actions as being threatened by women? Is your need to feel superior driven by some deep seated feeling of inferiority?