• niftyOP
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    -311 month ago

    It’s sadly creating a class of alienated working class men because the working class men don’t want to accept non-traditional relationship roles.

    • @[email protected]
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      501 month ago

      There’s also a strange cultural phenomenon, that whenever a statistic is not in favour for women, it’s concluded to be a sign of systemic injustice, and corrective action must be taken. Whenever a statistic is not in favour of men, it’s concluded men are a problem.

        • @[email protected]
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          411 month ago

          Maybe that’s because the patriarchy favours a minority of men.

          Go read The Will to Change, then come back and tell me that the majority of men are having a grand time.

          You’re picturing the men at the top, which are few. The majority suffer.

          • @Jackthelad
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            211 month ago

            Here in the UK (and I imagine it’s similar across the rest of Europe), the most disadvantaged group in education are white, working class boys.

            But this doesn’t fit the “privilege” narrative so no one gives a shit.

          • Dragon Rider (drag)
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            -161 month ago

            Mmhm. The men at the top are the ones to blame when a statistic isn’t in favour of men. Like suicide rates. The men at the top are getting so many men killed.

            • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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              161 month ago

              Maybe them being men is not their defining feature. And they simply love you blaming all men instead of them specifically.

                • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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                  101 month ago

                  Okay, but you still refer to them as “men”, instead of focusing on any other feature, thus placing the blame on “men”.

                  • Dragon Rider (drag)
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                    -91 month ago

                    That’s because we were having a conversation about men. Drag wouldn’t have said men if we weren’t talking about men causing problems.

    • @[email protected]
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      421 month ago

      I think the last part of your sentence is a little one-sided. It takes two to form a relationship and women can be just as non accepting of non traditional relationships as men.

      • niftyOP
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        111 month ago

        I guess that’s fair

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        31 month ago

        That’s true, but the person perceived to be “in power” in the relationship (what was called traditionally the breadwinner) is less likely to complain about the situation. I don’t think many working people, women or otherwise, think “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

        I agree with your point still - once children are in the equation some women might shift towards the traditional view if that means they’d get to stay at home spending time with them.

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝
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          131 month ago

          think “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

          No, they think that “since I’m a higher social class, I will not date anyone without a doctorate”. Women still largely tend to seek men earning more than them due to existing or perceived pressures, it’s just that since they now earn more, everyone is a bit lonelier.

          To be clear, I’m not saying that women should go back to earning less, I’m saying that people should adapt and be happier.

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          51 month ago

          I don’t think anyone wants to be entirely dependent on someone else’s income, but I do think women are more likely to complain if they’re the breadwinner than men are, because of the same traditionel view. You’ll rarely hear a guy say “we’ve grown apart” if his wife works a dead end job or has a lower education.

        • @[email protected]
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          31 month ago

          “I wish I could work at home tidying up the house for no salary and have no income of my own!”

          As a fun aside: both my wife and I would both love to do this! Unfortunately it’s just too tough financially in the modern world, so it’s never a really serious discussion.

          Plus we would have to flip a coin or something to decide who has to be the breadwinner.

          We don’t really have a relationship that revolves around power-roles though, so it’s a bit of a different discussion.