It has long been the case that American women are generally more liberal than American men. But among young Americans, this gender gap has widened into an enormous rift: According to recent Gallup polling, there is a 30-point differencebetween the number of women age 18–30 who self-identify as liberal and the number of men in that demographic who do the same.

That’s largely because young women have gotten much more liberal, while young men have stayed ideologically more consistent—or, according to other analyses, become more conservative and anti-feminist. (Of course, not every person identifies as a man or woman. But gender roles still play a big part in shaping our lives and politics, and in the context of this column, I am focusing mostly on the vast majority of Americans who identify as one or the other.) It’s not happening just here either; the political divide between the sexes is a trend that researchers are observing in some other countries too.

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    18 months ago

    Lol, are you this overdramatic every time someone disagrees with you? I think you may be a bit sensitive when encountering criticisms, which may explain the whole taking the generalization of men personally.

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        18 months ago

        Ahh yes, I forgot. Anything that runs counter to your expert opinion is condescending.

        Sounds like a perfectly legitimate rebuttal…

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          08 months ago

          Let’s see, you said I was reductive, I’m overdramatic, I’m a misanthrope, I’m seeking absolution, I’m intentionally misinterpreting things, I’m pedantic, I’m constantly detailing conversations with women, I’m pretending to be an expert…

          I was trying to have a conversation about the state of feminist discourse, and you’ve tried to make it about me at every turn, to the point that you’re constantly making shit up about me. So now that I think about it, you’re worse than condescending. You’re an asshole who responds to disagreement with insults and then you have the gall to accuse me of doing what you’ve been doing the whole time. Big narcissist energy, bud.

          Feel free to keep wasting your time disparaging me, since you seem to be enjoying it so much, but I’m done with this sad excuse for a conversation.

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            18 months ago

            I was reductive

            No, I said that the women who claim it is all men’s fault were using reductive reasoning. I then said your generalization about them was utilizing similar reductive reasoning.

            misanthrope, I’m seeking absolution

            You said misogyny was different because it was internalized. My rebuttal was that misanthropy is also internalized.

            I’m intentionally misinterpreting things

            I said people who share that that particular belief often intentionally misinterpret things. But that’s not exactly rare for people to believe in things that suit their interest.

            overdramatic, pretending to be an expert…

            Those I meant, but that was after you had your little fit.

            was trying to have a conversation about the state of feminist discourse, and you’ve tried to make it about me at every turn,

            You made it about you when you kept using anecdotal evidence… I’m not making this about you, you just keep interpreting it that way. Even though you claim these aren’t your beliefs, you keep saying I’m making things personal when I’m criticizing the belief.

            You’re an asshole who responds to disagreement with insults and then you have the gall to accuse me of doing what you’ve been doing the whole time. Big narcissist energy, bud

            Projection

            keep wasting your time disparaging me

            You have a penchant for taking things wildly out of context and making the whole conversation about you.