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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEver wonder what kind of men harass women online? Researchers found out.
http://www.upworthy.com/ever-wonder-what-kind-of-men-harass-women-online-researchers-found-outWagatwe Wanjuki at Up Worthy July 2015
"SNIP.....
The men that were the worst players were the ones that treated women badly so they can feel "manly" again.
To put this in perspective: The men who were good at the game were nice to everyone, regardless of the gender of their co-players. So, the better the player, the nicer the man. The harassers were only nice to other men.
It turns out that the harassers wanted to make up for their poor performance and feel like a "man" again.
They didn't get the memo that women are gamers, too, and felt angry that women were in "their" space. And then to add insult to injury, the men gasp were losing to these ladies. Unfortunately, they turned to a harmful quick fix for their fragile male egos and lashed out in an attempt to assert some sort of dominance.
.....SNIP"
SunSeeker
(51,787 posts)Trump's base
applegrove
(118,880 posts)They are encouraged on all sides to love tax cuts etc. They are taught not to think for themselves. They are not allowed agency in their own lives. They are infantalized. And used. So rich people don't have to pay taxes. And republicans need them exactly where they are so they are not encouraged to grow.
If in olden times they were unhappy they would have gone back to school to get a trade, a degree, retraining, an internship or become a ham radio operator where they helped others. But now they just consumed right wing talking points and go on the internet to harass democrats or women journalists or female politicians with talking points they have been given by rich people who want tax cuts.
No wonder they are so unhappy they tried to blow up washington by voting Trump. And the right accuses liberal men of not being manly. Nobody has liberal men by the ****s.
Ezior
(505 posts)zentrum
(9,866 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,869 posts)n/t
Squinch
(51,075 posts)women and people of color. I suck at everything and I need unfair advantages against them, and I am furious and terrified about the fact that my unfair advantages are being reduced!"
NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)mopinko
(70,302 posts)Initech
(100,129 posts)Javaman
(62,534 posts)and some of the best players I play with are woman.
They always have my back.
Iggo
(47,586 posts)Man! I gotta get me some study money!
Madam45for2923
(7,178 posts)niyad
(113,776 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)But with study comes understanding, and with understanding comes the possibility of a solution.