or the suspicions that they are dealing with a thinking,maybe outsmarting,companion?that women come along only to "profit" like any other corporate take-over?
Can Men be "passive"?
2007-09-24 10:21:00 · 13 answers · asked by amleth 4 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
This would depend on the man and whether he had enough resilience and courage to work past the childhood ideals towards efficacy, self actualization and in depth psychoanalytical self awareness.
Some never rise above those inadequate feelings and as a result live a very sad, isolated unfulfilled existence.
2007-09-24 10:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Deirdre O 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Didn't anyone ever teach you that pop-psychologizing at the expense of others is condescending, and, well, SOOO undergraduate.
More to the point, I've come to know exactly 3 intellectually interesting women well enough to consider them "thinking companions", in 10 years of involvement with institutions of higher education. One had serious issues, and the other two, though nominally feminists, had serious reservations about feminism's excesses which they'd express only in private.
Admittedly, my sampling is limited, but I've actively sought out women who could think for many years. Too many of the intelligent ones had their minds ruined by the self-indulgences of feminist theory.
Correction: make that 4. I did come to know know a woman natural scientist who was very interesting, but she was a lesbian, and not available for companionship.
2007-09-24 14:30:07 · answer #2 · answered by G-zilla 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
really, i'm not into this misognysts or something but the reason why i come on here is for answers for the questions i have, if feminists are really that sexist and not for equality but for female superiosity. And all the things i heard i want to find out the truth, thankfully where i live we have none of these feminists, we coincide
2007-09-24 11:48:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Men's mistrust of women and feminists is the result of really mean old mothers who hate their male children.
2007-09-24 23:55:37 · answer #4 · answered by Theodore H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mistrust of any kind is usually the result of a bad experience...childhood or adulthood. If, however, people have difficulty trusting for no apparent reason, they will assuredly live a very lonely life.
2007-09-24 11:16:27 · answer #5 · answered by Super Ruper 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I believe some men have power issues and can't see women as their equals, as partners. Being on a level playing field with a woman doesn't require a man to be passive, in fact it requires both parties to be active in their respective roles.
If your childhood taught you to fear powerful women, then yes, I'd say your first question is to the affirmative.
If you see a woman as someone only to "profit" from you, do like I did, get a pre-nup.
2007-09-24 10:37:59 · answer #6 · answered by tmerion 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
It comes from past negative experiences with wrong people.
Being passive is an easy way out in my humble opinion: you will end up with exactly what you are fearing , because all the good ones will be taken by assertive men... They will have choices, you will get what is left after them...
2007-09-24 16:17:07 · answer #7 · answered by ms.sophisticate 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Men mistrust feminists because of their double standards.
2007-09-24 12:02:21 · answer #8 · answered by Zombie: Rebel Without a Pulse 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The over balanced, have it both ways mentality that extremists have left to the next generation has tainted the movement by alienating many supportive men.
What makes you so fear full that you hide behind that false avatar/ Could it be feelings of inadequacy?
2007-09-24 10:34:33 · answer #9 · answered by canadaguy 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Did you ever think that if you truly thought of women as thinking companions that your life would be so much better?
Just a thought...
2007-09-24 10:38:52 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ ~Sigy the Arctic Kitty~♥ 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋