Why are women given more sympathy than men in EVERY area of life?

Question

Ever notice that when a woman has had bad experiences and goes on a man-hating rant.. she is usually supported, given sympathy and agreed with.

On the other hand.. a man who goes on a woman-hating rant is called a misogynist, is told "he is meeting all the wrong women", and told he has poor dating skills.

Isn't this yet another example of women being painted as the victims and men as the monsters?

Answer 1

Have you ever been to this section. The activities in this section completely disprove your hypothesis. A poster that goes on a man hating rant here will get ripped to shreds by at least ten other people including her own kind.

Answer 2

Cath B has pointed out your point very well. Btw, well done on failing to realise that men then are the same as men now. according to you I should be held accountable for distant relatives that are more than several generations away from me, and that women are always wonderful angelic creatures. I can only guess then that where children that suffer from abuse from their mothers are experiencing it because mum knows best, and shes only doing with love and grace in heart? If you can think of a reasonable argument against that - guess what it applies to men too. misandrist idiot, guess your one of those feminists out to confirm reasons for hating feminism.


Perhaps you may have been wiser to make the question less pointed as all women and all men - tho I do note the word usually .

But as a general it does seem that women are more often painted as victims. But that is a generalisation isnt it. Oddly tho it doesnt apply to all - individuality must be taken into account. And yes, seeing proposals like caths, I suspect a movement such as anti-feminism or masculism will be required to redress the balance, to undo the damage done by unbalanced individuals that cant tell the difference between individuals.

*Edit Bennys - not being funny thats the first time I've ever heard of the concept of a woman asking for sympathy for that one week - never heard of it before. Its amazing what communication can achieve tho.

Answer 3

Some woman in relationships are the abusers and even then people will stick up for "her" and say, "there must have been a good reason why." I guess it's because some woman are physically weaker and also more fragile than men. Maybe that's why we are given more sympathy? I know a lot of woman and men that are total jerks!

Answer 4

The truth of the matter is that we women find strength in being felt sorry for; this is where the ever famous victim card comes into play. Being a victim always wins the heart of the public, so why not use it; plus women are seen more as the victim, becasue of their weak nature.**I know it's not a very pretty picture; at times it's not employed honestly either; just a card thrown in to throw off the opposition.**Most definetly yes it is a very fine example of you men being the monsters and us women being the victims.**Now what I truly believe is it, though it won't be easy, is about time us women stopped playing our silly games and taken on more responsibility for our actions. (I'm not saying this for your benefit; I'm saying this because it's the truth, as painful it is)

Answer 5

It sure is.

Its simple to find the root cause to this: Feminism. For decades, feminists have indoctrinated the masses; women = victims. Men = evil oppressors, rapists, killers, stalkers, kidnappers, etc. This message is undoubtedly reinforced by the media constantly. You'll notice in the media that when a woman commits a crime, they'll go as far as to try to figure out what drove the man to make her do it (usually followed by a soft sentence, such as probation or counselling), so of course, she is just another "victim".

So when society views men as monsters, violent abusers, etc. is it any wonder why men don't get sympathy?

By the way, in today's social climate, almost any criticism of women that paints them in a negative light is deemed 'misogyny', its not simply limited to a woman-hating rant. It pretty amazing considering how misandry has become acceptable in our culture.

Answer 6

Tsk, tsk. One shouldn't write in absolutes. If you have had bad relationships with women, it's ok to be angry over a break up(s). That is a natural human emotion. Both men & women feel that way. Once the anger has simmered down though, you should evaluate the "why" of the break up. If a woman has cheated on you, well, you didn't do anything wrong but you don't want a faithless relationship. If there were times when an event which caused an argument could have been handled differently for a better outcome then acknowledge it. "I could have handled this better." Learn from it & bring your new understanding to new relationships. We are all victims of broken hearts & a broken heart should be allowed a proper healing whether one is male or female. Peace.

Answer 7

did you say EVERY in your Q to get attention?

i think both rants get supported by their own gender.
i wish we didn't have to hate-on the whole other gender for any reason.

if you consistently date the wrong men/women, then you have a problem to face.

you don't have to be a victim if you are an adult and know what to stay away from...exceptions of course.
and you don't have to be a monster if you don't want to be either.
who cares what others think if it's not true?

Answer 8

While I can understand your frustration, and may even have contributed to the ire of men like you on occasion, I don't understand what your title question has to do with the rest of your post. Yes, women ranting against men are given more sympathy than men ranting against women, but this doesn't necessarily carry over to the rest of life.

For example, a single father raising children is given more sympathy than a single mother raising children, regardless of whether the other parent is alive or dead, fit or unfit. Men who can't cook are seen as "average", yet women who can't cook are often seen as "hopeless". Men who take FLA time to care for old or ailing parents are seen as "good sons", while women are expected to take care of the old and sick, so caring for their own parents are seen as nothing out of the average. Men can walk around without shirts for any reason they choose everywhere that doesn't have a "no shoes, no shirt, no service" sign, yet when a mother breast-feeds her child (discreetly) in public, everyone's all "Aah! Boobies!!"

Most men aren't monsters, and women aren't always victims, but the deck of cultural sympathy is stacked in men's favor more often than women's.

Answer 9

Ok, I have to agree. The whole men are dogs and blah blah. We can get away with it, but then when men start calling women the B word...al heck breaks loose. I agree, but I also think I understand why this takes place. Typically, women are the victims of men, not just with sexual and physical crimes but also in relationships (sometimes, not as big of a margin here as with the crimes). It is not unheard of that it is the other way around...but typically, probably a good huge majority of the time it is the woman who has been victimized. It really sucks for the good guys out there and they prolly get sick of hearing it. I did a paper on women in prison once though, and the numbers just do not even come close. Also, once women are in prison, they get raped and victimized there as well. You just can't win!

Answer 10

It is the result of feminism being the dominant force in discussion of gender issues. They have lobbied for "female empowerment" and cast women as victims for so long that it has become acceptable for a woman to attack a man because she is lashing out against years of oppression (although she herself may never have known any), and a man is supposedly victimizing someone even more (even though he may just be sticking up for himself).

It's just a big lie. This sort of women are victims, men are oppressors stuff needs to be countered by an anti-feminist movement for it to stop.