My misogyny

[Captain Colostomy]

To Kereli- Faith No More and Kayenneh have answered more succinctly than I would have, iffin' you still wanted my thoughts. Their responses have much food for thought. I hope, for your sake and and your future? children's, you take time to digest it.

[Rahul]

[pineapplebunnybounce]

Rahul, the difference being scientists don't walk around a mall and then decide they know what's what. Everything is recorded to prevent observation bias. Not to mention experiment design to minimize human error and bias.

[Rahul]

[pineapplebunnybounce]

[Rahul]

There are accurate stereotypes and inaccurate ones. Stereotype is not by definition true or false. But one based on "general observation" as you and Kereli have raised, are inherently unscientific and holds no water.

Splitting hairs. Stereotypes are an adaptive generalization because humans can't know the exact details of every individual that is alive. They exist because they are usually accurate. Science be damned. Humans created a lot of adaptive mental constructions that assisted our survival before the modern scientific method was created. Stereotypes are accurate more often than they are false.

Scientifically accurate? Maybe not. Holds water? Yep.

Are there individuals that go against stereotypes? Of course. It doesn't change the fact that for the most part stereotypes fit.

Simply because of sample bias and personal bias. I posted 2 articles just a page back that discussed findings about men gossiping as much as women do but in a different way, yet the cultural consensus is that women gossip more than men.

Some are played up for laughs. We all learn in school that True/False questions should be considered false if absolute words like 'always' or 'never' are contained in a statement. Just because you can locate one stereotype as being plausibly incorrect does not negate the fact that stereotypes exist because A) they are usually correct and B) they help us in some manner.

[pineapplebunnybounce]

Ok, so the stereotype about driving. Culturally the stereotype is that women can't drive. But in practice men pay more insurance because they're thought to be worse drivers. Which one holds water?

Stereotypes exist because our brains like to classify things. But we aren't exactly evolved to live with large groups of people, we're not equipped to handle large amounts of observational information accurately, so we extrapolate from our interaction with the small group of people (selection bias here) to everyone. Not to mention confirmation bias.

Yes, one that doesn't fit doesn't make it wrong, but you can't have it both ways. Just because one sample happens to fit your stereotype doesn't make it right.

[Angrboda]

Stereotypes are an adaptive generalization because humans can't know the exact details of every individual that is alive. They exist because they are usually accurate. Science be damned. Humans created a lot of adaptive mental constructions that assisted our survival before the modern scientific method was created. Stereotypes are accurate more often than they are false.

"Found an adaptationist!"

[Kereli]

The problem isn't that I'm generalizing. No one here really has a problem with generalizations. Everyone who has criticized me for making them makes them themselves.

The problem is the nature of my generalizations. They simply don't want to hear NEGATIVE generalizations about WOMEN. And that right there is the real issue. That's why they're arguing with me, not because I'm wrong, but because it makes them extremely uncomfortable to hear negative generalizations about women. That's all it is. Even the fact that I myself am a woman doesn't change anything, in fact it makes them even more uncomfortable.

But I tell you what. I haven't had even 10% of the criticism that a man would get if he showed up here and said the things that I've said.

So, as much as Rahul has a very valid point about generalizations and stereotypes, it really isn't necessary, since no one is actually against generalizations or stereotypes (despite what they may say). What is really rattling cages is the fact that I'm making NEGATIVE generalizations about WOMEN. If I came here making negative generalizations about MEN, it would be a very different story.

[Kitan Etos]

Even the fact that I myself am a woman.

Oh, gosh, where to begin?

I hold off on responding to some threads until I can get a feel for the individual posting.

You, my dear, are a cunt. Not just because you have one, but because you are one.

You hate women, and you are one? What kind of impression does that give us about you? It informs us that you hate who you are. If you hate yourself, why should we give a shit about you and what you post?

Obviously, if you cannot care about yourself, you cannot logically provide a valid opinion in regard to your position on misogyny.

Kindly, take your cunt off this site. I would state go fuck yourself, but you do not have a dick and something informs me you abhor dildos as well.