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It has also pushed friends away as well. I finally have a great circle of close girlfriends because I'm able to be emotionally vulnerable in front of them, and I think I don't come off as so aloof to people in general.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 09:30 PM
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Don't you know? This is strictly a no-fun zone. Sort of /s.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 09:24 PM
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You're assuming a lot of that statement. I never said I don't open up to anybody ever, which I do because I've realized why I tend to shut down and I've made big efforts to being vulnerable in all of my relationships with friends, family and SOs. Also, how many men blame the women in their lives for everything? The intention was to highlight that how a person responds emotionally has a lot to do with upbringing.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 08:51 PM
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Well that sucks. Does it make you wonder what's more worth it? Sticking to RP ideals, or being able to have somebody listen to you?
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 07:40 PM
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Yeah we grow up getting our feelings coddled, because we're taught it's okay to cry over everything. I got shot down by my parents for being emotional/whiny/angsty so now I'm weirdly stoic which apparently isn't good enough for a woman, either.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 07:37 PM
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Yeah this is annoying for anybody to do.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 07:33 PM
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Misinterpreting =/= misrepresenting. Men view women as less talented from their experiences of professionally interacting with women in their field Actually, I never said anything about how the men formed their opinions, you made that up on your own. I was insinuating that it has to do with cultural norms and men generally viewing women as inferior, particularly in traditionally male-dominated fields. Do we lose some mediocre women? Or do we gain them back and additionally take on some less tale…
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 06:18 PM
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It's a mans world in the Middle East, let's just go there.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 04:21 PM
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The sidebar flair literally says "Ask TRP", which shows up as "question for RP" on the page links. Directing questions towards the RP subreddit is pretty much the entire point of this space.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 04:13 PM
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Is it based on this "Fig 2. Males over-nominate males; females are closer to equitable in their nominations. Model based predictions for a hypothetical class comprising 50% males and 50% females. To isolate the effect of gender bias this class was also modeled as having an equal grade distribution and level of outspokenness across genders. We plot the results from 100 simulations for each of the models; the main bars represent the mean, and the whiskers reflect the range in which the central 95%…
/r/PurplePillDebate18/02/16 04:08 PM
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Well said.
/r/PurplePillDebate13/02/16 04:22 AM
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This entire post was based upon the subreddit.
/r/PurplePillDebate13/02/16 04:13 AM
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They're not necessarily mutually exclusive. What this all boils down to is that there are a lot of RPers that want to see their ideologies taken seriously, because if it's really about self-improvement without the hate, a lot more people could use that advice. However, there are a lot of insane rants that get posted and upvoted and agreed with. Like I mentioned, being angry is fine, but having that view reinforced is what makes people oppose TRP. Similarly, radfems agreeing with other radfems is…
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/16 08:56 PM
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Rational RPers exist. They don't necessarily take the extreme views seriously. The extreme views, however, still make it through and permeate the sub, thus contributing to the negative view of TRP.
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/16 08:50 PM
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You haven't even addressed the point at hand! Somebody else even brought up a similar thought in this thread. You just downvoted my comment and went for a personal attack. I never said I exclude the rational RPers outside of the subreddit. Please just try to use your brain.
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/16 08:28 PM
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My point is that the opinions of the extreme RPs are taken seriously in RP circles, whereas radfems are demonized in feminist circles.
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/16 07:36 PM
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That literally makes no sense because blue pill isn't an ideology, it's satirical.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:40 PM
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My point is that in rational a.k.a. popular feminist circles, comments like "all men are terrible and should be killed" don't fly. But on TRP shit like "yeah AWALT and women are nothing more than holes" is just seen as acceptable.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:39 PM
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Like continue to live out your existence as an angry misanthrope.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:37 PM
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What if TRP was actually taken seriously outside of the internet? What if it was a rational means of countering extreme feminism?
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:36 PM
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Cool. You sound rational. Sadly that's not the case for a lot of other RPers on here.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:32 PM
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https://www.reddit.com/r/TheBluePill/comments/2nj2ed/my_compilation_of_posts_on_why_trp_is_sexist_and/?ref=share&ref_source=link
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:31 PM
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That's good, but those 10% are the most vocal as well. When it comes to feminism, the radical 10% are the ones that TRP bitches about the most. Quite funny, no?
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:29 PM
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That's interesting that you have that opinion because elsewhere in this thread it's all "yeah victim mentality is okay". So obviously TRP doesn't really have a consensus on much.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:29 PM
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hahaha
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/16 04:25 PM
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Too bad. It had potential, but they let the crazies stick around and take over.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:12 PM
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So according to you, telling people to shut up and improve themselves is BP now?
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:11 PM
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I agree, but only complaining about how hard your life is isn't insight. A lot of the people that have had truly difficult lives are the ones who speak positively.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:10 PM
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To be fair though, in rational feminist discussions the radfems that go "men should be exterminated" usually have their comments deleted or downvoted to hell, whereas an equally extreme statement on TRP is seen as totally acceptable. If TRP wants to be taken more seriously as a core ideology with a central hub on reddit, they need to weed out the idiots.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:09 PM
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The anger phase is fine, I get why people might be jaded. BUT my point is that so many threads are just "poor me" replied with "yeah poor you, the women are evil, the world is against you blah blah" rather than "yeah you've been dealt a shitty hand, but you can change that" which, as I understand, is RP ideology, but it's not fucking implemented as such because none of the mods speak up and go "hey that's not what RP stands for".
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:06 PM
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That's my point exactly! If TRP exists as a means of self-improvement, why do they allow the constant circlejerk of "poor me"?
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 10:01 PM
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Which is fine, get angry then get the fuck over yourself. The entire female gender isn't responsible for these guys being losers, which they need to know right off the bat and not get a bunch of reinforcement from other jaded dudes with no intention of changing themselves. Which I think is why the mods should start deleting whiny comments.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 07:21 PM
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My point is that they should tell them to stop feeling sorry for themselves and start improving their lives by their own means. In a way it is actually an analog for coddling women in safe spaces, it's a safe space for men to be angry children.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 07:19 PM
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Interesting. What parts don't you agree with?
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 06:58 PM
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What? Explain further.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 06:57 PM
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Which TRP should turn into "anger phase STFU you're in control of your own life" as a policy.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 06:53 PM
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So your flair is satirical?
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 06:52 PM
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Yeah, and my point is that a lot of the feedback is just reinforcing their negative views. There should be a no-whining policy.
/r/PurplePillDebate09/02/16 06:44 PM
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I'm not really familiar with their personal stories, but my engineering girlfriends seem to be doing just fine in their jobs. Some of the female faculty are Canada Research Chairs.
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 05:43 PM
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As a TA for a fourth year physiology class, I find the STEM stereotype kind of funny since it's at least 90% girls in the class. I went to an international biology conference over the summer and it definitely wasn't male-dominated. I imagine physics, chemistry and engineering are a bit different but I also know a ton of graduate/faculty level women in those fields.
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 05:16 PM
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It's partially selfish too. I physically cannot be sexually attracted to strangers (I think there's some word for that) so I need a close bond before asking the guy if he's DTF.
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 04:22 PM
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As long as the decision involves the potential harm to another person, according to this study. Unless we're using non-existent data to extrapolate into the entire spectrum of human psychology?
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 04:16 PM
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Tease them. Not in a mean/sexual way - just give them shit in a joking kind of way that leaves myself open to them giving it back. Only after establishing that relationship do I start doing things like dressing provocatively for them, making suggestive comments and touching them.
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 04:13 PM
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"Although the current findings indicate systematic gender differences in responses to moral dilemmas, our conclusions should not be interpreted as involving claims regarding the origin of these differences". And "Together with earlier evidence for affective underpinnings of deontological inclinations and cognitive underpinnings of utilitarian inclinations, these findings suggest that women experience stronger affective reactions to harm. However, the current findings cast doubt on the hypothesis…
/r/PurplePillDebate08/02/16 04:02 PM
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If feminism was taken away, rich women would likely no longer be successful (assuming it was her career fueling her wealth). There are these things called "empathy", "sympathy" and "altruism" which allow humans to help other humans who are in a worse situation. I personally don't really need feminism on a daily basis, but so many other women out there do so I'm not going to undermine it.
/r/PurplePillDebate04/02/16 03:01 PM
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Are you going to do a side-by-side comparison of what women posted vs. what men posted? That would be pretty cool.
/r/PurplePillDebate02/02/16 05:42 PM
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Yeah there's a balance to be struck though, not too much because that's gross, but a bit with other women he somewhat cared for is good news.
/r/PurplePillDebate01/02/16 05:56 PM
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The issue arises when you want a woman who's young and hasn't had a lot of sexual partners. She will typically find a guy who has had lots of casual sex pretty repulsive.
/r/PurplePillDebate01/02/16 03:38 PM
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Lol okay thanks for telling me, a woman, exactly what women want.
/r/PurplePillDebate01/02/16 03:37 PM
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Hm yeah I'm sure lust is also quite different on an individual basis. Personally, I can't feel sexual attraction for someone until I get to know them quite well, which is why I have a low partner count but I'm down for anything with a committed SO. Secondly, what arouses me most is making my partner feel incredible, so the stereotype of women not wanting to fulfill their partners desires doesn't relate to me. As I'm sure there are others with similar views, many others will not feel this way.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 07:05 PM
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So no plate spinning then.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 06:58 PM
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So what would you say brings out that "deep desire" then?
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 04:33 PM
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So then what does this mean for RPs that want to get married?
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 04:31 PM
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A lot of us women are far more adventurous and kinky than you would expect. We just have to feel secure in that the guy won't be judgmental or take things too far.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 04:26 PM
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Most women who want a serious relationship aren't interested in men who have had lots of casual sex. It's a conflict of values.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/01/16 04:17 PM
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Okay I don't think you understand the term "misogyny" in the way that it's being represented in academia and regular media these days. The concept of "hatred against women" stems from the general oppression of women in what are now developed countries, throughout history. Of course individually, men don't hate women and women don't hate women - that's not the point. The point is that women are generally seen as inferior and things labelled as being associated with female behaviour should be avoi…
/r/PurplePillDebate08/12/15 08:11 PM
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The only way he will realize that he's being a shithead is if you call him one and leave. There needs to be real consequences for his actions.
/r/ExRedPill07/12/15 05:13 PM
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Hmm, interesting. I think there are some "no shit" points to TRP, like women prefer attractive, successful men, but they take it too far and try to maintain that every man's end goal should be to bag a hot young subservient woman. Like look at the average married couple - they're not that great looking, and they're likely not wealthy either, but they really love each other and have pledged to be together because they want to be. Isn't that more important in the end?
/r/PurplePillDebate03/12/15 03:32 PM
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Yeah except that it's pretty much the best way to describe women putting down other women. We're told to pit ourselves against each other. Just because you haven't come to realize that certain terminology exists for a reason doesn't make it less viable.
/r/PurplePillDebate03/12/15 03:26 PM
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The funniest thing about this post is that you're stating how women are emotional, yet you're using some kind of over-exaggerated satirical strawman (SJW I'm guessing) to create an argument in your head, and making yourself angry in the process. If you're picturing the illogical, over-emotional SJW as an average woman then I would advise you to spend some time in the real world, or at least away from a toxic environment. I've had plenty of rational discussions/debates with other women, as part o…
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 05:30 PM
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Part of being honest is sticking to your guns.
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 04:58 PM
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Dating the wrong person, getting too drunk, keeping the wrong friend etc. isn't immoral, but it could be considered dumb if you did it with little thought. Through those actions, you learn a lot about yourself. There are good people out there. You have to look past any preconceived notions you may have about them. Human beings crave close bonds. Have you ever seen the study about how addiction is actually a result of social isolation?
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 04:58 PM
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Okay, well then if women start being assertive then don't complain.
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 04:54 PM
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I completely agree with all of your points. My boyfriend and I have been together for 7 years and I think we're actually at our strongest now. A big part of my recent satisfaction was accepting the fact that he's never going to be a tidy person and it's not a big deal. It used to bother me before because I held him to the same standard as myself. He's great in every other sense. He also came to terms with the fact that I have a higher sex drive than him, but that he shouldn't feel pressured - wh…
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 03:51 PM
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Passive-aggressiveness is a major cause of relationship woes. That being said, women are raised to be passive-aggressive because we're called bitches if we're straightforward about our feelings and ideas.
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 03:47 PM
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All good points. I think humans follow some aspects of evolutionary theory, but I think there are a lot of areas that we still don't fully understand. As somebody that actually studies physiology in a doctoral degree, with some evolutionary application, I'm very skeptical about "bio-truths" because we can't directly observe evolution in our species. All the theories people have used in attempting to explain human behaviour have all been based off of "lower vertebrate" and invertebrate animals. F…
/r/PurplePillDebate02/12/15 03:33 PM
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That's fair, I agree that self-improvement is always a plus. I don't agree with manipulative tactics, however. Also, negotiation and reaching compromises are hugely important in working relationships. The key is to be fair about it and speak up if you have grievances, instead of being butthurt.
/r/PurplePillDebate01/12/15 05:33 PM
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Yup. I'm in an academic setting (STEM field) and most of the department is married to each other, or to another faculty at another University. Most of the grad students that I know are in a relationship with another grad student, too.
/r/PurplePillDebate01/12/15 01:26 AM
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Yup. Which is why I stated much earlier that the statements by the OP are a combination of red and blue. Blue being explicit honesty, red being the inferred "if you suck at socializing you will fail, so improve yourself".
/r/PurplePillDebate01/12/15 01:24 AM
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Not using manipulative tactics to make a person feel inclined to respect and/or love you is just basic human decency and doesn't deserve a cookie.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 08:28 PM
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You also have to make those expectations known, and if you think your potential partner has ridiculous expectations then it's not worth getting into it with them. Again, this is why I don't understand why RP laughs off communication.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 08:11 PM
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Playing what? I know lots of men that are much happier in their relationships than they were when they were single.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 08:10 PM
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It's a problem for either gender, if the one being lead is unsure of how they feel. Why wouldn't somebody be able to make major decisions by themselves? What if they're just saying "yes" to everything because they don't want to upset the dominant one? I always ask if he's okay with the decisions I'm making, and if he's not, then I ask what he wants.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 07:44 PM
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I think the people that say "marriage is hard" are the ones that don't understand that marriage is also work. It's like a car - you need to do routine and major maintenance if you want to keep it alive. The people that say relationships are easy are the ones that know this and constantly strive to be better via solid, honest communication.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 06:47 PM
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Maybe the OP of the statement meant it as a way of fostering appreciation, so if the woman is a decent human being, she will return the favour.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 06:38 PM
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Or if you get into a relationship with a person unwilling to grow, which is equally un-fulfilling. They need to be independent to an extent. What do you define as "getting something"? I get some material benefits out of dating my boyfriend and vice-versa, but the most important thing for both of us is companionship.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 06:06 PM
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I suppose so - just a statement up for debate more than anything. I think it combines red and blue statements to an extent.
/r/PurplePillDebate30/11/15 04:33 PM
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I'm going to guess yes because part of their rage comes from being jealous of good-looking men who genuinely get along well with women because they are confident around them. While this is completely anecdotal, the only men I've ever met that fit early-RP criteria are unattractive in their personality and physicality but are totally delusional about it. I think the same can be said for Red Pill Women. The "I'm so much better than those other girls" mentality likely stems from being jealous of wo…
/r/PurplePillDebate19/11/15 03:42 PM
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So the progressive, intelligent types?
/r/PurplePillDebate04/11/15 11:42 PM
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Is this a rhetorical question?
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 04:58 PM
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Yup, it has to be normalized that men shouldn't be required to be superman in all aspects of their lives. And that's okay. My boyfriend is super inept at a bunch of things but I still love him and find him extremely desirable. What he is good at he's great at, what he isn't I just take over for him.
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 04:08 PM
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Yup I agree entirely. Again, if men are seen by society as these indestructible brick walls, no one will rush to help them. We have to break down the stereotypes, first.
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:57 PM
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And why are men not allowed to be burdens? Why can't we change that idea?
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:24 PM
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Ooookay the first article by Devlin was pretty creepy, and with knowledge that he's a "white nationalist", that makes it even more so. The misandry bubble was a blog post...? I'm not really seeing any sociological research or groundbreaking philosophers here.
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:23 PM
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If men were allowed to be a burden on society then they would get more handouts. How do we change that? Men should be allowed to be dependent. They shouldn't be looked at as being less manly for needing help.
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:07 PM
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Yes, male sexuality is demonized, due to the stereotype that all men are uncontrollable, lusty monsters. Which somebody with their head on straight knows isn't true. Anybody that berated you about you yourself being privileged didn't know what they were talking about. "White/male privilege" isn't saying life is perfect and easy for anybody white and male, it's saying that black people/women are at a disadvantage. The most sane way I've ever seen it explained was cars and bicycles. Cars have priv…
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:06 PM
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Feminists pushed and pushed to get taken seriously by the government and society, which is why they now have a huge foundation and money. If MRA's started to do the same, they could have the same results. Of course they'll get laughed at at first, the very first feminists were ridiculed for even attempting the idea that women are people too. It takes perseverance.
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 12:17 PM
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People commit suicide because they're mentally unwell! They think they're worthless, and that's not gender-specific, it's on an individual basis. Men bottle everything up because they can't talk about how they feel. And if they do, they're ridiculed. And how are men not considered to be able to be raped due to "feminist propaganda" as you described? That doesn't make any sense. What about male on male rape in prisons and in the military? And what is wrong with a man being dependent? Why do all m…
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 02:02 AM
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"Feminist bingo" - as in feminism came up with these concepts? Men have all felt the negative consequences of toxic masculinity which, yeah, is indirectly a product of misogyny. But it doesn't have to be dealt with that way. MRA's could push for better mental healthcare for men based on the idea that yeah men have emotions too, and they need to be helped. But how often do they? You could argue that "feminists" are trying to take away the funding for male care, but now days there would be way mor…
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 01:54 AM
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What about the high risk of suicide in men, due to the fact that men are encouraged to just "suck it up"? That's toxic masculinity, which is a product of patriarchal bullshit. Same with male rape - apparently part of being "masculine" is always wanting sex. Which is also why male sexuality gets demonized. Actual feminists, not the ones looking for oppression where it doesn't exist, want to change these things. If women were equal to men, then men could be allowed to be emotional without being lo…
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 01:38 AM
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My point was that they should be pushing for change from a male perspective e.g. men deserve better paternity leave, their situation should be more thoroughly investigated for divorce proceedings etc. Sitting around and whining doesn't do anything. They don't pipe up and say "no, we deserve a say in this - this is why this is unfair, this is what we want" when issues arise, they just sit there and go "but the womenz took my freedoms!".
/r/PurplePillDebate26/10/15 12:54 AM
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Men need a voice for their issues. A legitimate, productive ideology. The MRA movement, as it is right now, does nothing but complain about feminism and how women have ruined their lives. Counter-productive and not a good way to be taken seriously.
/r/PurplePillDebate25/10/15 08:59 PM
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Yeah obviously a game rooted in fantasy will have male characters that are far from realistic. However, male protagonists are always represented as being efficient, strong and intelligent. There are a few female leads like this, but they're still in the minority.
/r/PurplePillDebate25/10/15 04:51 PM
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As long as gamers are open to the idea that women want more representation in gaming without doing damage to already good game series, then I don't see why it should be an issue. Both genders are going to have certain tropes in games that will always be around because they're easy ways of building plots.
/r/PurplePillDebate25/10/15 04:49 PM
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Yup I'll agree with your points. Most women are casual gamers. For now at least. I can't really figure out why, it's an interesting trend. Like you said, it could be the Power Fantasy. As a woman myself, I totally have that ego issue, which may be a correlation to my history of gaming. Could be a cool study to conduct. In the end, as long as good games are still being made while more casual ones are being picked up by women, I don't think it matters if women want more power in the industry since…
/r/PurplePillDebate25/10/15 12:57 AM
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Yeah because all men are stoic and unemotional killing machines /s. They don't play up that scenario as much with male characters. Which I find odd in a way since it's seen in television and movies much more frequently. What direction could they have taken it with Lara? You're not born kicking ass and taking names, it takes experience.
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 11:34 PM
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So what about video game stories where a male character gets captured by other male characters and has to kill another man for the first time, out of fear? It's basic instinct and survival. It was just a tweaked scenario due to the fact that she's female. Video games now days are trying to get more in-depth with human emotions by building a more complex foundation for fictional characters. Old Lara was extremely basic. Which was fun, but now developers are making things more complicated to keep …
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 10:59 PM
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Yup, I agree. You can't please everybody all the time. No great works of art, science, literature etc. were created by trying to pander to a demographic. From my "feminist perspective", as long as a playable female character is well-developed I consider that a win.
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 10:51 PM
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Oh I see what you're saying. I think the whole idea of this one was to get across the idea of getting hardened from doing whatever it takes to survive. The scene where she kills the first man was meant to be disturbing and gritty. A lot of women can relate to this because the fear of being hurt/raped is very real. Did it really diminish from the gameplay? It showed how tough of a character she is, and that inner strength will only grow with time. As I'm sure we'll see in the next release. Also, …
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 04:26 PM
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Yeah it's not as if some sort of status quo of women needs to be fulfilled. It's just that the women that do want to participate should be allowed to do so without harassment, even when they offer input. I guess a similar situation would be male nurses - how much harassment do they face by trying to become part of a female-dominated workplace?
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 02:35 PM
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What do you mean by gender-specific differences?
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 02:32 PM
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Yeah this is what happens when people lose perspective. GTA is probably the worst game for them to use as an example of misogyny, because it's just complete and utter mayhem. Women will always have crappy representation overall in video games, but it's nice to see that there are more relate-able, well-developed female characters that are occasionally playable.
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 02:30 PM
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Wait a second - the "old" Lara sounds like something feminists would prefer over the new Lara. You also didn't comment on the fact that 2013 was supposed to be Lara's first adventure.
/r/PurplePillDebate24/10/15 02:25 PM
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Or, you know, game developers are people that actually know interesting women in real life and can come up with a rich story for a character that also happens to be female? Or base a female character off a historically famous woman? SJWs will probably get their own little weird niche in the gaming industry, but good games will continue to get made, even if the dreaded feeeeeemales also get jobs as developers.
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 08:31 PM
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The gaming industry is changing. What one person considers a good game is crap to another. I also thought depression quest was pretty mundane and not technically a game, but whatever, to each their own. It's just becoming more inclusive. That doesn't mean that good games will stop being made. Maybe as time goes on, there will be a female equivalent to Miyamoto.
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 08:24 PM
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How did Lara Croft get killed by feminism? I played the 2013 Tomb Raider and the point of her character was to make you feel like you had to protect her the whole time. She was also still sexy as hell, just more realistic. I feel like those two things are pretty much things feminism is against. And her personality wasn't the femme fatale we all know because it was a portrayal of her early years.
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 08:17 PM
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I know lots of male gamers from really diverse backgrounds (one is a technician I work with, two others are friends I play sports with, in undergrad I lived with a few gamers who were extroverted computer engineers) and none of them are gross/lazy/losers but I think the stereotype was created based on the vocal minority (PCmasterrace types) as a way of demonizing male gamers who fit that persona. For whatever agenda I have no idea. I think the only place where women are over-objectified are thos…
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 08:12 PM
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You cited a single game, that doesn't represent the entire gaming industry overall. What about companies that try to appeal to a broader/different audience? Like how The Sims is wildly popular (particularly among women)? I also haven't played The Witcher 3 yet (it's on my list) but from what I've heard/read, there are still a number of female characters with a lot of depth that make up for the simple eyecandy. Which to me, as a female gamer, that wouldn't discourage me by any means. In the end, …
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 08:07 PM
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Never said it was a problem per se, but if women want to play a game and female characters are completely misrepresented it's pretty off-putting, and again from the perspective of a developer that can have detrimental consequences. It's the same way men get annoyed by how a lot of husbands are portrayed in sitcoms as a bumbling, lazy idiot. It gets old pretty fast.
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 07:24 PM
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That's totally fair, and I agree completely. It's no different than a nudie mag, it's designed for the male gaze and that sort of media will always exist. It's similar to fatlogic - "if I can't be like that, then it shouldn't exist". Whatever, it's all fantasy anyway. Anybody that takes female video game characters seriously will probably die alone anyway. It's when boys take it to the level of "wahh there are girls in my club" when it's just a girl playing the game and not complaining, that is …
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 07:20 PM
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I think you're basing your entire perspective off anecdotal evidence. Which is fine, it's not wrong in your eyes, but isn't universally true. Lots of girls have been interested in video games for as long as men, we're just in the minority. I was hugely into Pokemon as a young kid (~6 or so) and picked up other Gameboy colour games as result, then got an Advance, I played a few old PC games (Twinsen's Odyssey, MYST, Sim City, Flight Simulator etc.) then I played Runescape (before 07!) for god kno…
/r/PurplePillDebate23/10/15 07:11 PM
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And my point is that you need to use formal research to create a valid hypothesis to predict results.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/08/15 03:15 PM
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Yeah none of that made any sense.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/08/15 01:02 AM
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I did not base this on any research and actual scientists do that stuff all the time WHAT? New theories (hypotheses) are generated using existing data. You need to be able to come up with a mechanism to predict a specific result.
/r/PurplePillDebate27/08/15 02:33 PM
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lol, who doesn't do this Actual scientists. And yes I know how many conflicting theories there are in science in general because I'm doing a PhD (not in psych, though). If most of psychology is bullshit as you claim, and TRP utilizes many (outdated) evo-psych studies to justify their biotruths, then you are indirectly stating that TRP is equally full of shit as the research they base their convictions on, and your weird ass theories which are based on psychological research is also full of shit.
/r/PurplePillDebate27/08/15 01:07 AM
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What the hell did I just read? What is "informal research"? You read a bunch of blogs and reddit posts and decided that you are now a modern-day Freud? Have you ever actually talked to women about their desires, orientation and what they are attracted to?
/r/PurplePillDebate26/08/15 06:30 PM
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As long as you don't mind having all of your life choices judged relentlessly. You also have to be cool with given weird medical advice.
/r/PurplePillDebate25/08/15 02:17 AM
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My mom is from East Asia and while she was indeed a virgin when she married my dad, the whole "submissive" and "traditionally feminine" thing is pretty laughable. Ever heard of Tiger Mom? She drank and smoked while she was in University and is very liberal for the most part except when it comes to tattoos and piercings (she gave me shit for getting my tragus pierced). Also, she gained quite a lot of weight since she got married at 90lbs and doesn't give a fuck about it.
/r/PurplePillDebate24/08/15 09:55 PM
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This is actually a pretty positive post, because it brings up the different struggles men face, without shitting on women in general. Just because women don't understand what it's like living as a man (and conversely, men don't understand life as a woman), that's not to say we can't be sympathetic. I know I'll always be treated differently than a man in the same situation, for better or for worse. What it boils down to is that each gender needs to be sympathetic to the other - to the one that's …
/r/PurplePillDebate13/08/15 03:00 PM
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Fair enough.
/r/PurplePillDebate12/08/15 02:05 PM
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"Question for BluePill"
/r/PurplePillDebate11/08/15 06:43 PM
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Why do I feel like PPD has just become a platform for RPers to post their ideologies to a broader audience without any sort of actual debate topic? It's like all they want to do is preach to "non-believers".
/r/PurplePillDebate24/07/15 03:43 PM
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Look in pretty much any research facility - I work in one now and many of the faculty are married to each other and often collaborate. The people you surround yourself with are often a reflection of who you are, so if you haven't found "a woman like that" chances are you're just in the wrong place.
/r/PurplePillDebate05/06/15 05:03 PM
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So a deep bond between a man and a woman driven by common goals, similar passions and equal intellect is non-existent these days?
/r/PurplePillDebate05/06/15 01:34 PM
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From Mestre et al. 2009 "The sample consisted of 505 subjects randomly selected from state schools (30.3%) and partly subsidised ones (69.7) from the Valencia region (Spain), their ages ranging from13 to 16 years (242 boys and 263 girls). The study included all classes from grade 2 (secondary education). In the first evaluation, the participants had a mean age of 13.25 years (SD = 0.460, 13 years minimum age and 15 years maximum age) and in the second one mean age was 14.25 years (SD = 0.560, 13…
/r/PurplePillDebate14/05/15 04:17 PM
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Have experienced: women are attracted to confident men. Men like it when women cook a nice meal for them. Have not experienced: everything else.
/r/PurplePillDebate06/05/15 02:07 PM
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humans do have an instinctual drive to reproduce, but there is no rhyme or reason to that instinctual drive - it's a total crap shoot and not at all consistent across individuals Well this idea seems to be coming up more and more and the fact that [there's still ongoing research investigating genetic cues] (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aji.12213/full) speaks volumes about how little we truly know about mate selection. Arguably, societal and cultural pressures also influence our cho…
/r/PurplePillDebate05/05/15 12:28 PM
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Or they will want to run away, and you can say the same thing about all animals because self-preservation is a pretty universal evolutionary concept while social dynamics are still under scientific scrutiny. I definitely don't believe people are special snowflakes but I believe your unique background and history will greatly influence future behaviour. It's just that everything I've read on TRP in terms of what certain people will do seems to be based off of characters in a soap opera. Also, sin…
/r/PurplePillDebate04/05/15 01:59 PM
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Keep in mind that those areas of expertise utilize models that are directed at very niche groups and even then their analyses don't work with 100% accuracy. To say "people of a certain age, sex, race, martial status and income bracket are more likely to do x under y circumstance" isn't the same as "every single woman in the world wants to do all these things all the time".
/r/PurplePillDebate04/05/15 01:43 PM
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It's nice to see people with RP tags commenting positively in here. Personally I don't agree with the generalizations of groups of people. This may just be personal experience but every single individual I've known as more than a simple acquaintance is so complex and unique that it would be impossible to predict their desires and behaviours using a generalized model.
/r/PurplePillDebate03/05/15 10:36 PM
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What is the "power" that women are supposedly surrendering?
/r/PurplePillDebate20/03/15 02:49 PM
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Yeah TRP is full of generalizations like this. I think that's one thing I've realized about them - their views are based solely on mainstream representations and they won't change their views based on alternative perspectives. Maybe they'll encounter a situation that doesn't fit their ideals and it will hit close enough to home that it changes how they think, but it's very unlikely. I disagree with them mainly because the stereotypes they suggest are like something out of a bad movie or romance …
/r/PurplePillDebate18/03/15 05:24 PM
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Do you have any examples? I've actually never heard of this, or seen it anywhere. I can only assume the same is done for immigrants/different ethnic backgrounds/natives. Maybe it's because I've never been in any field other than science where internships and work experience are all based on marks and research potential.
/r/PurplePillDebate18/03/15 01:58 PM
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How is offering a scholarship lowering standards if admission requirements are still the same? It's incentive to adjust ratios. For years women were told they weren't allowed into the scientific community, and for years after they were intimidated into leaving it, which is still ongoing. It's not as if women are not capable of scientific merit, enough discoveries have been made by women to invalidate that idea.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/03/15 06:26 PM
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There are many women in what were once considered male-only fields. There are also many men in previously female-dominated fields. As long as the person can do their job, their gender shouldn't matter. Some women can be physically adept enough to be a construction worker or logger. Some men have great nurturing skills and excel at being a nurse or daycare supervisor. Who cares who does it? As long as the world is better for it.
/r/PurplePillDebate16/03/15 02:25 PM
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Yeah I agree. I'm all for "women can do the same jobs as men" for people in general, but when it comes to combat and the military men have a huge advantage in terms of physical strength. On the flipside, women have better fine motor control so it would be reasonable to assume that women would be more capable than men for a job with that requirement. "Biotruths" definitely exist in some cases, but it can't explain everything.
/r/PurplePillDebate16/03/15 03:59 AM
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Fair enough, saying that it's for unhappy men which I agree with entirely - the bitterness is palpable. That unhappiness is also what drives the obsession. Men that are happy and have never needed TRP are that way likely because they're fairly stable people.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/02/15 02:20 PM
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The average man doesn't dedicate their entire cognitive capacity to entertaining the thoughts of banging as many women as possible. Or maybe every man I've ever encountered is a life goal-driven, romantically committed, happy and content anomaly? Of course sex is on their mind a lot, hell it's on the minds of women like me as well, but to let it consume your entire existence where an internet forum is your bible is pretty much the definition of obsession.
/r/PurplePillDebate28/02/15 04:44 AM
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The entire premise of TRP is to make yourself good enough to have sex with lots of "valuable" women. How is that not obsessed?
/r/PurplePillDebate28/02/15 04:28 AM
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So...before they are at the age of legal consent?
/r/PurplePillDebate20/02/15 04:10 PM
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It's almost as if men all over the world have varying preferences in what they find attractive.
/r/PurplePillDebate20/02/15 02:40 PM
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True, loving sex and being turned on are two different things. My opinion is that if you love sex you should be easily turned on. *Edit: and if you aren't, then your sexuality is probably not as robust or expansive as you thought.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 10:46 PM
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So the idea is that women are able to be particular because we have more opportunities?
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 10:44 PM
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Climb on top of him, kiss his neck, rub my butt on him if we're spooning, flash him, ask him if he wants to have sex.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 10:08 PM
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Hm I can't really comment on the swinger scene (I only know one swinger couple and they're both super into it) but personally I don't really see the appeal of sex with anybody other than my boyfriend, which I want all the time. I love sex, but only with him. The fantasy of other men is nice and all but no different than porn.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 10:05 PM
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There are women out there who want (and need) frequent sex! We exist, I swear.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 09:57 PM
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Well yeah this again could come down to specifics within couples too. If my boyfriend does that he just wants to touch me and cuddle without sex. I know that because I'll say "sex?" as soon as he starts doing that and he replies that he just wants to cuddle. Can't speak for everybody obviously but my many of my female friends also have pretty high sex drives and are totally open about it, including being turned on by other women.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 09:25 PM
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Do you have examples of "sexual opportunities"? This could get pretty specific as in personal preferences.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 09:17 PM
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Six years into this relationship, I still want to bug him for sex every night (I've stopped because I felt it put too much pressure on him). I still grab at his junk every chance I get, though. Must be all that lifting, turning me into a total testosterone-fuelled Alpha. Unicorns though? Nah, my girlfriends all love sex too.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 09:04 PM
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I have a higher sex drive than my boyfriend, I can get in the mood extremely easily way more often than him. He doesn't desire the act any less, just less frequently than I do. So where do I fit, or am I just a man trapped in a woman's body? I certainly don't look or feel that way.
/r/PurplePillDebate17/02/15 08:44 PM
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I actually agree entirely, I think there are many aspects of feminism that have gone too far to extremes and have produced illogical ideas and radical, unpleasant people. On the other hand, if someone were to ask me if I was a feminist I would say yes. I'm not worried about being labeled or people telling me what to believe - I care about all women and I care about equality and those interests happen to align with feminism. People can think what they want about me when I tell them, but I'm not e…
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/15 07:14 PM
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This is true and I would never deny that other groups of people have their problems that also need their own voice. It's not about comparing one to another, there are many issues in every group that just don't overlap with other groups. You can be a feminist and still be sympathetic to men and help support them as well or be a gay rights advocate along with believing in feminism ideals. Typically people just latch on to what affects them most directly. Victim mentalities exist everywhere - for e…
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/15 06:32 PM
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Even in the US many women are still treated poorly despite all the progress we've made, simply because of their gender. Just because you don't need it, doesn't mean everybody else doesn't either. Feminism has provided you with the opportunity to have a comfortable life free from issues that were a problem in the past. I am in the same position - for the most part life has been good to me but I haven't become so selfish and unsympathetic as to believe this is the case for everybody. I personally …
/r/PurplePillDebate11/02/15 03:23 PM
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Have you heard of a place called Saudi Arabia? The fight for equal rights occurs on many different scales and in extremely different situations. Being treated differently because of your gender can range from anything to not being able to go out in public without a man to not being able to obtain sanitary napkins or tampons to being ignored in a male-centric workplace. The difference in severity of these are obvious but anything less than complete equality is just plain wrong. As human beings, w…
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/15 10:49 PM
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It's already there because of feminism. Sadly, this is not the case for every country.
/r/PurplePillDebate10/02/15 07:06 PM
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