Good day TRP! I recently got tingly over a facebook conversation regarding a woman (who I will call OP in the transcription) and two others (woman A & B) who got involved.
Summary: Don't argue on facebook.
Body:
Here's the conversation, I'm too lazy to take screenshots and edit out names:
Facebook post: My dad actually told me this morning that Trump would make a good president because "he tells it like it is" which quickly lead to why we shouldn't have a female president which was because we should never have a female president, not tied to a specific candidate but females in general. How did these people raise a head strong independent woman?! Where the hell did I come from?! I have no clue how I came from this biological family!!! I want a DNA test!!!!!!!!!
me: I dont think he'd make a good president but he does definitely have the most backbone out of all the candidates. people like confidence. it would definitely take a woman with strong masculine qualities to make a good president. shit, most men make bad presidents because they're weak to congress. considering women tend to me more submissive than men (biologically), i can't see it turning out too good. who knows though, maybe they would go full woman-stubborn and not give a fuck what congress thinks. things in your parents days were much, much different, if you didn't already know. men were the primary providers/decision makers, women were the caretakers/emotional supporters. and that's how it was in the wild. men are generally more stoic, hard wired to make decisions, whereas women tend to be sympathetic, hard wired to feel for others. IMO stoicism is the more desirable quality for a leader. all the best (and worst, by statistics) political figures in history have been male. and well, history repeats itself. And that is why I think your dad said what he said. you, as a "strong independent woman" should contemplate why our parents say things that sound stupid to us sometimes. in reality, they are more wise, as they have seen more than us. Smarter no. more experienced, yes. Im not saying what he said is right, because obviously we havent had a woman president to argue against that, but facts of life tend to support him.
woman A: You lost my attention at needing strong masculine gender qualities.
note how as soon as a feminist hears the word "man" or "masculine" she instantly gets hate tingles
me: oh well! I think it was in elementary school that we were taught to read all the questions on a test before answering. not everyone has a good memory, I understand that. can you argue against me like an adult rather than emotionally backlash?
woman A: Sure can.. but I would rather whip out my masculine cock, tell it like it is, and smack around the idea that when you come forward with gender and stereotype as an into.. you will loose some of your audience.
I can do that but I don't wanna. I'm intelligent but why should I show you, you misogynist pig?
me: truly, you should be able to read everything someone says before making your judgement. I dont open a book on philosophy read the first sentence and say "DONE PLATO IS A GENIUS"
woman A: I 'should' be able to yes. But when I read something narrowing in the first sentence or two I like to choose where my line should be drawn. I simply let you know where my line was.. your stereotypical patriarchal ideology. Since that point, you know where I let you know, you have not handled the conversation 'well'.
to her "narrowing" in this case is anything involved with men. she reads "masculine" and in her brain she sees racist hillbillies. she refuses to accept that it is possible for a woman to have masculine qualities (empowerment anyone) and vice versa, NO, it's "stereotypical patriarchal ideology".
woman B: It's hard to take what u/luigitheturtle said seriously considering it was based on stereotypes. It's plain to see you don't know enough about women to have an accurate viewpoint on this matter. Your opinion is DEFINITELY not based in reality or on facts
girl you KNOW that things were different in the early-mid 19th century. but she's gotta play dumb. and I guess biology/evolutionary psychology is also just a "stereotype"
and then some banter among themselves about how they like each other which ends with:
woman B: Yeah I try to be super masculine and not submissive or too sympathetic ya know? lol
woman A: Sometimes I get to overachieving and try and lead by example lol
me: except there's the fact that you didn't say anything of meaning, only compared masculinity to shoving your hand up someones ass (she said masculinity is a reference to fisting, omitted that because it had irrelevant content and then said that I'm losing in our "conversation") I, on the otherhand, calmly explained why her dad said what he said, why he feels that way, why I feel that way, and why nature tends to support these sentiments. and a good part of being intelligent is accepting that you may be wrong, which, if you were to read all of what I said, is exactly what I said at the end.
woman A: Good job u/luigitheturtle (followed by clapping emojis)
woman B: Cookie for your calmness? Nah. Women are not the picture you painted. Neither are men for that matter. We operate on an individual scale and the norm is a bullshit measurement created by the media and government to make us buy and sell. But I digress. Don't try to put women in a box and label that behavior "nice". We react. We are human. HARD WIRED FOR CONFRONTATION LIKE EVERYONE ELSE.
STATISTICAL AND OBJECTIVE DATA IS A PATRIARCHAL CONSPIRACY! EVERYONE IS UNIQUE AND SPECIAL!
OP: I can't take u/luigitheturtle seriously, you seem to be trying to argue with people that have had way more experience in the world. Your arguments are very flawed and grounded in the problem. I have a daughter your age and my parents are the age of your grandparents. Don't use the "back in the day" and realize there is a larger narrative going on than just what my dad said this morning.
Oh I didn't know it's wrong to learn from history. My apologies. A larger narrative? WTF? who cares! we're talking about this subject, now, and you try to bring in shit from your other problems?
woman A (I told her she has the mentality of a pre-pubescent teenager): You said pubes... lmfao
I lost frame. My bad.
me: woman B that is true, ultimately, everything is on the individual scale. but considering that we are like 99% the same thing genetically it is scientifically OK to realize that there is an average amongst humans, males and females alike. Can you please provide some example as to how "the norm" is a government machine to foster consumerism? of course women can confront. but the reality is men are more physically and in some cases mentally able to handle high stress situations better than most women. this is because a. men are larger, more muscular b. men have evolved to be the "hunters", they went out to kill food, and so, genetically, are better at fast reaction situations. I dont know if these are good criteria for a president. surely, in some situations, (war time) they would be. otherwise, like I said, I just dont know
woman B: Can I? Yes. Will I do this for you? No. But I can and will provide you with some really good advice. Grow up.
I laughed at this point. It's comical how the stereotypes live up
me (regarding OP's last comment): OP please elaborate on my flaws so I can learn from them and make better arguments in the future. "there is a larger narrative" um.....so? you posted about what your dad said, and we are talking about what your dad said. what do other factors have to do with our conversation at the moment?
woman B (responding to me calling her emotional): I'm not angry or emotional. Believe it or not I have heard all this before. It just gets old. You're embarrassing yourself at this point
OP: Who is also perpetuating every gender stereotype there is! I like how he asked for support but does not support his own claims. Maybe he should take our Public Speaking classes, argumentation, and rhetoric. That's so cute but it wouldn't be enough to get a C on a persuasive speech - hahahaha...
Well, ya got me there, but do I really need to cite hard data that says that men are traditionally and historically less emotional, more physically (mentally) capable, and have been the majority of good (and bad) politicians in the history of mankind? Do you need numbers to fucking use your head and observe your surroundings?
me (responding to woman B's last comment): well, I think a fact of life is (forgive me for talking about life, Im oh so young and naive) that you will hear things that you think are bullshit all the damn time. YOU grow up and realize that you have to stand up for what you believe in without hesitation if you want to change someones mind.
woman B: I honestly feel it would be a waste to try and educate you. You want to fight instead of see what ACTUAL WOMEN have to say
dude, WTF? this one is probably the most insane. are you not an ACTUAL woman? are none of you women? are you fucking trannys? I am asking you for your educated opinion and....just no...no need for explanation
my conclusion: excuse me ladies but my masculine urges are taking over and I have to go masturbate, good day to you all.
woman B: Anyone wanna go to the bar for a glass of male tears?
If I cringe any harder my forehead will split
OP: You are projecting your views of the world onto this interaction. If you want to come by my office at Fresno State I can go through your argument as I would with one of my students. What you fail to understand is that there is a larger narrative and this is just the latest of the saga of the crazy shit my father says. There is always a larger narrative. This isn't really about what he said but rather my status in my family as the black sheep. This is not about political or gendered stereotypical discourse, this is about family dynamics and interactions.
jesus christ, this woman is a teacher. those poor, poor, students. I fail to understand your irrelevant family problems? yeah no shit. but that's not what the fucking conversation is about.
OP: Plus you keep saying that we are all emotionally responding when we are really laughing our asses off about someone trying to use the "back in the day" rationale not realizing that he's talking to people his parents age that lived in the "days" he's referring to. Just another example of projecting.
It's not just TRP that discredits me because of my age ;) yes, im sure you were well capable of forming coherent, intelligent opinions at the whopping age of 5 when shit started to hit then fan in the 60s.
OP: Wow look at all the teenage angst, it's so cute. I like how he gets mad at is for what he's doing - Baaaaahahahaha... I have taken plenty of stands for what I believe in but I bring more to the table than gender stereotypes and I support it with citable information.
except in this case we don't have citable evidence, because the US has never had a female president (who knows what they think though, delusion is pretty powerful
woman A: Should I feel bad that it got intense enough that he actually shared the need to relieve himself? Whew, there was just so much going on I had to back on out of that. I think I am getting old, trying to focus on one thing.. who does that?
banter banter banter
OP: No, it was just like an interaction with our teenagers. I just think it's funny that he thought is was a political statement, when it really was not.
political statement? Wut? did I attempt to influence you to vote for anyone? again, this woman is a teacher, at a state university, likely for sociology is some BS.
and the final comment, by woman A: #sassypants
So ends the conversation. Nothing intelligent after that, no talk about her "family problems", quite frankly, these women probably aren't intelligent enough to hold a conversation, especially after investing so many feelz into berating anything I had to say.
don't argue on facebook, unless you're willing to deal with internet SJW's
don't talk about TRP ideas (but I mean, in this case, who cares, they're all post wall)
you must prove that the sun rises in the east and sets in the west with hard data and citations to a feminist (don't think he/she'll give a fuck if you do)
don't expect your teachers to be rational people. hold your ground, argue argue argue, maintain frame. watch some Christopher Hitchens videos for good inspiration
dont argue while horny
Conclusion: I jerked off.
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