Do men really "feel threatened by intelligent women"? No, and here's why (scroll down)

SRSLovesGawker · 2016-02-10T01:59:20+00:00

Excellent comment from that link:

After some time I managed to find the abstract online - big shout out to the Independent for reporting on a study in their own words without actually sharing the research. Way to buck the trend of bad science reporting, guys.

Turns out the study was actually investigating the effects of 'psychological distance' on our judgments about other people - that is, whether the tangibility and immediacy of a person affects how we rate them. They weren't studying the interplay of intelligence and masculity whatsoever - the study was only 'about men' because, like good researchers, their data set controlled for confounding factors such as gender. Because the ACTUAL subject of the study seems generalised to all people, it'd be interesting to see if the same is true with the genders reversed. Perhaps we can even actually write a journal submission about it.

The paper, for those who want to learn, is titled "(Psychological) Distance Makes the Heart Grow Fonder", by Park, Young, and Eastwick. I look forward to reading the full text in November. Hopefully my poor masculinity (which, as I'm increasingly told by people who don't share my life experiences, is flimsier than an origami pole vault) can hold out until then.

BrainBumbler · 2016-02-10T03:46:47+00:00

Why would any man feel threatened by an intelligent woman?

The unintelligent women are the scary ones, and there are a lot more of them.

An intelligent woman doesn't need a man. She's responsible, she's self-sufficient, and she doesn't need feminism taking her agency and throwing it against a rock until it spells "victim".

Intelligent women, by definition, posses critical thought, and we need more of them.

Now sure, there are exceptions- and I'm sure our favorite little -ism has more than a handful of clever girls twisting strings, but even then- the terror lies in the hundreds of knife-wielding puppets they direct.

Deansdale · 2016-02-10T12:09:58+00:00

Thanks to combative feminism many women out there now confuse intelligence with arrogance. They feel a constant urge to prove their amazing intellect by interrupting anything and anyone, getting offended when a man tries to tell them anything (you know, mansplaining), and by being hair-triggered argumentative freaks at all times. And they don't understand why men don't like to be around them - proving their IQ is not that high afterall.

What men usually prize in women is agreeableness. If that is paired with intelligence, that's all the better. But no amount of intellect can compensate for having a disagreeable personality.

SRSLovesGawker · 2016-02-10T01:47:26+00:00

The whole "threatened by intelligent women" idea always sounded extremely suspect to me. There are some people who are intimidated by the intelligence of others, no doubt, but it never struck me as probable that there was an exclusively-gendered version of that, so widespread as to be noticable as a social phenomenon. Far more likely it's a sort of "sour grapes" thing: oh, he won't commit? He's just threatened by your intelligence! (or maybe he's just not that into you...)

Personally, I've found that intelligent women are more interesting to talk to.

fourthwallcrisis · 2016-02-10T16:34:37+00:00

I wouldn't have married a dummy, I'm sure most people here would agree.

Ovendice · 2016-02-10T01:05:13+00:00

This is stupid. Just poll men and ask them if they feel 'threatened' by intelligent women- they won't lie to you. And btw, I've never been 'threatened' or 'intimidated' by an intelligent woman in my entire life. The absolute most intelligent women are still just average intelligence.

I talk to them all the time- some of the most intelligent women there are- female business owners, female doctors, attorneys female administrative staff, etc. in my line of work. And I've never once had one of them ever tell me anything interesting or original or 'bless' me with their great intellect or knowledge of anything.

I've learned more from just listening to male rednecks who actually taught me something of value instead of listening to mindless dribble about Feminist tainted thinking. And btw, a study came out years ago that showed that while it is less educated men who are abusive, it is more educated women who are more abusive. In other words it seems that women tend to use their intelligence to demean and emotionally abuse others. Sound familiar? It should- you've been witnessing it all your life.

TheDude41 · 2016-02-10T02:59:02+00:00

Has anyone stopped to consider -- maybe men have good reason not to want to date or marry hostile, "intelligent" women.

Is it really in their best interest?

http://fredoneverything.org/in-searvh-of-men-who-want-to-marry-mommy-jocasting-about/

Leinadro · 2016-02-10T18:14:25+00:00

No but a lot of women (not just feminists) need that myth because allows them to feel some self righteous indignation and superiority.

Title	Do men really "feel threatened by intelligent women"? No, and here's why (scroll down)
Author	EvilPundit
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Date	February 9, 2016 11:38 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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