Men Are Fragile and Do Not Need Your Common Courtesies, Says Science

SteelCrossx · 2014-02-26T18:21:54+00:00

A study published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, for example, found that male self-esteem dropped when men were told their wives performed better on a test than they did. Being told they were outsmarted and in the less-superior position had a real effect on their confidence. Women were not affected either way.

Personal hypothesis: Men who are outperformed by their wives are more likely to suffer from lowered self-esteem because they believe (for whatever reason) their value lies in their utility. If a man's wife can do X better, she would not need him as he has no innate value to rely upon.

taufish · 2014-02-26T16:59:08+00:00

When I have low self-esteem, I routinely go out in the cold and throw myself down an icy embankment. That way, I can be a man and pick myself up without assistance, which always makes me feel better.

under_score16 · 2014-02-26T20:08:33+00:00

What the hell? I know I wouldn't think twice about having a door held open for me. And I usually hold the door open for anyone right behind me.

plasmatorture · 2014-02-26T23:56:35+00:00

I said it before when this was first posted but I'll say it again:

169 subjects leaves a huge margin of error that makes the results completely unreliable.

Because of the statistically insignificant sample size, they did nothing to prove that opening the door affects one's self esteem. The only thing this survey could possibly be used to show is that men tend to have lower self esteem than women.

aksuVOIMAMIES · 2014-02-26T20:22:32+00:00

The door thing described in the article doesn't bother me one bit and I don't think it bothers my male friends either. So, based on my own experience, I think this study is bogus. I guess shit methods resulting in shit results.

typhonblue · 2014-02-26T17:48:39+00:00

Yes, men really are that fragile.

Well yeah. That's how you create a slave class. By breaking them.

Fragility in their ego is how you control them.

Bartab · 2014-02-26T22:31:17+00:00

I walk with a notable limp and have people hold the door for me all the time. Except for when they hold it when I'm so far away and feel like I have to rush inappropriately to the door, I have no problem with it. I wouldn't expect such treatment though, I actually am quite capable of opening the door.

aussietoads · 2014-02-26T23:30:17+00:00

I find it very difficult to take this article at face value. I personally couldn't really give a flying f..k about any of the examples they gave.

Title	Men Are Fragile and Do Not Need Your Common Courtesies, Says Science
Author	ugly_duck
Upvotes	17
Comments	18
Date	February 26, 2014 4:36 PM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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