Question for women

How do you generally view men or guys? I have been seeing a lot of general elitist comments from a lot of my friends of the opposite gender. I would like to hear your thoughts on this if you're willing to discuss them. I mean, an international forum should have a broader range of opinions than a single community in a part of the world.

Originally Posted by Akbal

How do you generally view men or guys? I have been seeing a lot of general elitist comments from a lot of my friends of the opposite gender. I would like to hear your thoughts on this if you're willing to discuss them. I mean, an international forum should have a broader range of opinions than a single community in a part of the world.

I'm a men but I can answer. Horny rapists

It depends on the man, just like it depends on the woman.

What do you consider elitist???
And I don't have an opinion on men. I have opinions on certain types of men or of certain individuals. I have opinions of the biological and social differences between men and women, and what I tend to find attractive in a man. But I certainly don't make broad general assumptions about men as a gender, just like I don't about women as a gender.

I don't have a general view of men.

Originally Posted by adverseaffects

What do you consider elitist???

Here I would define elitist as the women that act as if they're more important than the men in a relationship they're in, as if they hold it to themselves that women are better than men and that men are inferior to women. Telling you what I mean by it sounds a lot like sexism, actually.

Well, to start, why don't you describe to me the elitist views that are bothering you.

In any case though, I bet you that most of the women with views that you perceive to be elitist have actually been very badly hurt or damaged by men in their lives. Do you have any idea how many women get raped, beaten, abused, talked down to, and treated as if they were servants and doormats? Let's put the shoe on the other foot for a second. I honsetly think your image of women would be a little skewed if a woman put you through what men have put most of these women through. These women are strong; they are survivors. What more would you expect but that women from these situations have a shitty view of men? Would your view be any different if you endured the same things?

Traumatic events like that are damn difficult to overcome and deal with, and experience has taught me personally to never fully trust a man. Am I weak for my view? No. Am I a bad person? No, I'm not. I'm a very strong woman, and to never fully trust a man is wisdom, especially in this day in age. Imagine your innocence being stolen, your confidence being taken away... this is but a taste of what I would guess the women with these "elitist" views have been through. Can you really blame them? If you can, then I don't believe you truly understand what it's like to be treated as a lesser being, as an object.

Originally Posted by Akbal

Here I would define elitist as the women that act as if they're more important than the men in a relationship they're in, as if they hold it to themselves that women are better than men and that men are inferior to women. Telling you what I mean by it sounds a lot like sexism, actually.

Partnerships should have a mentality of equality. If one person in the relationship doesn't, then there are underlying personal issues that need to be talked out/worked through.

Originally Posted by Akbal

Here I would define elitist as the women that act as if they're more important than the men in a relationship they're in, as if they hold it to themselves that women are better than men and that men are inferior to women. Telling you what I mean by it sounds a lot like sexism, actually.

Or maybe none of this is happening at all. It could be only your perception of what you believe they are holding themselves to. Women don't make men feel inferior, men feel inferior for their own reasons. People can't make you feel inferior without your consent, remember that ( someone intelligent said that, not my quote although a great one )

Women who are strong, sure of themselves, self aware and confident shouldn't have to apologize for how that makes their partner feel, sorry . I would think a man would embrace that, and want a women who loves herself. If we can't love who we are first i can assure you we can't love you either.

@Ace Face They are women that have been hurt that have this view around here. My point in asking this is out of curiosity because I know that not everyone is the same and I'm so much more likely to receive dogma than an opinion on a social network. No, I don't blame them.

@MuChApArAdOx I'm not stating this in the context that others make me feel inferior or whoever is the male. I'm stating this in the context of the woman, whoever they are, that holds the belief that they are better than the men they want to or do date.