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It's not just you that feels that way. That article is just a torrent of misogynist screed.

For example: "It’s no surprise that the virtual world warehouses sexual rejects who couldn’t cut it in public where their ugliness means they’re not even in the running. BBWs, BBBWs, BBBBBBBBBBBBWs… you’ll find them all online, beached like a herd of walrus." Or later, "Fatties – The internet is great for banging fatties."



> It's not just you that feels that way. That article is just a torrent of misogynist screed.

The article discusses lopsidedness of online dating and how it disproportionately favors women.


Misogyny and a belief that women are favored aren't incompatible. If anything, they're compatible beliefs.

Antisemitism, for instance, doesn't often hold that Jews are worthless, poor, and incompetent. It tends to hold that Jews are rich and powerful and can do whatever they want thanks to their worldwide conspiracy. The antisemite usually thinks that the world disproportionately favors Jews.


> Misogyny and a belief that women are favored aren't incompatible. If anything, they're compatible beliefs.

How is dating websites being lopsided in favor of women misogyny?

The systemic use of the blanket term of misogyny in these cases seems more like misandry, to be fair.

Why not stay on the point? You can't control of tone of Heartiste. He has the right to express his opinions, don't you think?


Why did you delete your earlier comment?

> How is dating websites being lopsided in favor of women misogyny?

I did not claim that.

> The systemic use of the blanket term of misogyny in these cases seems more like misandry, to be fair.

Why?

> Why not stay on the point?

What is the point? I thought you were implying that the author believing that women were favored by dating websites was a counter to the claim that the site was a torrent of misogynistic screed. If so, I refuted that. If not, you were unclear, but if you wish to be clear about your point, I am happy to stay on it.

> You can't control of tone of Heartiste. He has the right to express his opinions, don't you think?

Absolutely, and I have the right to express opinions about his expression of his opinions. Free speech is truly a wonderful thing!


> I did not claim that.

See the subject of my thread for context.

> What is the point?

Lopsided proportions on dating websites.




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