Botond173
13hr ago
I’m guessing OP’s argument also implies that society does not have substantial memetic immunity against self-interested women, which seems to be the larger point here. Society operates under the unspoken assumption that women are generally weaker in every sense, so it’s understandable and warranted when they act in self-interested ways.
Botond173
13hr ago
A religious patriarchy in power generally does not permit women to become spiritual leaders in any capacity; in that sense I think you’re correct.
Botond173
13hr ago
There was a time when most of the popular MRAs on youtube were actually women, like karen straughan, who often had sons or at least positive relationships with their male relatives.
I don’t think it was ever any different. Male MRAs have only every gained credence within their own subculture; normally they are only given any mainstream attention in order to be presented as bogeymen worthy of contempt and ridicule. Female MRAs and anti-feminist talking heads in general thrive in comparison because culture war clashes between feminists and anti-feminists are basically mommy wars in the wider sense of the word – struggles between subgroups of women, which in turn provides further proof that the feminist capture of mainstream culture is complete. This has been the case for decades; just look at who the proponents and opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment were, for example. It’s inconceivable for any man or group of men to even vocally oppose feminist policies and get rewarded with any level of mainstream legitimacy.
It’s also fair to say that the Manosphere in general is a shadow of its former self. Red Pill theories, PUA and MRA used to be relatively much more relevant online between 2009 and 2015 or so. I’m guessing it was because this was a time of general political stagnation and apathy which provided an opportunity for such niche trends to gain popularity, but then the rise of the Alt-Right and the Trump phenomenon shook things up and siphoned off whatever level of interest they’d have otherwise enjoyed.
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