He’s ruggedly handsome but would he kill for your tomato plants?

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[–]goobandit[S] 3 insightful - 3 fun3 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 3 fun -  (42 children)

This is the kind of mentality that’s going to cause infighting and make us more susceptible to raiders.

[–]Vulptex 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (41 children)

How so?

[–]goobandit[S] 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (40 children)

Because you’re talking about male skulls, being enslaved by gender roles and stereotypes, and I’m asking if you can help push boulders off a cliff onto the enemies I lure into the canyon.

[–]Vulptex 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (39 children)

But if no one had to be male we wouldn't need to worry about men attacking us in the first place. Maybe I'm just biased but I know I wish I wasn't.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (1 child)

Before men attacked each other they had wild animals to worry about.

50% of chimps are killed by big cats.

[–]Vulptex 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Well we don't have that worry either now, so I shouldn't have to suffer for slightly better chances of fending them off.

[–]goobandit[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (36 children)

Males exist though, and they’re stronger than females. There is no timeline where men and women survive without one another. It’s like you’re talking some good ol boys “be a man!” idea and I’m talking resource defense and preservation.

This has me considering a post-apocalyptic warlord who was a doctor and attains the position by being able to save lives more often than taking them.

[–]Vulptex 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (35 children)

I know it's necessary for survival, I'm just sick of permanently being stuck on the side of it that's worse in nearly every way. It really seems to me that all women ever have to deal with is some annoying organs, for us everything is overhauled in a way that's negative for us, and we're handed extremely high expectations. Maybe I'm supposed to want that somehow, but I certainly don't.

[–]goobandit[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (34 children)

It seems this way to you because, and correct me if I’m wrong, you’re only listening to other male perspectives on women. Women will undoubtedly have a different perspective, but are you open to hearing it?

If you don’t know by now, the expectations placed on you are unnecessary. Sure, there’s regular human stuff everyone does, or “should” do.

Maybe I'm supposed to want that somehow, but I certainly don't.

It’s up to you how you want your life to be, and I obviously don’t know your circumstances, but what exactly would you lose by doing what you want instead of what’s expected of you?

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (33 children)

Women will undoubtedly have a different perspective, but are you open to hearing it?

I have and a lot of them actually agree with me. Males actually get a taste of the other side, since puberty doesn't really change women all that much. Everyone is female initially, so males become so over time. I must say so far it has only been a negative progression, and it looks like it'll keep getting worse too. The problem is I'm a disposable resource, and our bodies and even our brains treat us like it.

what exactly would you lose by doing what you want instead of what’s expected of you?

The bigger problem is I literally can't due to biology. My personality alone must be androgen-insensitive somehow. And society will only tolerate nonconformity in males to a certain extent; since we are only worth what we provide in nature, human instinct is to rid of us if they perceive us as not benefitting their tribe.

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    [–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (31 children)

    I don't have any skills at all. Unfortunately practice doesn't do a whole lot when you've got no talent. I'm completely starved of things to enjoy. I have urges for things I'm not suited to do. My happy emotions are extremely dull even if I could do anything right. Everything about me is so messed up.