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In reply to the discussion: We all know men who think they deserve to own women: This is a horrifying exaggeration of that. [View all]NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)Might not go over well but here it is.
I think some men take things like this personally because they have fought personal urges their whole life. Urges to dominate women. These men are of good mind and soul and have worked their whole life to treat women as equals, even if something internally is telling them differently. They can see it is the "right" way to be a part of a community. It then becomes offensive to them to read something like this because of the effort they have put in. I give them credit for that effort and it is a good thing. Therefore, it is personal because they have made a personal effort to be a better person than what has been ingrained into them mentally from a young age.
Just my thought on one reason some good men might take this personally. Others probably take it personally because it hits close to home. I just think it is not inherently bad if a man takes something like this personally. Although, they do need to look at the topic from the perspective of society as a whole, and not just them personally.