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37. Yes, they're insecure, infantile men who fear any woman with skill or strength.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Original post)

Tue Jul 21, 2015, 01:54 PM

Jul 2015

They immediately go to work be put in her place with violent threats, stalking, whatever it takes to protect their fragile egos.

They see women as subhuman, and losing to a women in gaming or anything else is the worst thing they can imagine happening.

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Study Finds That Men Who Attack Women Online Are, Literally, Losers [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 OP

And I'm thinking it's an analogy that holds up beyond gaming. bettyellen Jul 2015 #1

it probably applies to most scenarios where men used to dominate and now don't have monopoly La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #4

Yeah, and I don't think most are conscious of it. We can see their shock and discomfort and pretty bettyellen Jul 2015 #9

No doubt applies to a lot of those guys in Men's Rights blogs too. Rozlee Jul 2015 #30

i think some people have a very fragile sense of self and a huge sense of entitlement to resources La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #42

LOL ... rude, as described as ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #45

so true. nt La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #48

I'm certain it applies to discussion forums too. nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2015 #25

Yes, a couple of DU names spring to mind here. HOF stalkers. bettyellen Jul 2015 #26

Visit an imageboard sometime. Rod Beauvex Jul 2015 #43

THen there must not be hardly any skilled video game players who are rightwingers, because one of randys1 Jul 2015 #2

i dont think this is entirely correct. i think sometimes we liberals give ourselves a huge pass La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #5

Agreed, completely. Sexism and racism is abundant in liberal circles randys1 Jul 2015 #8

a while ago i got into some disagreements on DU, which were mostly of a personal nature La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #10

Would love to read those exchanges, I can pm you about it. randys1 Jul 2015 #12

Absolutely. cwydro Jul 2015 #46

Yes, funny that, huh? And I agree with Lionness that closeupready Jul 2015 #15

They love the old school concept of women as chattel and playthings- bettyellen Jul 2015 #27

Exactly. THAT, and in the worst cases, they think, closeupready Jul 2015 #35

And then they wonder why women don't like them. nt stevenleser Jul 2015 #3

It's called a death spiral, LOL. bettyellen Jul 2015 #11

Yes indeed ismnotwasm Jul 2015 #6

Some how I Knew that yuiyoshida Jul 2015 #7

Kicking the asses of those alien scum offworlders makes us all equals as defenders of our planets Baclava Jul 2015 #13

Zoiks shenmue Jul 2015 #14

No real surprise there! NT Left coast liberal Jul 2015 #16

In other news scientists have determined water is indeed wet. iandhr Jul 2015 #17

Breaking news: Getting a research grant is a cool and profitable gig. n/t sarge43 Jul 2015 #20

not really. without systematic observation we cannot conclude causality. if we depended only La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #21

No argument. Science is our silver bullet. sarge43 Jul 2015 #23

Breaking News Part II: Trivializing Science is Way Cool Among the Under-Educated and Sub-Literate. LanternWaste Jul 2015 #22

The intent of my post was not to trivialize science iandhr Jul 2015 #34

But you are trivializing science when you equate mythology Jul 2015 #40

There are plenty of losers on DU, then ... JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2015 #18

did you bother to read the description of the study or its conclusions? La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #19

I found that out one when I commented on a blog post by a troll kimbutgar Jul 2015 #24

Soo...fat, ugly, and single makes him cwydro Jul 2015 #47

No I am fat and ugly but not single and I don't think that makes me less kimbutgar Jul 2015 #61

Well, it's just another video game to them, isn't it? rocktivity Jul 2015 #28

Well, they are here CreekDog Jul 2015 #29

Wow, that's a surprise Jack Rabbit Jul 2015 #31

My wife's a gamer. I have certainly observed this effect. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #32

I am not surprised that the study found this. n/t geardaddy Jul 2015 #33

I wonder what they might say about women who attack women online. MADem Jul 2015 #36

i think they would first have to demonstrate that women attack women based on gender La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #49

I don't want to derail from the principal thesis of this thread--which speaks to the MADem Jul 2015 #53

Super thoughtful post Nevernose Jul 2015 #60

Yes, they're insecure, infantile men who fear any woman with skill or strength. SunSeeker Jul 2015 #37

You didn't need a study to figure that one out LynneSin Jul 2015 #38

it's not a question about figuring it out per se. it's a question of confirming a hypothesis La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #41

point taken LynneSin Jul 2015 #62

The left side of DU is covering up the left side of this box JonLP24 Jul 2015 #39

Whoa ... This ought to be good! 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2015 #44

Reminds me of an AOL chat room a long time ago. Manifestor_of_Light Jul 2015 #50

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jul 2015 #51

Extrapolating this theory from gamers to the larger interwebs (as I'm sure is happening as we speak) tularetom Jul 2015 #52

i am not sure where you are getting your generalization, but it was not in the articles La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #54

What I was reacting to was your post title tularetom Jul 2015 #55

also, attacking women generally is not the same thing as criticizing a specific woman. La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #56

Again, you are correct tularetom Jul 2015 #59

What about women who Attack men? grahamhgreen Jul 2015 #57

there has to be some demonstration that women selectively attack one gender La Lioness Priyanka Jul 2015 #58

Obvioulsy, the men are not attracting the right mates under this plan Baclava Jul 2015 #63

NSSNSS niyad Jul 2015 #64