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Caliman73

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15. A great many men are afraid of strong women.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Jun 13, 2017, 11:33 PM

Jun 2017

When your identity is built on the dominance of your gender, you have rigged the game to your advantage, and yet you still have women who can do it better than you can, you start to question the validity of your world view. Rather than do that, these weak little boys try to destroy that which makes them question.

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Why are they so afraid of strong, smart women? [View all] BigmanPigman Jun 2017 OP

Because they know volstork Jun 2017 #1

I guess you were out of the country WhiteTara Jun 2017 #2

They also did this to Elizabeth Warren. It may stem from religion Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #3

I am convinced that the GOP hates women more than erinlough Jun 2017 #4

I'd like to put forth a theory ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #5

I said something similar above but base it on Religion. nt Quixote1818 Jun 2017 #7

Yes, we were typing at the same time ProudLib72 Jun 2017 #8

I think they're embarrassed at how much smarter they are. Face t those women worked twice as hard to bettyellen Jun 2017 #10

Exactly. Some men cannot stand a woman who is smarter than they are. athena Jun 2017 #12

When I managed men it was fully 35-40% of them. One boss I had hated me because bettyellen Jun 2017 #13

The same reason bdamomma Jun 2017 #6

Ancient traditions, not just religion marylandblue Jun 2017 #9

The Vichy Grey Old Pricks are not only old solara Jun 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author solara Jun 2017 #14

A great many men are afraid of strong women. Caliman73 Jun 2017 #15