Comments on: The "Menaissance" and Its Dickscontents

By: jamesvonderhaar

jamesvonderhaar — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:27:30 +0000

I wonder if the "confusion" you mention is a temporary pain while we sort out gender equality, or an enduring and positive contribution to human relations.

Much of the article you linked to can be summed up by, "Oh no, women are free to be individuals, what are we to do!?" I sincerely hope that we never quite figure out what the rules of dating ought to be in an age of equality, because if we do, we'll be stifling diversity. Instead of treating your partner as a representative of his or her class, you ought to treat him or her as an individual, with idiosyncratic wants and needs from a relationship.

Gender roles in relationships are a crutch for those with the emotional IQ of an adolescent. If, in this brave new world of feminism, you have to *gasp* communicate with your partner and figure out what he or she wants, that's a good thing, not a bad thing, at least in my book.

By: jamesvonderhaar

jamesvonderhaar — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 00:27:30 +0000

By: The male angst theorem; or, male whorishness and its consequences : The Uncredible Hallq

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:23:39 +0000

[...] dating world. This is something that’s particularly come out in this Kay Hymowitz piece and various responses to it. And the consensus here seems to be some version of “changes in social conventions [...]

By: asfdasd

asfdasd — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:19:40 +0000

If you join a new religion you can't cheat on your wife all the time like Don Draper though.

By: Maxine

Maxine — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 23:13:56 +0000

Wow. As a woman with several male friends who all see m perfectly capable of finding decent women and having happy relationships without having to be total dicks OR servile chumps, I always wonder who these bitter men are who seem to be burdened with such terrible, oppressed lives.

In any case, I have always found that people who complain about the failings of the opposite sex invariably end up dating people who validate their low opinions. What can I say, good luck to you, hope you manage to find some happiness in your life regardless of being in a “culture” or “system” that actively works against you.

By: lmk89

lmk89 — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:40:52 +0000

The post ignores the biological differences between men and women, which account for most of the “traditional” roles alotted to the two sexes. Will accepts the false premise of feminism: that gender inequality in many parts of society is the result of discrimination and “cultural norms.”

This is false. Have you ever wondered why almost every society preceding the 20th century west had patriarchal qualities? Why they all seem to have similar “cultural norms”? The fact is that the presence or absence of a uterus affects much more than just the biophysics of reproduction. It permeates both mind and body. I'm not saying this is good. I'm just saying that's the way it is.

By: From Will Wilkinson-A Response To Kay Hymowitz: ‘The “Menaissance” and Its Dickscontents’ « Chris Navin

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:05:06 +0000

[...] — chr1 @ 7:28 am Tags: Feminism, Kay Hymowitz, Libertarianism, Love In The Time Of Darwinism Full post here. (Wilkinson responds to Hymowitz’s [...]

By: Dad

Dad — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:10:18 +0000

It's not the price alone that counts, it's a question of value!

By: Dad

Dad — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:08:35 +0000

And are they affordable? It's good for the soul, getting years and years of wear out of a pair of well-chosen shoes.

By: Tarquin

Tarquin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:14:37 +0000

Interesting! Can you please name those forms of life, several primate species, and non-Western cultures? Or perhaps a paper or something about them? Thanks!