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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 7 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nice I just need to get into AI Protein and crypto and I'll be attractive to straight men online.

[–] mere@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 5 hours ago

haha same, i just also need no feelings, serial killer coding, tight clothing and a scrappy-doo physique! i've already weirdly veiny so that's vascularity checked off - i'm basically already there

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 5 points 9 hours ago

Kinda funny because I remember a video with some manosphere idiots talking to a crowd (must've been a conference or some sort of event), they were sitting on the stage, one of the "alphas" (i think it was andrew tate, bald idiot with a goatee) starts negging on another dude beside him, calling him a fat slob and ranting nonstop about how ugly he looks. Even the comments on the video were all "is the alpha dude gay? Why is he so worried about the guy being fat? Why does he want him to be muscular and hot?"

[–] figjam@midwest.social 4 points 9 hours ago

Fuckin scrapy-doo. I ded

[–] Asswardbackaddict@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Kind of related: The most sexist shit I've ever heard came from the mothers of my partners.

[–] rayquetzalcoatl@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I still wear tight trousers, to be fair. I'm just not into the super baggy look, it's not my thing 🤷‍♂️

[–] AbNormalHumanBeing@piefed.world 25 points 22 hours ago

I may be misremembering, so take this as potential bullshit, but I seem to recall there was a study (or just a survey?) that seemed to indicate, that onlineness for men generally correlated with less mysogyny than the overall population - with the exception of those explicitly in the "manosphere" bubble, who then spike on the far end of the spectrum.

Thinking back of how I remember groups of boys and men (which I was a part of) talking with each other offline before widespread internet access (or even now), that kind of made sense to me. I remember being often rather alone with my opinions and being told stuff like: "Just accept that sexism is funny." Especially thinking back to pre-internet teenage me, I had a lot of weird assumptions internalized that online exchanges, seeing actual, unfiltered opinions of women mostly, helped correct.

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 day ago

How could they have asked women? Everyone knows there are no women on the internet.

[–] swagmoney@lemmy.ca 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

i like men with long hair and kind smiles :)

[–] poweruser@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 10 hours ago

I like you too 💕

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

I miss having long hair. And enough hair to cover the whole head

[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Have you considered a wig?

[–] CoolThingAboutMe@beehaw.org 4 points 14 hours ago

I like those too, and kilts!

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's just Vin Diesel from the Pitch Black series.

[–] TheDoozer@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

I mean, dude had tons of feelings. They just got channeled into fury, because he was a Furyan (and had a ton of trauma).

Also, it's easy to be a serial killer when you're constantly surrounded by absolute assholes trying to kill you. The guy wasn't out there sacrificing babies and families for "line must go up."

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 15 hours ago

if these people were actually vin diesel the world would be an infinitely better place, vin diesel is great

the man had the opportunity to turn his cool edgy OC into several movies and games, took it, and made it good

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Every love song by a woman will tell you what women want.

My favorite example is “Whatta Man”

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 11 hours ago

Yes! This is legit one of my favorite songs by two of the best R&B bands of the early '90s, and I love the way they describe the man. Nothing unattainable, and most of it isn't about his looks at all but rather about his personality. Mature, secure, attentive, kind.

[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

It's confidence and DGAF, if anyone is wondering. A good sense of humor helps too.

[–] 474D@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

If you're chill, respectful, and can make her laugh, most of the time you have a shot

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Symmetrical features, affability, money, purpose is my order

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As an autistic in a sales role: Affability can be learned.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

I read a lot about emotional intelligence and psychology, then was forced into situations where I had to be likable in order to make money.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Short kings, who own who they are and remain confident about it, are absolutely welcome in my bed.

However, short, whiny men who use their height as an excuse to complain about women? I don't want to be with someone like that, regardless of their appearance.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club -3 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

I would never want to bed someone so condescending.

Short men are allowed to have feelings and we are allowed to speak about our disadvantages.

What’s next, you’re going to go up to a fat woman and tell her she can go fuck herself if she gets upset that people find her unattractive?

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

There's a difference between "having feelings" and "blaming a group for not dating (you.)" If someone doesn't want to date you for something you can't change, that sounds like dodging a bullet. Confidence is hot. Being whiny about being rejected is not.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club -1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I never blamed anyone?

All I said was that height was a factor in women’s choice.

They are allowed to have choices and I am allowed to be upset that I’m considered less desirable because of it.

And fuck off, a man expresses how he feels and he’s “whiny”? Fuck this shit, you’re a jerk.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

I never called you anything, either. Go re-read my posts.

The only times I used the word you were:I used "(you)" to complete one sentence, using parentheses precisely to express that I wasn't referring specifically to you (if I had been, I would've just said "you.") The sentence after it contains "you," but it's a statement of fact no matter who reads it. Where's the personal insult?

I spoke about two camps: short kings and whiny complainers. If you chose to see yourself as being one of the "whiny men" instead of as one of the "short kings," that's 100% on you.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

You bought it up as a direct response to me. Don’t pretend it’s suddenly not directed at me.

You’re a misandrist jerk.

[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 0 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Man, you must've been through some real shit. If so, I'm sorry.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's very individual. I know exactly one woman who insists her man must be taller than her. Most I know like tall but don't really care much. And I know one that has an upper limit while shorter men are ok.

[–] riverSpirit@thelemmy.club -2 points 11 hours ago

And how many women do you know with shorter partners? Go out in public and look at all the couples you see, how many have shorter men?

Everyone says they don’t care, but the bias is 100% there even if they don’t admit it.

[–] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

I learned what women want from Saweetie

[–] Exocet6951@jlai.lu -4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

See, I actually dislike this a lot, because while it should be poking fun at far right chuds, it just generalizes to straight men on the internet instead.

Congrats to the author, the only thing this has done is fuel the gender divide and turned a few more young men to far right politics, and this is the sort of thing used as proof to make them feel under attack as straight men.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 15 hours ago

it does pretty clearly say "extremely online", which is a common distinction these days for people who are disconnected from reality.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If insecure people are pushed to the far right because of this, I'm not sure it's the comic that's at fault. You're asking everyone to walk on egg shells so we don't hurt people's feelings and I just don't think that's realistic. It's not too much to ask for people to not be shitty.

[–] Exocet6951@jlai.lu 2 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

If you are told all day that you are under attack, then go onto a supposedly more tolerant space and what you see if people attacking you, then it's naïve to think it will not affect you.

This is just a massive own goal, and is entirely avoidable by targeting the right butt of the joke, rather than aiming large, having collateral damage and saying "you're only offended if you feel targeted". That's not fighting the good fight, that's just being a hateful shithead on the internet.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Straight men are the least targeted group. If any of them feel targeted, it's because they are exactly the type of guy in the comic. I say this as a straight guy. Compared to my queer and women friends, I'm cruising through life. I might catch the occasional stray from a comic while they have to fear legislation limiting their rights.

My best friend of 15 years is the guy in this comic. I tried for years give him another perspective and keep him from going far right but it didn't work and now I've completely cut him off. I have no sympathy for somebody who is self victimizing. The actual victim is not the one that needs to change their behavior to protect the fragility of the wannabe victim.

[–] Exocet6951@jlai.lu 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

By all means, keep scoring massive own goals and wondering why more and more young men and turning to the far right.

"Here, let me describe you. If you feel targeted, it's that you are the irredeemable scum this comic describes"

Meanwhile, the comic describes men on the internet.

Super easy fix to the comic: add political leaning to the description. Literally one word to make fun of the people who need to be made fun of. Meanwhile, everyone here is bending over backwards to explain how collateral damage is perfectly fine, and isn't totally playing into the alt right's pipeline in the most avoidable way ever.

[–] JillyB@beehaw.org 2 points 7 hours ago

My point is that your strategy wouldn't work to relieve the tension. The alt right influencers and propagandists are manufacturing outrage. The feeling of being targeted is made up. It doesn't matter if anybody plays into it. Insecure young men feel that way regardless of what anybody on the left will say. It's a natural consequence of a patriarchal, atomized society where everyone is told that they're supposed to conform to gender ideals while being socially isolated.