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  • AKA rants point out another feminist fallacy-- that of the endless sea of perfect men just waiting to marry her daughter

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    AKA says she hopes to have her daughter avoid men like me or Ben Dover. The way I see it, here are the types of men her daughter might marry.

    1. Ignorant Pushover- does what she tells him, because he knows where the goodies come from (her pants). Conclusion: she tires of him being a pushover, or else he wakes up and realizes he is entitled to rights and she divorces him because he is finally challenging her.

    2. Ignorant Brute- knows about feminism and does not care. Will do what he pleases. But he will not let on BEFORE the marriage because he needs to snag her first. Conclusion: he will show his true colors eventually, repulsing her. She will divorce him.

    3. Tightrope Walker- Liberal guy who constantly balances his response to her based on feminist ideology. Educated, sensitive, liberal. The feminist ideal. or is he? Fill in the blank as to what happens here. Anything goes. But ultimately she will divorce him probably anyway.

    4. Aware Male- guys like me and Ben. We know all about feminism and mostly agree with it except for the excesses. Despite the excesses of feminism, we have been born/steeped in the idea of feminist women and of possibly having to hold our own to prevent from being pummelled by unreasonable expectations foisted upon us by feminist ideology. We consider women equal partners in every way, and seek to use logic to come up with workable solutions that take into account the needs of BOTH THE MAN AND THE WOMAN. We expect decent fair treatment from the women too (many women bristle at this, or the idea that they need to give or be tender to the man themselves). IN THE END The woman will divorce him anyway, because after all, her ego and feminist ideology demands that SHE be in charge and she needs to prove this by divorcing him and moving on. Besides, he is not perfect in bed anyway (nor is any man, really).

    So, by this brief list (there may be other types of men) we can well see a pattern emerging. In all cases, the daughter will likely divorce, because after all, feminism taught her that it is her god given right to ultimately use and abandon the guy.

    You can also tell by this list, that AKA prefers that her daughter marry types 1,2, or 3 rather than ever marrying 4.

    Which proves one of several or more things:

    1. That AKA is a pig who does not think men are equals to women, worthy of having an opinion like women get to have

    2. That there are oodles of men just floating around, willing to walk on eggshells, like Type 3, just to have a woman. This means AKA thinks men should have no self esteem, again proving she hates men.

    3. That it is preferable for her daughter to marry a Type 1 or Type 2, meaning the battle can be fought out in the marriage, which or course helps her daughter's case in court once the INEVITABLE DIVORCE occurs. Which proves that AKA is merely using men and marriage as a means for her daughter to ultimately WIN in the inevitable conclusion of her miserable life by manipulating men and choosing those who will provide the best fodder in court, the EASIEST TOOLS as it were.

    4. That AKA and others like her are disinterested in there being an equality between men and women, that women should dictate the rules of the imprisonment of men's souls within the marriage, and that ultimately only the women matter to her.

    God help me if AKA ever had a son, she would willingly commit him to a life of servitude to women's wacky and excessively selfish feminist whims. How SWEET.