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Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:00 AM

Dudes try "dating Darwinism"

An author argues that angry young men are becoming assholes to try to get women.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 12:18 PM

    @likelife

    Neither partner, male or female, should have the 'power' to 'grant' sex.

    It should be something desired to be shared by both people.

    The key word there is "should".

    I want you to do a little thought experiment: compare what you would think the success rates would be for a guy simply going up to a random girl and saying "I want to have sex with you", and a girl doing the same to a random guy. Until feminists agree to acknowledge that there would be a disparity (read: imbalance of power) and give honest consideration to it, no progress will be made.

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