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I'm a man, and I don't like it when the behaviour of Musk is viewed as typical men behaviour.
i'm also a man. i don't think it's seen as "typical," but maybe more common than you think, however disheartening that is.
you're slightly annoyed when women are mistrustful of men. women are literally scared because of what some men do.
can you blame them? go check out the FBI sex offender map and type in your neighborhood. you might be surprised. keep in mind this is only the people who actually got caught. does the saying "not all men. but always a man" bother you too?
https://www.nsopw.gov/
edit: i want to add: aside from celebrities who "no one would have ever suspected!" e.g., bill cosby, neil gaiman, and on and on, i've personally known more than a couple people (men) who turned out to be creeps, and shocked everyone who knew them. a couple went to prison for it.
yea, it sucks that women have to be wary, but i'll never criticize women for something that's 0% their fault
edit 2: if you're a man, and you feel butthurt by the OP, i won't tell you how to feel, but my advice is this: instead of your immediate reaction of "this woman is wrong! she needs to fix herself!" maybe take a minute to say "what must this woman have gone through in order to say such a thing?" because while she might be technically incorrect that "all men are just like elon musk," attitudes and comments like this don't just "happen"
also consider the fact that elon musk says "empathy is weakness." and you're throwing empathy out the window, just like elon wanted, when you immediately say "i'm the victim here!"
empathy is not weakness, it's STRENGTH. it's painful to feel someone else's pain, and to impose that pain willingly upon yourself. musk and people who behave like him (like victims) are the fucking weak ones. is empathy a good thing?
in america, human beings who have done nothing wrong are being dehumanized, kidnapped, shipped away. or just murdered. you tell me whether empathy is better or worse for society?
You're reading wrong into my comment. I'm not annoyed because of the mistrust, I see where it comes from, and I've also witnessed some creepers from close by. However, the post literally says "and that's how men tend to be" in regard to Musk's behaviour. So it is seen as typical.
Another thing to consider is that I'm not from the US, so the things going on in my country might be a little less extreme. Not that I want to suggest there are no predators over here, but it is different.
yea. you're annoyed, i get it. maybe the assumption that all men are just evil is a defense mechanism for someone who fears for their life. that's just one voice though.
but yea, i'm in america. we have a rapist for ~~president~~ dictator