tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post155810005561461101..comments2024-03-27T23:28:20.274-04:00Comments on Face to Face: The demise of sensitive guysagnostichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-80449688750635088932013-06-18T13:15:28.216-04:002013-06-18T13:15:28.216-04:00Perhaps the feminazis subconsciously hoped some of...Perhaps the feminazis subconsciously hoped some of the wimpy loser men might resist their PC-impositions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-71886310678893854282013-06-10T14:38:03.343-04:002013-06-10T14:38:03.343-04:00I figured it was just that feminista types "t...I figured it was just that feminista types "targeted" such males in excess because that was who their interactions were limited to - only sensitive men get through the bubble.<br /><br />This post totally reminded me of how, living in the 90s, the media kept pushing the idea that the 90s was the age of the sensitive "new man" - kind of makes sense if you see a shift in introversion, think that that's all that's going on and assume it'll be like the 80s with more introverts (and more of the late 1980s - early 1990s Edie Bricknell and the New Bohemians kind of vibe).<br /><br />But that didn't reckon on a continuation of the increase in narcissism and self obsession that had been going on all through the 1980s (and probably the 1970s at least), irrespective of the direction of the trends in extraversion... So the naive prediction was wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-36827353098143815232013-06-10T09:02:36.951-04:002013-06-10T09:02:36.951-04:00This post hits home for me. As much as I've p...This post hits home for me. As much as I've perused "Game" blogs, they ring somewhat hollow with me. I'll never be that person, and in some ways, that's probably a good thing. I'm always afraid of the "creep" label, and having diagnosable social phobia doesn't help.<br /><br />R. Jones, my first somewhat-serious girlfriend (and first other things too), was one of those chicks obsessed with Conor Oberst. I could never get into Bright Eyes, but chicks that can seem to dig me more than other types. But then if we get into sociopolitical talks, I'm probably screwed at this point (I used to be a staunch libertarian).FWGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-3657159599134050672013-06-09T18:47:36.952-04:002013-06-09T18:47:36.952-04:00A girl at my high school was/is obsessed with Cono...A girl at my high school was/is obsessed with Conor Oberst -- a sensitive singer-song writer if there ever was one. She found him extremely hot. She is now on the feminist leader brigade at college, social justice warrioring even after she has graduated. R. Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-45341509083697701202013-06-09T10:42:38.879-04:002013-06-09T10:42:38.879-04:00"Why do you think the feminists fixated on sh..."Why do you think the feminists fixated on shy, sensitive guys?"<br /><br />Compared to the more extraverted, popular, and athletic guys, they had less going for them at first glance. So they'd need some kind of long-shot sales pitch, a hail Mary display to win the girl over.<br /><br />In the '80s, maybe that would have worked, and maybe it would have come off as goofy and embarrassing. But by the '90s, the same level of desperation wasn't just something to pity the guy for, it was a sign that he could escalate to something even more desperate and imposing.<br /><br />People were more trusting in the '80s, so they didn't exaggerate what level the desperate guy could have escalated his actions to.<br /><br />Guys, especially young guys, are more desperate and risk-taking than girls in courtship. So all guys were affected by this shift toward perceiving male risk-taking as threatening. But some types of guys are more desperate than others, so they felt that shift even more strongly than the less desperate.agnostichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967177967469961883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-46059967990410256222013-06-09T03:33:25.092-04:002013-06-09T03:33:25.092-04:00ok, the above is a little too harsh, but you get t...ok, the above is a little too harsh, but you get the point.<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-31968894350128185142013-06-09T03:32:47.878-04:002013-06-09T03:32:47.878-04:00"Boy George or Morrissey"
That's an..."Boy George or Morrissey"<br /><br />That's another thing - even the gay musicians from the 80s made no bones about how screwed they were. Think of the name "boy" George, or "The Crying Game", which is about how much it sucks to be gay (same goes for the movie of the same name). A more drastic example would be the song "Goodbye Horses" by Quo Vadis - about the suicidal desperation of many gay men, sung in a clearly gay tone of voice.<br /><br />Everybody is more sincere during rising-crime times. <br /><br />-Curtis<br /><br /><br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-69489826164635763372013-06-09T03:11:14.038-04:002013-06-09T03:11:14.038-04:00The past 20 years have seen the demonization of &q...The past 20 years have seen the demonization of "infatuation". Crushes are now defined as psychological disorders.<br /><br />The New Wave was paradoxical in this sense - even though the culture was sexier and more promiscuous, media of the time portrays men and women as being more loving and faithful towards each other. Modern media is cynical. I can't do a rundown, but the latest example I can think of is "House of Cards" - where, in one scene, the Kevin Spacey character, talking to the girl he's about to sleep with, rattles on about how it is in the nature of older men to use and discard younger women.<br /><br />-CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-18245048422935088232013-06-09T02:57:38.353-04:002013-06-09T02:57:38.353-04:00Why do you think the feminists fixated on shy, sen...Why do you think the feminists fixated on shy, sensitive guys? Is it just because they wanted to hurt any man, and the sensitive, lower status ones were easier targets? Or feminists felt genuinely more threatened by them, for instance thinking they were bigger professional rivals, or something else? They weren't attracted to them?<br /><br />I've definitely noticed the trend you are talking about. <br /><br />-Curtis Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-66918369766630221802013-06-09T00:10:53.316-04:002013-06-09T00:10:53.316-04:00Prefab Sprout, Swoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch...Prefab Sprout, Swoon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T_GU1rwkYQAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19346366.post-16329041918364891022013-06-08T19:39:38.597-04:002013-06-08T19:39:38.597-04:00Modern western men are in a catch 22 situation. If...Modern western men are in a catch 22 situation. If they declare their interest in women and make their intentions known they're creeps, harassers, and potential rapists, but if they don't they're nice guys, wimps, losers, and potential rapists. <br /><br />The only way for a guy to not be a "potential rapist" is be the kind of super-alpha rock star that every woman wants to be with. All other men are going to be suspects, and will be treated as "potential rapists" just looking for any chance they can get to victimize and hurt women. <br />Retrenchednoreply@blogger.com