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Originally Posted by Infinite_Loser
Stereotypes are simply nothing more than broad generalizations, and broad generalizations typically stem from some amount of truth. That's just a fact of life.
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I wasn't disagreeing with that, not at all. What I (and MM, I believe) meant was that hey, if you (and others, such as Menoman) want to go on perpetuating stereotypes of men being assholes, nobody's stopping you. Congratulations on your achievement!
But just because a stereotype has an ounce of truth does not make it generalizable to the whole population. Several male members have proven just that, on this thread and others. Personally, I'm glad to be married to someone who doesn't fit the stereotype of what men are socialized to be, in almost every way possible.
But each to their own... I'm quite sure that there are plenty of women who appreciate conformity to the male stereotype as a mark of ground-shaking character and integrity.