Good thing women dont have huge egos and always communicate clearly and say what they mean. Phew.
Dumping someone at a mountain trail isn’t a “male ego” thing. That’s just abusive and insane.
The article dives into more nuance. The hypothesis being that it could have something to do with instances where men feel more of a need to be able to “complete” the “objective” of the hike, or may go on hikes which are more demanding than their partner may be ready for, or also that they may be ready for.
Similarly, one of the experts in the article goes on to say that this they don’t particularly like making it a gender thing, but unfortunately there is some stark correlation
Can you imagine if we looked at every pattern of bad behavior in women and blamed it on femininity? Oh, wait, we have and still do to some extent, it’s just now that’s rightly called out as “sexist as fuck.”
Still waiting for society to learn you can be sexist towards men too, sadly.
You sound like you have been to at least one straight pride rally.
You sound like you took Gender Issues 101 and gave yourself a gold star.
Hey, I’m as white, cis, male, whatever as anyone. No one blames you for any of that shit.
However way there is no denying that the intersection of those particular identities is also consistent with people who bring a ton of harm to others.
Quit whining about how bad the majority has it.
I understand the analysis of the phenomena but I cant help myself thinking it would be the same thing between male friends or brothers… in other words, this is less a sexist move than a wider asshole move from people with sociopathy issues. I don’t say its not a concerning issue… Actually it tells a lot about the society we are suffering right now
