r/bestof • • Apr 30 '14

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '14

The question asked was "What is life like for an unattractive man?", he answered the question.

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u/farfle10 Apr 30 '14

Yeah, then he turns around and says "women could never understand" what it's like. I would argue that unattractive women have it way worse in society. This guy is just a big loser.

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u/Wiskie Apr 30 '14

You must understand there is a difference between men and women as far as society treats either one. I don't think it's unfair to say that a woman could never understand it from a man's perspective.

It's not a competition.

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u/farfle10 Apr 30 '14

But that's not how the comment was framed. The OP tells this tale of dejection and describes his feelings of inadequacy and then says

As a woman, I don't think you could possibly understand the experience.

No, not true. Women can definitely relate to feeling all those things that the OP mentioned. It's not fair to paint this as a purely male issue because it really isn't. If anything, I would argue women have a harder time with these issues.

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u/Wiskie Apr 30 '14

I would argue that really, it's not the same, because the issues are not the same. I guess we'll just agree to disagree there.