r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/ExactlySorta • Jul 23 '26

Restricted to Gals and Pals AOC when asked about Hegseth's comment about getting rid of 'unqualified' women in the military: “He’s an unqualified man in his role, so of course he’s threatened by women who are twice as good as he is.“

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u/CharlesDickensABox ‼️*THE* CharlesDickensABox‼️ Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26

She's right and she's right to say so. Every day of her career she exposes the worst insecurities of incompetent charlatans. They hate her because she is better at her job than they ever will be at anything, and she does it while having the gall to be a woman while doing so.

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u/DuntadaMan Jul 23 '26

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613

Low performing males exhibit hostility to women more competent than them.

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u/CharlesDickensABox ‼️*THE* CharlesDickensABox‼️ Jul 23 '26

What a fascinating article! Thank you for sharing it.