
And besides, who actually wants to be a victim? I’d love to enjoy the benefits of being in the majority group. I’m very thankful to have so many men in my life who acknowledge my struggles and use their privilege to allow me to live a fuller life. I’ve never had to worry about walking home alone or being abandoned because they simply won’t allow it
I think it stems from insecurity. These are people who typically don’t have much going for them (or don’t feel that they have much going for them) and need a scapegoat to blame for their problems so that they don’t need to admit failure to themselves. Men who claim they’re more oppressed than women have a different kind of misogyny than men who look down on women. These are people who hate women because they think that they’re the reason they’re such losers.
It’s definitely a very specific kind of insecurity, I have guy friends who have dealt with insecurity and they still don’t resort to violent rhetoric against women or blaming them for their shortcomings, even my one friend who’s unfortunately been in multiple abusive/manipulative relationships with women. He’s with a great woman now and treats her like gold in spite of all that, so it’s hard for me to see how someone goes down the other path :/