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When I say “I hate men” and someone pulls a “not all men”- like did I sayyyy that? Not all men of course but i definitely hate some of them.

OnlyPolls 4w

Which are you?

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Man hater

Hater of men

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Anonymous 4w

Not all men but enough of them, amen

Anonymous 4w

When you say you hate men it implies you hate the group known as men, so yes, you did sayyyy that. Maybe don’t hate on groups of people with immutable biological traits and instead attack people’s lack of values. As a woman I’ve been screwed over by FAR more women than men but I don’t go around thinking it’s cute to say I hate women. (Because it’s not, y’all just look immature.)

Anonymous 3w

I think “Man Hater” is like a specific man hate cause it’s singular for man while “Hater of Men” is a generalized I hate all men because of the plural form of men. “Man Hater” is fine. If you think otherwise then you are either a goober, a liar, or just a really profoundly good person. Hater of Men is bad cause generalization of a large group of people is just a bad thing to do regardless of the circumstances. And yes I do mean every circumstance.

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Anonymous 3w

Let’s not forget the difference between a Man and a boy. I love men, I hate boys.

Anonymous

#2 4w

Okay so I think you’re misunderstanding what I’m trying to say- I was trying to make a point about how labels and assumed generalization has taken over common dialect in the English language- and how that makes it harder for us as a whole to express our frustration without providing specific explanation and context.

Anonymous

OP 4w

I’m not trying to blame people for taking my words generally!!! I totally get that. I was just trying to express my frustration with how the English language has changed in a way that gives the things I’m used to saying- ways that I used to use to express myself- a context I don’t mean. And how when I say “I hate men” I’m not referring to ALL men. As now the statement is being taken. I’m referring to how there are people in that group- under that label- that I hate.

Anonymous

OP 4w

If someone says “I love men” they’re obviously not referring to ALL men right? If someone says “I love people” they’re obviously not referring to loving Hitler, or violent dictators, or predators, ect ect ect. Yeah? I’m just expressing my frustration with how the inverse is not true linguistically anymore.

Anonymous

#3 3w

This creates the narrative that age removes flaws in a demographic which is untrue for every demographic (gender, race, etc) and is just as harmful as generalization btw

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Anonymous

#1 3w

I’ve met 40 year old boys. I view that there is a transition from girls to women as somthing that happens more frequently than a transition from boys to men, if you get what being a women can mean (biologically, socially ect- a combination of a lot). It’s more of a “boys will be boys” mindset that doesn’t just apply to males in adolescence, but used throughout lifetimes.

Anonymous

#3 3w

Yes I understand your usage of the words boys vs men but it is the same unclarity that OP is being critiqued for and therefore equally harmful

Anonymous

OP 3w

I understand what you think you’re saying but my point is that you should stop using inflammatory generalizations just because they’ve “taken over common dialect” and address groups of people only when appropriate.