I have a pretty low bar for posts from a comm called “witches vs patriarchy” and this still doesn’t reach it. Get the fuck out with this trash.

As a man I read this not as “every single man would literally always protect a child rapist”, but as “men tend to be loyal to their friends and would often only call them out on sexist behavior if an additional factor comes into play”.

Yes, it’s hyperbole. On the internet. In a meme community.

If I’m being charitable to the person who wrote this. They mean that it’s a thing done by men, but they didn’t say all mean. I’d argue it’s men like him, except one point. It’s not just men. There are women who enable this too. Remember, Jeffery Epstein’s right hand man, was a woman.

gotta love casual sexism against men being normalized and even celebrated

Hey. As a man, I resent being lumped in with Elon on this.

The whole “but they do the bad thing” is a what about-ism; and many of us don’t associate with people who we need to do mental gymnastics to justify their actions.

If I had a friend or acquaintance who was a child r*pist, I would have one less friend or acquaintances the day I found that out. I don’t need anyone in my life that I have to justify their actions because of how shitty they actually are. My life is complicated, and/or, difficult enough… I don’t need people in it that add to that with their drama and/or felony criminal activity. I don’t care how “important” or “influential” they are, I will just remove myself from the situation and politely decline any future interactions with that individual regardless of all other factors.

Since I started abiding by this philosophy, I’ve lost more “friends” than I care to count, but the friends I still have, are people actually worth knowing. They’re people who make me better as a person. I hope they feel the same about me, but that’s entirely up to them to make a decision about.

In any case. Generalizing an entire gender because of the actions of one dude? Not cool. That would be like if I based my opinions on women off of the example set by someone like Carla Homolka. First of all, fuck that bitch and the horse she rode in on; she should eat the curb for the horrors she has committed; but also, she is not an example by which anyone should base an opinion on, about women in general.

Elon may be arguably less horrible than Homolka, but I think I’ve made my point.

I love being likened to a psychopath (or whatever shit Musk is) just because we both have balls.

Thanks, I hate it.

Not all men.

But still, way too many men.

I normally cringe to see “as a man…” comments but this is incredibly sexist and it’s understandable to have something to say when you’re getting accused of habitually defending rapists. Kind of disappointed to see it posted here

I disagree as a man, it is not reflecting gender it is reflecting personality. This is how narcists and ego maniacs behave - and powerful people often fall into that category. Men and women.

I’ll start caring about these kind of takes when women stop throwing babies in dumpsters.

Elon is a man and an asshole. Those are separate issues. Most people, men and women, are not that selfish and childish.

It’s unfortunate that assholes do tend to be a loud minority among men

This tweet sounds like it’s from an incel

Put “you had me in the first half meme”, but in reverse.

Who are you to judge if you’re a misandrist piece of garbage yourself?

I disagree, as a man, I would expose the shit out of any other person I knew was doing that shit.

When a man does this shit he increases the perception of all men being seen as possible predators and terrible people.

A man does not do this, a man stands up for what is right, and if they don’t, they are no man.