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In all sincerity, women would have it easier if men did not use us as a means to take "humorous" digs at other men. It only makes our lives harder. There is enough friction between the sexes witbout that kind of thing.

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> Women would have it easier if men did not use us as a means to take "humorous" digs at other men. It only makes our lives harder.

How so?

Lots of men are already pretty hostile towards women. This kind of behavior only fuels that hostility and it is particularly frustrating to see it because it is a situation where a woman does not have to do anything wrong to catch hell over it. A man who presumably thinks he is championing the cause of women can do this and thereby make our lives harder.

Your logic does not follow.

Lots of men are hostile to women. Making jokes regarding women's issues fuels hostility. Therefore men should not make jokes regarding women's issues.

Some people are mentally unstable. Guns in the hands of mentally unstable people can cause catastrophic results. Therefore people should not own guns.

You realize that the parallel "logic that does not follow" about guns is perfectly legitimate in many/most countries, right? Doesn't exactly help your argument outside of (about half) the US.

Logic and rationality aren't necessarily the basis for laws.

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