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... like women are all special and interesting by virtue of being female? Most of humanity is bland and forgettable. Gender is hardly a factor there.

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The comment hints at the fact that a group can easily loose a large number of their males, because it doesn't have to hinder procreation. Losing women is much harder to recover. Being special or interesting doesn't come into the equation.

Ah yes, nothing more beautiful than a man impregnating a woman and then divorcing her to do the same thing again with another woman and another woman...

Wait no, that guy is an asshole.

It's not that simple. A group losing a large number of their males will lead to more incestuous relationships down the line.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-are-wonderful_effect

> "...the effect decreased the higher a countries measure of gender equality. This effect seemed to be due to men being viewed less negatively the more egalitarian a country was rather than women being viewed more positively."

So, yes! At least some people think so.

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