M
2 min readJan 8, 2024

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I never said women don't take advantage of patriarchy, there are many women who actively support the system too, just so they can go on living in their twisted way. That is what you thought I said.
And you didn't even understand what I said about the theory of female hypergamy. I said hypergamy is not women's innate nature (just like most of the traits of mascilinity and femininity are not men and women's innate nature), but is an acquired trait. Our society is patriarchal, mostly capitalistic, patrilineal and patrilocal, we actively or passively indoctrinate each new generations with these traits to continue maintain this rabbit-hole system.
When I said rich and powerful women attract many men for exactly those assets of theirs, I was not blaming the men in general. I was just pointing out how your theory of only women (some not all btw) can be hypergous is wrong, men can be too. But it seemed like you took it as a derogatory thing.
Lastly, yes, I also think women should take up all kinds of jobs, and daily support jobs should get paid more (jobs that require physical labor, jobs in the education, healthcare and secretarial jobs etc.) but the job conditions also should accomodate women, e.g., sufficient measures for safety from sexual predators and harassers, good work-life balance (this is essential for women, but not available in most places in the world, men having the work-life balance is also very important, if not equally), period leaves, pregnancy care etc. And to make everything equal for men and women, the spouses/partners of the women also should be given paid leaves for the days too. And in this case also, I know there are many women who won't be interested doing the paid jobs, because they basically don't want to do much work, that's why they want to land a rich husband, but that's besides the point, there always are oportunistic men and women, that doesn't prove any trend of humanity, like women's hypergamy in your claim!

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M
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Not the initial for Man/Male. After all, this letter is not only reserved for that. It's the initial of my name, and I am a woman.

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