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Why the entire country is still talking about a UC Berkeley professor’s toxic dating advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Matt5" data-source="post: 77620066" data-attributes="member: 420229"><p><a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/jonathan-shewchuk-berkeley-professor-19371464.php" target="_blank">Why a UC Berkeley professor’s dating toxic advice is a national story</a></p><p></p><p>The crime of this professor: Telling a student to get out of the Bay Area if he wants to find a girlfriend.</p><p></p><p>"Shewchuk, who <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-professor-criticized-comments-women-19363213.php#:~:text=was%20hurtful%20and-,threatening,-to%20students%C2%A0%E2%80%94%20particularly" target="_blank">later apologized</a> for his comments, didn’t go into detail about what those “differences” might be."</p><p></p><p>Given the response by women, now there is no doubt about staying away. This is CrazyTown. The reality for most guys - no girlfriend. Well, they can have girlfriends but the whole "girlfriend" thing is going to bring a lot of trouble. Mostly that involves dating and getting their bank accounts drained with little to show for it - still no girlfriend. Or constant drama. Or something happens involving the law or university because she changed her mind after the fact. </p><p></p><p>Summary by ChatGPT:</p><p></p><p><strong>- UC Berkeley computer science professor Jonathan Shewchuk's controversial advice to a student to "get out of the Bay Area" if he wanted to find a girlfriend sparked a nationwide debate.</strong></p><p>- Shewchuk's comments, made on an official university online discussion forum, were criticized for their apparent dehumanization of women and promotion of male supremacy.</p><p><strong>- The remarks were seen as coded language reflecting values that undermine feminism and LGBT rights activism.</strong></p><p>- The rise of misogynistic ideologies like those found in the "manosphere" is attributed to factors such as pick-up artist culture, online harassment campaigns, and social media.</p><p>- These ideologies prey on vulnerable men seeking explanations for feelings of rejection or loneliness, often blaming feminism and female autonomy.</p><p>- Despite the profitability of promoting resentment towards women, it fails to address the root causes of social disconnection and loneliness.</p><p>- Men's reluctance to seek mental health treatment due to societal stigmas contributes to their susceptibility to radicalization in online echo chambers.</p><p><strong>- The ideology of the "manosphere" has ties to white supremacy, conspiracy theories, and violent incidents, leading authorities to consider it a serious terroristic threat.</strong></p><p><strong>- The controversy surrounding Shewchuk's remarks evokes memories of past violence against women, such as the Montreal massacre in 1989, underscoring the importance of addressing toxic beliefs about women in society.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Matt5, post: 77620066, member: 420229"] [URL='https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/jonathan-shewchuk-berkeley-professor-19371464.php']Why a UC Berkeley professor’s dating toxic advice is a national story[/URL] The crime of this professor: Telling a student to get out of the Bay Area if he wants to find a girlfriend. "Shewchuk, who [URL='https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/uc-berkeley-professor-criticized-comments-women-19363213.php#:~:text=was%20hurtful%20and-,threatening,-to%20students%C2%A0%E2%80%94%20particularly']later apologized[/URL] for his comments, didn’t go into detail about what those “differences” might be." Given the response by women, now there is no doubt about staying away. This is CrazyTown. The reality for most guys - no girlfriend. Well, they can have girlfriends but the whole "girlfriend" thing is going to bring a lot of trouble. Mostly that involves dating and getting their bank accounts drained with little to show for it - still no girlfriend. Or constant drama. Or something happens involving the law or university because she changed her mind after the fact. Summary by ChatGPT: [B]- UC Berkeley computer science professor Jonathan Shewchuk's controversial advice to a student to "get out of the Bay Area" if he wanted to find a girlfriend sparked a nationwide debate.[/B] - Shewchuk's comments, made on an official university online discussion forum, were criticized for their apparent dehumanization of women and promotion of male supremacy. [B]- The remarks were seen as coded language reflecting values that undermine feminism and LGBT rights activism.[/B] - The rise of misogynistic ideologies like those found in the "manosphere" is attributed to factors such as pick-up artist culture, online harassment campaigns, and social media. - These ideologies prey on vulnerable men seeking explanations for feelings of rejection or loneliness, often blaming feminism and female autonomy. - Despite the profitability of promoting resentment towards women, it fails to address the root causes of social disconnection and loneliness. - Men's reluctance to seek mental health treatment due to societal stigmas contributes to their susceptibility to radicalization in online echo chambers. [B]- The ideology of the "manosphere" has ties to white supremacy, conspiracy theories, and violent incidents, leading authorities to consider it a serious terroristic threat. - The controversy surrounding Shewchuk's remarks evokes memories of past violence against women, such as the Montreal massacre in 1989, underscoring the importance of addressing toxic beliefs about women in society.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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