>>12911Yeah, the misogyny and sexism is really exhausting.
>I do practically all my socialisation with males in nerd/hobby spaces, and they alwaysWhy are you hanging around with sexist men? Do you really have no better options? What kind of shitty place do you live in?
I'll admit that I'll deal with some casual misogyny from guys if it's a friend's friend (especially if it's really obvious cluelessness and lack of self-awareness rather than hatred and cruelty on their side), but I'll still challenge and antagonise them when the opportunity presents itself. I don't actually want guys like that around my friends and I don't want them around me either.
You deserve better than hanging out with these losers. There are good, kind men out there and if you can't find them in whatever hellhole you're stuck in, can't you hang out with cool women instead? I used to be closer to boys as a kid because my nerdy interests were more aligned with theirs, but I've since found that there are a lot of women in the same situation and once we find each other, we can just hang out together without having to compromise on how much abuse we take for wanting to be part of a community.
>I'm not a feminist/misandrist I desperately want to be liked by menYou know, the "pickme" is often thrown around as an insult and it's usually meant for women who will perpetuate misogyny for personal gain, but I can imagine that someone would view you this way as well. I feel really bad for you, for having the "feminism" label poisoned by hateful men who get offended at the thought of women standing up for themselves, who cast us as "stupid bitches frothing at the mouth about their rights" or whatever they make of women wanting rights, wanting equal pay, respect, bodily autonomy. That kind of hatred has been around since the existence of feminism and even when women couldn't vote, some women would be quick to say "Oh no no no, I'm not one of those crazy feminists, I'm a kind and patient woman who doesn't hate men" like, this isn't new but it's still sad to see because this kind of view usually stems from being bombarded with misogynist rhetoric. The men around me view feminism as a good and pretty normal thing and I often see little feminist stickers on street lamps and such in town which warms my heart, I wish everyone got to experience that to mitigate the impact of the hatred you see online…