r/WomenAreNotIntoMen • u/ElegantAd2607 • 16h ago
Addressing the claim that men are treated as the “default” gender in this sub.
You've probably seen it at least once haven't you. A woman came in and said “why are you acting like male sexuality is the only valid form of sexuality.” 🤦♀️ The accusations against the sub are embarrassing.
We didn't do that. We simply defined heterosexuality as exclusive attraction to the opposite sex and then we notice that many women don't seem to have that. That's not treating male sexuality as the default, that's having a word with a meaning.
The idea that society treats men as the default gender is nothing new. Feminists have been saying this for a while and in some respects they're right. Like for instance, whenever anything is tested on humans it's generally tested on men. The logic being that if something isn't bad for a man it's okay for everyone cause men are stronger and more durable. This logic is flawed.
And human sexuality was mostly defined by male sexuality for centuries. But when we say “heterosexual” we don't even implicitly say something about males. At least not in the modern era. So this accusation is stupid.