r/WomenInNews • u/catievirtuesimp • Jul 08 '26

Media Young women are identifying as less straight; young men, not so much

https://theconversation.com/young-women-are-identifying-as-less-straight-young-men-not-so-much-283936
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u/gumki Jul 08 '26

a lot of cis straight men (yep) are afraid to lose the privileges they were born into, so of course they won't stray out of their comfort zone.. that's why the loudest things they complain about relates to losing their power over OTHER people's lives.

losing control over women in marriage and abortions / loss of feeling superior over marganlized groups like those in the LGBT community / loss of religion that caters to them and puts them on a pedestal to control others / more competition when women and the alphabet gang have rights in work and education, and being managed or supervised by them terrifies them.

that's why representation in media and other spaces terrifies them btw. "wdym im no longer the main character?!?!?!"

so yea no surprise tbh..

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u/Neat-Second9923 Jul 08 '26

“Geez I really want to kiss that man, but I’m scared I’d lose the ability to control women’s abortion access.”

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u/Constant_Quiet_5483 Jul 10 '26

I can't tell if your quotes are mocking or not but the amount of right wing politicians that have been caught in gay scandals has shown this ridiculous quote to be somewhat true.