Every day on the Internet:
Women: Here are some traits that make men dangerous. Here's why you should avoid them.
Men: How dare you?! I mean, I've made all those traits my whole identity -- are you saying that women should avoid me?!
@sumpnlikefaith Makes my head and heart hurt.
Are men so fragile that it's impossible to give women the simple courtesy of respect?
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@stueytheround I've watched this phenomenon over and over: men shape themselves to precisely match whatever danger is being flagged, and then launch a poor-me campaign.
It's just bizarre!
I regularly find myself wondering if it's part of a whole coordinated bot attack...and just when I've nearly convinced myself that it is, then I see this in real life, with real live people, who I know.