I Am Fascinated By Human Behavior

Why do you think men hated women for thousands of yrs. (and still do in a lot of countries? I think the reason is very simple. They've hated us because we're different than them. There's something nasty in human nature that hates anything different than us. And men got away with all their meanness by simple brute strength. I honestly don't think women would've put up with all the abuse in the past if there wasn't such a size difference.

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pianoisland · 31-35, M

I think it comes from ancient men needing to prove their dominance. Back in the old times it was a very valuable trait to be dominant and aggressive, it would show your fellow men that you would be capable in providing for your tribe/city/country in terms of armed defense or manual labor. In short it proved your worthiness as a human, we all seek validation, that was their way of doing it.

This however caused a disconnect between the sexes since women were not typically on the battle field, hunting, or doing anything physically taxing, and in terms of muscle women are indeed the weaker sex. So male dominance would most likely bleed over into relationships, marriages, and sadly religion.

That set of behaviors is just an artifact from former humans, that is obsolete and ignorant.