I came across a post that talked about this app. It’s an app designed in the name of “female empowerment” by letting women endorse other guys they deem to be good to their other single friends.

And the guys on the app? They’re immediately told to be on their “best behaviour” and if they do so, they’ll earn rewards and points. This bit I find very condescending and not to mention misandric as it doesn’t mention any toxic behaviour that women do. It also gives off the vibes of the “Toronto Unhinged list” or “Are we dating the same guy.” list as well.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hulah You can check it out yourselves here.

Dating is already hard enough for men out there, and this app will only make it needlessly harder. I wouldn’t be surprised if this app attracts only the feminist types as they’re the ones screeching about safety (Note: due to the expectation of men to initiate most things in dating and sometimes resorting to toxic methods to do so, I can understand women’s need to be safe in these interactions especially if a man can’t handle rejection, but I think the scale of safety is being inflated when you have apps or list like these.)

What are your thoughts on it? Do you think this app is a great idea to keep women safe or is it just another discriminatory practice against men and males?

#men

  • rikersbeard@kbin.social
    3·
    1 year ago

    @Mshuser

    women think about safety all the time due to the paranoia they’ve been fed about men growing up.

    I blame the recent obsession with true crime. “You are what you eat” applies to media consumption habits, too. If you spend all evening watching Fox News, you’ll think drag queens are coming after your kids. If you listen to podcasts about brutal, out-of-the-blue murders as a form of entertainment, you’ll see an axe-killer in every shadow.

    These people form their worldviews based on these freak tragedies rather than the statistics that show people are far more likely to experience violence at the hands of someone they know than a stranger.

    • Mshuser@kbin.socialOP
      1·
      1 year ago

      @rikersbeard This would be more applicable to news. While I do see your point, I think anyone who watches fictional media and looks to that as an example has to be pretty susceptible. I don’t think it takes that much smarts to not believe everything you see on media, especially TV shows. Don’t get me wrong, the media does play a role in forming the perception of certain groups and demographics, but we need to get clear on the scale of it. If they watch TV shows about a certain group and develop fear from that, then I think the scale is uneseccarily high and need to be brought down.