"They aren’t just bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks. They are bad at behaving like self-promoting narcissists, anti-social obsessives, or pompous blowhards, even a little bit, even temporarily, even when it would be in their best interests to do so."
suggests either a very limited acquaintance with women, or an unduly extensive experience with bad male behavior.
No, it's a "let's say this in a way that won't look too sexist" thing.
I don't know if it's sexist to make generalisations about women if it's clearly just a generalisation. And it might even be true, on average - though it's probably a result of nurture not nature.
But I think he didn't want to pour any more fuel on the fire than necessary.
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With all due respect to women, the notion that
"They aren’t just bad at behaving like arrogant self-aggrandizing jerks. They are bad at behaving like self-promoting narcissists, anti-social obsessives, or pompous blowhards, even a little bit, even temporarily, even when it would be in their best interests to do so."
suggests either a very limited acquaintance with women, or an unduly extensive experience with bad male behavior.
No, it's a "let's say this in a way that won't look too sexist" thing.
I don't know if it's sexist to make generalisations about women if it's clearly just a generalisation. And it might even be true, on average - though it's probably a result of nurture not nature.
But I think he didn't want to pour any more fuel on the fire than necessary.