If anyone thinks it's simply confined to blue-collar manufacturing, they might want to look into a bit more.


You don't think this kind of crap happens in the *white*-collar world? Think again.

Yes, even in supposedly "gender-neutral" industries, there are "old girls' clubs" present & very active. Even if it's only somewhat tilted, at say, 60% GG / 40% male workforce, that can be a huge impact. Guess what? They don't want "icky boys" there! And they will gang up & attack. Not only have I observed this happening to others at a number of corporations, I've also experienced it myself. I've even left for greener pastures because of it, multiple times.

Men are the "evil" ones, in their eyes. And they will crap on them like there's no tomorrow. Don't kid yourselves.


Anyway, ever watch sitcoms on TV -- and the commercials peppered throughout? Yep, father/husband is portrayed as dumb & bumbling -- but the mother/wife? Smart, capable & powerful. You mean to tell me that individuals & society, as a whole, being bombarded by those kinds of messages all day, every day, year after year, decade after decade, *isn't* going to have a wee bit of an impact?? Please.


Or how about education? Probably started becoming more prevalent in the '80s & '90s. "Oh, the girls have been left behind. They need to be empowered. Let's focus on them!" Of course, there only so many resources to go around, so yeah, it comes at the boys' expense. It's a zero-sum game. And look where we are today... "Magically" the girls are getting the better grades, going to college more than guys are, getting more degrees than the guys -- and yep, entering the *white*-collar world where they get to experience the privilege & continuation of the old girls' club.


So, no, it's just about "retraining" because some guy lost his job to a low-wage country. It goes a lot deeper than that. And it's been happening a lot longer than you think. AND it's a vicious & entrenched cycle that feeds upon itself & is difficult to right itself once it reaches a certain tipping-point. GG's of all should understand that.


Now about that Campbell's Soup commercial where a boy plays Wonder Woman...