Tycho and Gabe, I think, finished the conversation. Tycho printed a self-serving letter from a friend who makes his money exploiting misogynists, and it really has the classic hallmark of hucksterism---one narrative for insiders, one for outsiders. The whole thing is shot through with it (outsiders are told, "We're just trying to give some poor losers confidence", insiders are told, "Learn to get any girl in bed!"), but this is my favorite:
[rebelmouse-image 24748406 original_size="400x300" expand=1]Apparently, Kay Hymowitz wrote an article mourning that young men spend a lot of time playing video games instead of making babies. I have my doubts---Hymowitz is a standard issue wingnut welfare writer, and therefore blaming men for anything is against her contract, unless said men can be proven not to be white---but nonetheless she's come around to make it very clear to her benefactors that if there's something wrong with young men who don't get married and make babies right out of college (something that's debatable in itself), then all of the blame can be placed on the shoulders of women. 100%, complete, not a speck of blame goes to men for male behavior. I think we can all breathe a sigh of relief.