This is ridiculous.
This about covers any real response this article deserves. lol.
It doesn't take a genius to understand that there are needs that are best met by some people, and others that are best met by others. Gender doesn't even come into play so much as individual personalities and personal perceptions (as others have said, the need to appear 'manly' and 'strong', or even fear of damaging a relationship they perceive as fragile).
Instead of trying to find reasons why this 'bromance' is 'threatening' a heterosexual relationship, one should focus on why the 'social scientist' is so concerned with it. I suspect that would make for a far more interesting read (though that isn't saying much).
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Like most things in life, there are good applications to social science and bad ones. This is actually a topic that could be interesting but the data being used to support the "social scientist"'s points are so absurd that the only logical response is to laugh.
Personally I feel it doesn't -- that if it's being perceived as an issue, because a 'bromance' exists and the 'heterosexual relationship' has problems, that in reality the male friendship is being focused on heavily because of issues with the heterosexual relationship.
Good social science doesn't have biased and literally jokeworthy statistics with incredibly small sample sizes either, so there's that. (29/30 'bros' cuddle with their 'bro'. lol.) Just saying, don't judge a topic broadly because of one idiot.
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I put this study in the same category as the general trend of articles that angst over the decline in "marriageable men" or really any theoretically sociological trend that is seen as decreasing choices women have in life. Considering the plastering of negative articles about say sex-bots or sex dolls. In general it seems any study that reveals men doing anything that may decreases women's array of life choices is seen as a "MAJOR SOCIAL CATASTROPHE!"
On MMO-C we learn that Anti-Fascism is locking arms with corporations, the State Department and agreeing with the CIA, But opposing the CIA and corporate America, and thinking Jews have a right to buy land and can expect tenants to pay rent THAT is ultra-Fash Nazism. Bellingcat is an MI6/CIA cut out. Clyburn Truther.
There was a "study" not that long ago saying less than half the population is heterosexual as well.
you can pretty much take anything pseudo scientists say and throw it in the dumpster.
Was into the article until it started talking about cuddling with their bro. I've had bromances before, but never did I cuddle. You might slap ass, push or give a wet willy, but cuddling in bed? That's no bromance, that's called being stuck in the closet.
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Hey, I'm with you on this! I'm just saying, this isn't social science; the sample data is tiny, the observations are incredibly (and intentionally) biased, and the conclusions are hilariously wrong because of it. This is a clickbait article that is appealing to a very specific type of woman, and TBH makes me look down on the publisher more than the article itself. Not that I know anything about "The Telegraph".
On MMO-C we learn that Anti-Fascism is locking arms with corporations, the State Department and agreeing with the CIA, But opposing the CIA and corporate America, and thinking Jews have a right to buy land and can expect tenants to pay rent THAT is ultra-Fash Nazism. Bellingcat is an MI6/CIA cut out. Clyburn Truther.
On MMO-C we learn that Anti-Fascism is locking arms with corporations, the State Department and agreeing with the CIA, But opposing the CIA and corporate America, and thinking Jews have a right to buy land and can expect tenants to pay rent THAT is ultra-Fash Nazism. Bellingcat is an MI6/CIA cut out. Clyburn Truther.
Shit tier science would at least make some small amount of unbiased sample data and basic observation. The statistics being used scream fiction, interviewing gay men, calling them straight and pretending it supports their 'study' is lying to make a story. Even shit tier science is better than that. I'm just saying.
This is partially a joke because the research is, too.
I think the person/people behind this is afraid of western society going back to GrecoRoman style of Men being comfortable with each other.
If we start naked oil wrestling, it's over for women.
In other news, social scientists will say anything to get people to notice them so they aren't left alone to wonder why they chose that major to begin with.
...that's just stupid. The rampant galvanizing of 'sides' is the problem, not guys having close friendships with other guys...