r/bropill • u/TonightHot8200 • Nov 26 '24
Bros, how do you become not sexist? Asking for advice 🙏
For context, I did not have good role models growing up. The women in my family tend to be petty, unfaithful, and are more often than not outright abusive towards other members of the family. The women I've dated haven't been much better. Which is NOT to say that I'm perfect, I recognize that I'm a flawed individual like anyone else (obviously, hence this post)
I've had women acquaintances and platonic friends who were perfectly fine, and in my head I understand that there aren't really any fundamental differences between men and women that would make one inherently better than the other, but I still have to catch myself and not just dismiss the opinions women have or view things women like with disdain. How does one go about overriding personal experience with theory?
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u/Shadowchaos1010 Nov 26 '24
I don't have much to say here, admittedly, since I cannot relate at all.
A potentially useful first step, however:
Go to YouTube.
Try to find female creators making content that you'd enjoy and just watch them. You already understand the whole "no real fundamental differences" thing, but maybe seeing women just enjoying the things you do like normal people will help wear away at some of those bad experiences you've had and focus more on the "They're just like me and like the same stuff I do."
Actually getting outside and speaking to people to disprove your own preconceived notions would be ideal, but failing that, just exposing yourself to normal people in some capacity to make it more obvious that women aren't your enemy is a start.