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In reply to the discussion: If Misandry DOES exist, it might look like this: [View all]nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)then I see nothing wrong. Between two near-strangers, it might still be benign, but there's a certain point (not set in stone by any means) past which simple persistence/stubbornness becomes something more coercive. Also, "not taking no for an answer" when asking a person out is one thing - could be benign, could be less so - but "not taking no for an answer" in other cases could be downright criminal, if you catch my drift. Generally best to respect others' boundaries, which the PUA kind of stuff certainly doesn't encourage.
You don't have to read it if you don't want to, but there was an article on Jezebel (IIRC) that lays out the problems with, not the concept of picking people up in general, but the specific mentality and approach promoted by the PUA guys. Briefly, they encourage lonely, socially awkward men to behave in a way that might get them a few "encounters" in the short term, but is probably damaging in the long run to both their general attitudes toward women, and their romantic prospects. The whole idea of the "program" is that women can and should be psychologically manipulated to get what one wants - can you see why that might be problematic, down the road, as far as sexual consent and so forth is concerned?