[finebalance]

... like women are all special and interesting by virtue of being female? Most of humanity is bland and forgettable. Gender is hardly a factor there.

[tgv]

The comment hints at the fact that a group can easily loose a large number of their males, because it doesn't have to hinder procreation. Losing women is much harder to recover. Being special or interesting doesn't come into the equation.

[programmer_dude]

It's not that simple. A group losing a large number of their males will lead to more incestuous relationships down the line.

[imtringued]

Ah yes, nothing more beautiful than a man impregnating a woman and then divorcing her to do the same thing again with another woman and another woman...

Wait no, that guy is an asshole.

[washadjeffmad]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women-are-wonderful_effect

> "...the effect decreased the higher a countries measure of gender equality. This effect seemed to be due to men being viewed less negatively the more egalitarian a country was rather than women being viewed more positively."

So, yes! At least some people think so.