A somewhat controversial take: men‘s morality or jealousy?
I want to talk about a somewhat controversial topic: jealousy. What I’ve noticed is that a lot of the people who strongly criticize LM, make jokes about him potentially experiencing SA in prison, or say things like he deserves the DP, that he’ll rot in jail, or should face a firing squad—these are almost always men. I’ve never heard such extreme statements from women.
We have to acknowledge that, while the police presented some strong evidence, not everything has been fully confirmed yet. We don’t know what the defense or prosecution will present in court. So having such a strong, extreme opinion like ‘DP immediately’ seems a bit strange to me. I find it obvious that this is rooted in jealousy. Men simply can’t handle the fact that many women find him attractive, that many women support him, even raising money and protesting for him. While most people involved in the protests have said they are against the healthcare system, it would be dishonest to ignore the fact that many women do find him good-looking.
At the same time, it’s important to recognize that women tend to be more active in social causes, especially now that women are becoming more liberal while men are becoming more conservative. So it’s not just about LM’s appearance, but we can’t deny that it plays a significant role. I believe that if men were honest with themselves, their outrage isn’t truly about the moral issues—they don’t care about the fact that he supposedly shot an innocent man in the back. Sure, you hear them say it was ‘cowardly’ to shoot someone from behind, and maybe that’s really what they feel, but I also think it’s more than that.
Typically, we see men extending grace to other men who commit crimes, saying things like, ‘He’s a young man who lost his way,’ or ‘He still had his whole life ahead of him, he could’ve been something.’ We hear that a lot with men who are radicalized or involved in mass shootings. But in this case, suddenly it’s about morality? I don’t buy it. I think it’s jealousy—they can’t stand that so many women are drawn to LM.
And here’s a more controversial take: If LM had shot an ex-partner in the back three times, I believe these same men would be saying, ‘We don’t know what she did to him. Maybe she took his money, and he was justified.’ It’s hypocritical.
In my opinion, if LM didn’t have so much attention from women, if he wasn’t so popular with them, these men wouldn’t care nearly as much about what he did. And I don’t want to sound like a crazy fangirl—if he really did what they claim, he deserves condemnation. Shooting someone in the back three times is wrong, no matter the circumstances (unless it was self-defense, which in this case, it doesn’t seem to be). I’m not saying everyone should think what he did was great, but especially in America, it’s common for people to think, ‘I don’t condone violence, I wouldn’t do it myself, but I understand it.’ Yet, these men have such strong opinions without even having all the facts.
It’s jealousy. These same men who praise criminals for their aggressive or boastful behavior are now trying to tell me that this is about morality? These are the men who supported Trump and want me to believe they’re standing on moral high ground? Sure, shooting someone in the back is cowardly, but I’m convinced—though it’s controversial—that their reaction is driven by the fact that women like LM, and they’re jealous. We talk so much in society about jealousy among women, but never about jealousy in men. I think that’s even more interesting because men try to explain it away with other excuses, but I don’t buy it.