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No, she's right. On this board if a guy agrees with or defends a woman, many times he'll get called a white knight or my favorite, "mangina." In theory the guys who use it will say that it's about pandering to women to get laid or putting women on a pedestal, but in practice it's used to insult and dismiss any guy who betrays the bro-hood.
Prior to this I'd always heard/used white knight in the chivalric sense: a guy who wants to sweep in and rescue a woman from her troubles.
When i saw the mangina (funny term) pattern, i was often disgusted and found their posts repulsive, but never attacked/replied dismissively online. For me, it is just an individual that exhibited a tremendously needy personality trait in order to get the attention of a woman, even to the point of not having an opinion other than hers.
It's like some guys totally embrace friendszone status just to be able to spend time and talk with a woman, then go home and masterbate about it... pretty much recalling his most fresh visual image of her for mono-sexual gratification.
I also think there are a lot of guys that seek to sap emotional energy from a woman who they could not obtain otherwise. Like a attractive married woman who have other male friends in the office, lunch, hallway talk, etc. I've dated several attractive women and have often found these type of guys "hovering" around them. I would tend to think that women should find this as creepy behavior but often hear "he's just a friend, there's nothing else going on." Yeah, right, you don't know how guys think, he would bang you if he could. Kinda like the "can women truly have male friends" question, see "When Harry met Sally" clip below.
It does happen so not always hate against a dude who "betrays the brotherhood" --and that one is funny too, this guy (me) could care less about the brotherhood other than maybe my close buds.
I've never heard of the term "white knight" anywhere other than this forum. It seems to be something self-described "pick up artists" call men who respect women.
The OP asked about how to get white knights (question addressed to women.)
Isn't White Knight a derogatory stereotype?
I agree with some of the people, there are guys who will say and do anything to get laid, but you are smarter than that, that is why they continue to be a supportive friend, and not a db who got what he was after and wandered off... ha ha, last laugh there...to all those frustrated grumpy old men types...I thumb my nose in your general direction.
Its the best way to do things, IMO. You get to keep your integrity intact, you have male support, or help (ever had car trouble and needed a FREE mechanic?) and I won't be surprised if I get someone telling me that this is being manipulative.
Pah!
I get the feeling she's posting this as in saying ''Well there are women who go after nice guys and I'm one of them'' in order to get a reaction and have others said ''You're right, you're an exception''. If a woman really went after a ''nice guy'' she's not an exception but probably someone an assertive man wouldn't want either.
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