A group of male entrepreneurs have been completely exposed online after saying they find well-paid women with good jobs less attractive.
Atlanta, Georgia-based Hardly Initiated podcast hosts Tysin Jackson and Ryan Catchings met with real estate developer and business and finance consultant Philip Karaya for a recent episode, and they admitted they turned their backs on hard-working women. who “make their education and work a priority”.
They stated that women at the top of their careers are “belligerent” and often “tell them what to do” as they “feel like they should be the boss”.
The three men also said that successful women are “forfeited” to date because “no one wants them” once they’ve achieved those goals.
Their comments sparked a furious tirade from listeners and viewers who branded the men “insecure”, “weak” and “manipulative”.
A group of male entrepreneurs have been completely exposed online after saying they find well-paid women with good jobs less attractive.
They admitted that they turn their backs on hard-working women who “prioritize education and work.”
‘[When a woman] says: “I have a good job, I make very, very good money, and the only thing I need right now is a man.” Who needs you? Ryan asked during the controversial episode.
Like, who wants you? If you have achieved all this, you have unfortunately disqualified yourself.”
Philip then talked about hypergamy, when someone is dating a person of a higher social or educational level.
“Hypergamy is real too,” he said. “Most women are found on the social dominance hierarchy and above, while men are found on the social dominance hierarchy and below.
“So when people go up, you have nothing but more options. But if women rise up, they have fewer opportunities.
“And a lot of the things that bring them to these points nullify them. Guys who are in the same space don’t want that,” he added, referring to career-oriented women.
‘[Those women are] belligerent and feel like they need to be bosses and all that stuff.”
They stated that women at the top of their careers are “belligerent” and often “tell them what to do” as they “feel like they should be the boss”.
The three men also said that successful women are “disqualified” from dating because “no one wants them” once they reach those goals.
Not cool: Their comments sparked a furious tirade from listeners and viewers who labeled the men as “insecure,” “weak,” and “manipulative.”
Taisin explained that many women are taught to prioritize their work, which in turn causes them to “lose trust in men.”
“Because they stopped trusting the masculine, they became damn masculine,” he added.
That Barely initiated The podcast, described on the website as “the number one growth platform for men,” often features hosts discussing “wellness, wealth, and women.”
An excerpt from the episode was reposted by a popular Instagram account. Spiritual Wordwhere it quickly went viral, leaving many people horrified and disgusted by the claims of the men, who reached out to the comment section to blast them and ridicule them relentlessly.
“I literally wish Amazon and everyone else would stop selling podcast hardware because…” wrote one disgruntled viewer.
Faced with backlash: Their statements left many people horrified and disgusted, who turned to the comments section to bombard them and ridicule them relentlessly.
“Disqualified for higher earnings? They would weaken A.F. if they said that,” someone else said.
Another added: “AF with sound control.”
“I think when we are not dependent on men and we are easily manipulated, we are unattractive,” says the fourth comment. “Sounds like what an insecure, low-income person would say.”
“It’s so interesting how the culture has become obsessed with finding flaws and adults in women,” agreed another Instagram user. “Even to set and achieve goals now.”
“They don’t want gold diggers, but they also don’t want you to be financially stable,” wrote another commenter.
“Damned if we do it, damned if we don’t. We were unlucky,” said one woman.
“It’s just sad how grown men are bullied by successful, hard-working women,” another comment read.
The men spoke about this again in the previous episode, which aired in December 2021.
At the time, Ryan claimed that men feel like they have “nothing to offer” if they meet a woman who has achieved a lot on her own.
“These boss chicks, they’re tired of waiting. They are tired of waiting to acquire the lifestyle they see on Instagram every day. And they go there and get it on their own,” he said.
“The thing is… if [men] finding a woman who is just as ambitious is like, “What else? Why does she need me? I don’t offer anything else.”