[anon012012]

Color me naive, but isn't it simply more pleasant to have sex with a manly bully than with a "nice guy" pushover? Do we need to explain further? I guess, we can study the extent to which pushovers are being pushovers, but it should not be surprising that they are being pushed over to some extent.

[johnny22]

> "nice guy" pushover

These two things aren't as related as people think they are. One can be a "nice guy" and still not be a pushover. Being assertive is not the same as being aggressive.

[itishappy]

Load bearing "simply" because that doesn't sound simple at all. For one, is the scale really this simple?

   less manly  <-------->  more manly
   pushovers     most men     bullies

That sounds extremely reductive to me. I suspect there's at least one more axis.

[FrustratedMonky]

Guess it is the color of naïve then.

As much as I appreciate that everyone has their different tastes. Being mounted by a heaving silver back, with deep grunting and howls, sweaty and lumbering, isn't everyone's cup of tea.

[sophacles]

Wait... a bully is a person who uses force, threat of force, and/or intimidation to get others to do what they want.

Rape is using force, threat of force, and/or intimidation to get sex - aka rape is bullying for sex.

Why would we discount that fundamental connection for some sort of imagined "pleasantness" - particularly when the entire premise relies on there being a single woman cloned billions of times rather than assuming that women (who are also human) have a wide range of preferences and personality traits (like the men you discuss)?