# Is the "pick up artist" movement an inherently good or bad thing?

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**Created:** [April 23, 2018, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pick-up-artist-movement-an-inherently-good-or-bad-thing/572932 "2018-04-23T20:52:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 3, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pick-up-artist-movement-an-inherently-good-or-bad-thing/572932/347 "2018-05-03T17:51:08Z")

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> [@Le\_Jacquelope](#):
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> They’re treated equally by me. Like I said.. all kinds of crazy! 😃
> 
> Feminism is the radical notion that women are people.  
> Humanism is the radical notion that people are people.

Equally? By you? YOu keep telling yourself that.

I do love it when people can’t deal with complexity and resort to greeting card sentiments and the like.

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