Why do you choose to focus your critique on the most ridiculous example of a view that you disagree with, instead of the one you can respect the most?

Imo the worst thing about that himbo take is that it assumes people are fetishizing intellectual domination over their partner, rather than seeking an equal in a world where they feel overwhelmed. I dont like himbo memes in practice but the intention isnt uniformly supremacist

I just think you and the himbo deserve better than ableist society that assigns a fraudulent intelligence quotient to you and assumes you are defined by it. And we can also admit here that many himbo memes *are* borderline ableist for reasons other than the logic of the fantasy

I just think that by defining the object of the fantasy as lacking a certain quality of the mind, you let ableism in the back door. It's good to question the underlying assumptions there, though accusing everyone of ableism is further than I'd go

Contrast the himbo to the drone. We don't consider one person in a drone fantasy to be a 'dumbass'; we can sexualize his choice to act as a blank slate, without assigning an intrinsic quality to him

The drone or pet or other extreme sub can be considered a good drone, good girl, etc. But what is a good himbo? Someone who doesn't challenge you or himself, ever? Or someone who a hardware store's hiring manager would consider useful?

Ableism is relevant to this political moment. It's thus natural and maybe even good to expect all previous cultural works to be reexamined. Your himbo fantasy or take may stand up to that scrutiny, or not. But Harvey it ain't. You gotta admit your fantasy is not above critique