It depends. If they are teenagers, they are stupid and insensitive. Most men grow out of this behavior.
If they are older, it's a concerted effort to drag down a woman's self esteem, so that she will think so little of herself that she will settle for anyone.
I lost my antenna years ago, so I haven't been able tog into the "guy hive mind" to see what I'm expected to think about that. Your guess is as good as mine as why some guys say stupid things.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.