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| Topic | Who created this "toxic masculinity" narrative? |
| Funbazooka 04/28/18 3:49:51 PM #51: | Antifar posted... It's not that the caricature you've described is harming others, it's that he himself is harmed by the expectations he feels a need to meet. As are men who don't meet those expectations. You're assuming he's harming himself and you assume that because of your own biases. That isn't necessarily the case. The guy could be happy and finding success because he finds that he's good at embracing masculine qualities. He understands that no one is forcing him but that he prefers to be that way. This occurs. I totally understand that people can become frustrated, unhappy, depressed because they're denying their own personality and nature in favor of trying to be the person those around them want them to be. That isn't a gendered struggle in itself though. It doesn't even have to be a question of gendered traits, it could be about what line of work someone goes into or whatever. It's describing the double-edged sword of society and how it might affect the individual --- I'll defend any man's Funbazooka! ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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