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Topic	The silent crisis of male suicide.
DrPrimemaster 12/12/21 10:56:18 PM #31:	adjl posted... Why do you have such difficulty understanding that toxic masculinity is something that all of society is responsible for, not something that men alone do? Men can be victims of toxic masculinity just as much as everyone else can, as is completely the case here. Blaming toxic masculinity for something does not men blaming men, it means blaming the ways men are expected to act. Masculinity=The ideals and attitudes defining how men are expected to behave Toxic masculinity= Ideals for men's behaviour that are harmful or otherwise toxic It's very simple. This is how every single adjective in the English language works. Calm down, you're not being persecuted. In this particular case, the toxic aspect of masculinity that's relevant is the attitude that men shouldn't have emotions that they can't control or talk about their feelings. Those that do are seen as weak or otherwise inferior, so there's considerable hesitation from men to access mental health resources because they feel that they need to "tough it out" or "man up" to meet society's expectations. Suicide rates have increased from 2006-2017, is toxic masculinity higher now? --- Metroids Suck <cite>DrPrimemaster posted [p:960865895] in The silent... [t:79806771]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite> <quote>Why do you have such difficulty understanding that toxic masculinity is something that all of society is responsible for, not something that men alone do? Men can be victims of toxic masculinity just as much as everyone else can, as is completely the case here. Blaming toxic masculinity for something does not men blaming men, it means blaming the ways men are expected to act. Masculinity=The ideals and attitudes defining how men are expected to behave Toxic masculinity= Ideals for men's behaviour that are harmful or otherwise toxic It's very simple. This is how every single adjective in the English language works. Calm down, you're not being persecuted. In this particular case, the toxic aspect of masculinity that's relevant is the attitude that men shouldn't have emotions that they can't control or talk about their feelings. Those that do are seen as weak or otherwise inferior, so there's considerable hesitation from men to access mental health resources because they feel that they need to "tough it out" or "man up" to meet society's expectations.</quote> Suicide rates have increased from 2006-2017, is toxic masculinity higher now? --- Metroids Suck</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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