Current Events > It's kind of amazing how much pressure toxic masculinity puts on your health

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My brother is the blokiest bloke imaginable (think typical australian bogan), and hanging out with him and his pals is this exhausting list of things you have to do to confirm that you are a real man all the time. Things like

• drinking real drinks. Pints of beer, not sissy cocktails
• Except when it's time for shots. When it's time for shots, do all the shots.
• driving instead of walking everywhere. Like anything over 3 minutes is not something you walk.
• Steak and fries. salads are for sissies. Vegetarian food is definitely for sissies. Don't even talk about vegan food unless you want a 20 minute sermon on malnutrition. Sips 4th pint.
• Generally just doing dangerous, life risking bullshit for no particular reason. Like donuts in a parking lot, or buying a scooter that can do 130km/h, or jumping off a roof into a swimming pool
• Does the environment count? My brother actually seems to get turned on by vehicles that emit an entire victorian-era city's worth of coal
• Lifting outrageously heavy things with no assistance, but then also not ever going to the gym or working out. So do zero activity all year round and then singlehandedly carry the washing machine into a truck

Don't get me wrong, he's way more fun than I am, but I worry

Unless he is negatively impacting your life let him be.

Kind of surprised he does not brag about how many women he has banged each week.

Shit they sound fuckin awesome. Wish I was Australian.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

Unless he is negatively impacting your life let him be.

Kind of surprised he does not brag about how many women he has banged each week.

Mate he's my brother, worrying about his life and his health comes with the territory, lol

You are not his keeper, if he wants to make these decisions he has the right to do so. If he chooses to live a certain way then it is his decision and unless directly impacted let him be.

pinky0926 posted...

but then also not ever going to the gym or working out.

How is this masculinity?

TC is obviously just jealous that his brother is so much cooler than he is.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

You are not his keeper, if he wants to make these decisions he has the right to do so. If he chooses to live a certain way then it is his decision and unless directly impacted let him be.

duh, I wasn't asking your advice on how to fix his life. I just don't have to love the things he does.

Esrac posted...

TC is obviously just jealous that his brother is so much cooler than he is.

obviously

Theres a point in life when you should be too old to care about any of that as a symbol of manliness.

And at least vegans have bigger and harder erections

Figure out how to love him as he is, dude seems to be happy with his life so just be accepting of this.

Live how you want and tell him ti fuck off when he comments on what you eat or drink.

pinky0926 posted...

obviously

I used to do those things, until the drinking destroyed my health.

Now Im back here again.

(oh, besides the coal thing... I always preferred cars, though I do like classic ones)

your worries might not be completely unfounded

He just sounds insecure/immature >_> Nothing more than that lol