Comment on Par for the course
tmyakal@lemm.ee 1 week agoEither this comment is also misogynistic as all hell, or my mother was very masculine.
Comment on Par for the course
tmyakal@lemm.ee 1 week agoEither this comment is also misogynistic as all hell, or my mother was very masculine.
kibiz0r@midwest.social 1 week ago
Masculinity isn’t just for men. Just like femininity isn’t just for women. A healthy person has a mix of these qualities, along with many others that we don’t tend to align with a specific gender.
When I say “a real man”, I don’t mean it as an objective assessment to stick a person neatly into one of two piles. That’s not how gender works, and it’s not how being a person in general works.
What I mean is that if you’re indulging in behavior like belittling other people for fun or “cool points”, or using your power or physical strength to get what you want, and calling that “being a man”, then your idea of manhood is a mirage. If you want to aspire to something based on your male gender identity, aspire to humility, vigilance, and service to others. Those are great qualities that anyone can have, but they’re especially important for men if we’re gonna have a respectful and productive society.
eestileib@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
It is still misogynistic to say that women who manifest those behaviors are particularly masculine. Those are adult human behaviors.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 1 week ago
I don’t know a lot of adult humans who behave that way of either gender.