Male malaise in the United States goes back to the founders, and it is a preoccupation of elites in particular. They might teach us something about this current wave of manliness panic.
    • Moosemouse@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Manhood or masculinity is perfectly fine so long as it’s a personal decision and you don’t judge others to whatever you’ve decided is the “standard”

      If you want to wear plaid with an 18 inch beard and chop wood, awesome. Just don’t tell me thats the only standard for “a man”

    • t0lo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      They can be fun and provide a lot of guidance for people in a world which otherwise has very little. It’s important for people to be able to celebrate who they are.

      • PapaStevesy@midwest.socialEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Untrue, feminism is based on a desire for equality, masculism is based on a desire for mAnLiNeSs. It’s ephemeral, ill-defined, and pointless.

  • lolola@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Somehow, just about every time elite American men look at virtually any sociological change, they see a crisis of masculinity.