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| 4 | No Books for men | John A. DouglasI didn't think to wonder if this problem existed in academic publishing as well so it's interesting to hear your experience. What were some of the topics that were presumed to be divisive or controversial that'd appeal to boys in your experience? | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 24/11/24 01:09 AM |
| 37 | No Books for men | John A. DouglasContext: Every couple months a new thinkpiece comes out lamenting what seems to be a lack of boys and men reading the same genres and fiction that women read. You'll find articles in subreddits like books, menslib, etc. as they try to tie the trend of men not wanting to read YA romance to other trends like men not attending college anymore or seeking out post graduate education. The most egregious takes I've seen imply the reason men don't seek out the same fiction as women is because they "lack… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 23/11/24 01:54 AM |
| 13 | The double speak of "it's other men" or "men do this to themselves" when it comes to male gender roles.You can extend that to history, the democracies we have right now, the peaceful processes we have for legislation and ideological debate were established, won and maintained via the eternal sacrifices of men they never met in the past. The fact that they have a democracy in the first place and are not currently under the rule of a corrupt monarchy is due to the sacrifices of military men in the past pushing against those foreign militaries but those sacrifices are never acknowledged in their wid… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 08/10/24 04:17 AM |
| 48 | Men getting in trouble for not interacting with women, is starting to be a serious problem. And this might get worse.I think the term "Kafka Trap" summarizes your point better than Schrodinger's narrative as it's defined as "A sophistical rhetorical device in which any denial by an accused person serves as evidence of guilt. " So to apply it to your post, not wanting to interact with women beyond professional conversations is itself proof of misogyny while at the same time purposefully talking to women beyond a professional conversation is also taken as equivalent evidence that we are misogynists, within that … | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 22/09/24 06:06 PM |
| 2 | What is the future of men?Not a deflection, a refutation as I don't think you're adding anything valuable to the conversation. Seeking policies and ideas on how to improve the well being of men means focusing on the men here and now and what's affecting them. What men in the far past did means nothing. What men in the past did to women means nothing in the context of improving the wellbeing of men so to reiterate my first point, you bringing up "who invented these structures" doesn't help the homeless man in need of a pl… | /r/MensRights | 08/08/24 06:47 PM |
| 3 | What is the future of men?Who built these systems is irrelevant when we are the ones dealing with the consequences. A white boy drug addict born in a trailer park does not get special treatment in higher education simply because he shares a skin color and sex with the creator of that university. | /r/MensRights | 08/08/24 06:23 PM |
| 8 | Young Men on TikTok are subverting gendered expectations that they should pay for the first date with the Drizzle Drizzle meme | Aba and PreachIn short, we're seeing young men embrace their soft guy era for clicks and views yes but also as what I believe is a funny and genuinely relatable experience as they subvert the overwhelming reality that 98% of the time, men will be expected to the pay for the date except in cases where you meet someone who's cool with going 50/50. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 01/08/24 05:42 PM |
| 21 | SA, SH and DV Story ThreadQuick shout out to the subreddit /r/MenGetRapedToo as their sidebar states: "This sub-Reddit is for supporting men and boys who have experienced sexual assault, and providing assistance to their families and friends." | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 13/07/24 11:41 PM |
| 28 | The Left has failed Men ... I guess | F.D. SignifierThe video above is a response from F.D signifier to a lot of the points covered by ShoeOnHead's video about how the left is failing men. He takes issue with the framing of the data on teenage boys skewing more conservative but stops to agree with some of the points ShoeOnHead brings up such as the rate of deaths of despair and the state of class mobility given the consequences of neoliberal policies in the 80s and 90s. Personally I think he left a lot unaddressed in regards to how man are treate… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 13/07/24 10:09 PM |
| 6 | How do folks feel about men's groups?This might be me projecting my experiences but I sympathize with his response of "fuck off." I see it as a reaction to a trend among the progressively minded op-eds and articles that highlight men's groups only ever focusing on men's groups for how they "make men better" and not how they make men feel more grounded, less alone, more fulfilled, etc. I didn't see his response of "fuck off" to mean any and all attempts to improve ourselves should be rejected out of the gate. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 02/07/24 06:20 PM |
| 46 | How do folks feel about men's groups?More hobby based men's groups in irl spaces, please and thank you. I've recently come across a couple men's groups for reading books or painting miniatures but would love to see more hobby based men's groups that are explicitly male only and that are affordable to get into. Speaking for myself, I found it easier to break the ice with other guys in those spaces when there's a shared activity as even if I couldn't make some social observation I could ask around for tips or advice as a newb and use… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 02/07/24 03:08 AM |
| 31 | "I am trans and hate the online demonization of masculinity" | The Michigan Daily OP-EDFair point, it's a valid frustration I've felt as well. For me, the article at the very least validates and proves the notion that demonizing masculinity does nothing but harm everyone in the short term and long term. It serves as a clear cut way to shut down the talking point that men who aren't offended by this demonization of masculinity are "the good ones." | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/06/24 04:06 AM |
| 131 | "I am trans and hate the online demonization of masculinity" | The Michigan Daily OP-EDThe article linked above is an op-ed by a trans man speaking on their experience seeing the villainization of men and masculinity both online and in real life via friend groups they've come across. They make it a point to call out the essentialization going on when people on the progressive side of politics deem any and all people who come across as masculine as suspect and possibly evil. The author Lin Yang makes it a point to show how this villainization of men affects lesbians who identify as… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/06/24 03:41 AM |
| 4 | Should we create a specific cash assistance program for ex-cons? | NYTimesThe title is something I wrote that I think better summarized the proposition in the article. The original title and subheading are below: "For People Just Leaving Prison, a Novel Kind of Support: Cash Joining a raft of initiatives aimed at helping the formerly incarcerated, a program gives money to defray expenses they face, including court fines and rent." UBI programs have a hazy status in terms of popularity in the US as they quickly get compared to public assistance and all the baggage thos… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 10/03/24 11:30 PM |
| 7 | I build cars for a living, I can't afford to buy one | More perfect unionThe video above interviews autoworkers and looks into the difference in how companies treated these workers back in the day to now where there is globalization and different corporate policies to contend with. I like the youtube channel as a whole as you can find videos interviewing people from different industries talking about the different ways employers are exploiting them or the struggle to unionize within these western companies. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 25/02/24 05:26 PM |
| 8 | Out of sight, Out of mind: what happens to men struggling with mental health in Rural America | Independent LensFrom the video summary: "In many rural counties in the U.S., the de facto mental health facility is the county jail. Out of Sight, Out of Mind: Mental Healthcare in Rural America explores how the lack of access to mental healthcare in Cochise County, AZ intersects with the local criminal justice system.The short film follows four people as they struggle at each level of the system, from a patient who has landed in jail multiple times to the sheriff whose facility is flooded with inmates needing … | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 23/01/24 08:05 PM |
| 12 | Are OnlyFans creators exploiting lonely men? | ModernDayDebateThe video above is a debate on the idea that onlyfans creators are economically exploiting lonely men as they dangle the fantasy of an intimate girlfriend experience for money. On one side is Destiny, a political livestreamer and Farha, someone who does online sex work and who draws from her own experience for this conversation as they argue that purchasing online sex products is no different than purchasing other possible addictive vices like gambling. On the other side is Alex (or PlayingWithF… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 15/01/24 07:00 PM |
| 15 | "Men have abused women since time immemorial, it's time to compensate."Forget contradictions, to me the real danger is the dehumanization of men that line of thinking normalizes. Where someone suffering in the here and now can achieve any kind of restitution for past wrongs done by different people. My favorite analogy to demonstrate how backwards that line of thinking is to give this hypothetical: "Say I have all the historical documents and testimony to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that my grandmothers roommate Anne (any name works here) cheated her out of a… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 22/12/23 11:44 PM |
| 1 | Ernesto's story as a man with Borderline Personality Disorder | Soft White UnderbellyThe video above is an interview with a man who's lived his life dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder in a abusive household. It's my belief that part of male advocacy should include greater access, resources and funding towards different styles of therapy that may be more efficient with men than standard talk therapy. It's for this belief that I think feminist phrases like "it's men that hurt men" or "this system was built for men" to be obstacles in our path as it keeps us from helping … | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 18/12/23 06:55 PM |
| 70 | So, Blake Lively is a misandrist, apparently. Is it really getting this bad?Call me a cynic but I believe it will only get worse until it reaches a breaking point worse than anything we're seeing now. I think the more that instagram ads like the one you linked become more mainstream, the more it'll alienate younger men into retreating into the worst of incel spaces to have their grievances heard and actually empathized with, I think it'll make a feedback loop between the two extremist camps that bring us to that breaking point. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/12/23 10:57 PM |
| 15 | INTERNALIZED MISANDRY should be in the dictionary! Here's my attempt at defining it. What do you think?Nitpick here, I'd change "negative messages" to "negative characterizations" as not every instance of misandry is intentional even though it nonetheless harms men. For an example I'd point to the guys at menslib or other "male feminist" spaces where there's always a decent chunk of men who internalize the characterization of men as the eternal oppressor of humanity who can never deserve forgiveness or rehabilitation to their own detriment. The characterization of men as oppressor in all instance… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 29/11/23 12:45 AM |
| 2 | Happy international men's day! (+LWMA lounge)Happy men's day boyos, hope you all take care of yourselves and get yourselves something nice before the holiday season is upon us. I'm gonna get a nice calzone and chill with some reading. Glad to see the unstoppable Kenergy in this post 💪 | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 19/11/23 10:20 PM |
| 3 | Men's general lack of interest in Romance novels and movies is very often attributed to Misogyny and Patriarchal expectations. To what extent do you think that's true, If at all?Very true, Ryan Gosling in Drive is literally me | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 18/11/23 12:22 AM |
| 14 | Men's general lack of interest in Romance novels and movies is very often attributed to Misogyny and Patriarchal expectations. To what extent do you think that's true, If at all?The point on romcoms being about something happening "naturally" is so fucking true. I've never met a dude who aspires to or felt a deep connection to any of the male leads in romcoms, my suspicion for that is that the male leads in most romcoms are almost never fully developed characters in their own right. They're there to save the day and somehow miraculously show up to wipe away the heroine's tears just when she needs it. I have seen plenty of dudes relate to male characters who are thrown i… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 17/11/23 12:02 AM |
| 7 | Interviewing Incel expert William Costello | NotSoEruditeThe video above is an interview with a researcher named William Costello who's part of a wider team of researchers taking an empirical approach to understanding incels and the problems they face. Whereas the usual pop-sci understanding of incels starts and stops with the misogyny in their communities. The empirical focus gives us better results as it reveals the mental status and situations incels themselves are dealing with and why modern upbringings are failing them. You can find their researc… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 10/11/23 04:10 PM |
| 9 | I refuse to buy into the moral panic of men checking out of the workplace, from both right wing and left wing media outlets, when there is little to no incentive for men to give into a society that cares little for themHow did you lobby for free mental health counseling to be included in a benefits package for your workplace? That's an incredible change on the local workplace level | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 10/11/23 04:05 PM |
| 2 | The GymBro 2.0: A New Subculture | JimmyTheGiantThe majority of cultural conversations regarding gender that center on men in the gym come at from a very hostile and at times misandric perspective where the modus operandi is to problematize any and all behavior men in the gym have as well as most reasons men would have to seek out this kind of information. I found the video above refreshing as it highlights the changes in gym culture with the internet age, how it's gotten better and worse and how it relates to the men within that culture. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 04/11/23 01:17 AM |
| 10 | Why isn't there a birth control pill for Men? | Healthcare triageThe video above dives into some of the challenges in developing and administering experimental drugs that can be used as birth control options for men as the main ones available to men are condoms and vasectomies which isn't a lot. From the video summary on youtube: "Condoms and vasectomies remain pretty much the extent of birth control options for people who produce sperm, and both have problems. So why is almost all hormonal birth control aimed at those with ovaries? There have been some succe… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 01/11/23 11:21 PM |
| 3 | I think one of the other reasons why men's activism is still facing resistance from the mainstream is simply because men are judged by how independent & self-reliant they are, where as we as a society are indifferent about a woman's level of neediness/independenceI second this as I've seen the explicit language of "whining" be applied not only to individual men who bring up men's issues but any group who want to advocate on behalf of men are labelled that as well followed by the dismissive insult from progressives that I've seen go like "Lol imagine failing in a world built with male privilege " | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 01/11/23 11:14 PM |
| 1 | Many single people don't know the other side because we don't listen to anything beyond our hateI mean yeah. For some of them choosing to die alone by their own hands is the option that brings them psychological peace. I understand your logic in saying they don't understand the positive potential in making the best of what life gives you but that cuts both ways so I don't see where you get the authority to tell them they're wrong for choosing to delete themselves if they genuinely believe that's what's gonna bring them peace. I don't defend the guys who take it out on others, they're irred… | /r/PurplePillDebate | 28/10/23 04:34 AM |
| 2 | I think most men should stop talking about male issues on feminist subs.I don't think pushing men to stop bringing up male issues on feminist subs is going to be an issue as I can imagine even the few pro-feminist men would agree (albeit for more self hating reasons than anything else.) I think the harder sell would be to push pro-feminist men to recognize that the ideological lens and movement of feminism will never be enough to solve let alone prioritize the issues men are dealing with in a real and sustained way. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 28/09/23 03:26 AM |
| 2 | Have we considered setting up a community on another platform?I get the appeal of having it compartmentalized via discord since it'd help keep out trolls and bad faith actors but I worry it'd severely reduce our visibility and discoverability to wider communities that touch on male issues. Like I can imagine someone giving an offhand reference to this community in AskMen leading someone to explore this community in more depth compared to the usual culture war talking points. Tilde and Lemmy seem the most promising to me as if we were to have enough funding… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 11/06/23 12:52 AM |
| 1 | Subreddit blackout in protest against Reddit killing off third-party apps per July 1Gotcha, didn't know the conversation was already had so thank you for linking the post. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/06/23 04:03 PM |
| 12 | Subreddit blackout in protest against Reddit killing off third-party apps per July 1Assuming the worst case scenario happens and reddit refuses to back down from their change in api pricing, are there any plans to move this community and it's content to another platform? I haven't explored Mastodon or digg so I don't know much about what other platforms could replace reddit to host the conversations in this subreddit. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/06/23 02:29 PM |
| 2 | Weekend check-inBills are paid and I'm moving my main laptop away from windows 11 to ubuntu as the compatibility for hardware is better on linux, I've got some games to play and good shows to watch. On the whole, feeling good man | /r/MenSupportMen | 03/06/23 01:18 PM |
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