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| 0 | You can't believe in the existence of male gaze and not to have gender stereotypes at the same timeCan you explain to me what you mean by stereotype here? I understand the colloquial meaning is typically negative, and I think you’re exactly right that “positive” stereotypes are still negative— I was trying to articulate a developing idea in social psych that a large part of our “implicit bias” perceptions are being scientifically documented as useful to life rather than harmful to others. I both do and don’t understand your second point. I think that the context in which words are used is sup… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 03/01/25 03:18 AM |
| 1 | You can't believe in the existence of male gaze and not to have gender stereotypes at the same timeThank you(?) | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 02/01/25 08:41 PM |
| 5 | You can't believe in the existence of male gaze and not to have gender stereotypes at the same timeThis is a problem of “scholarly discourse” versus “popular discourse.” The notion of the “male gaze” in studies of art history and specifically film has theoretical validity partially because it includes limited application and rigorous criteria (the “scopophilia” discourse) and can be useful in producing insights about historical art/film. The popular notion is unhinged and derivative, and thus worse. Most serious psychologists and philosophers will agree that humans cannot feasible exist or op… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 02/01/25 06:39 PM |
| 5 | Presumption of innocence regarding crimes against women is pretty much dead.The problem is that the presupposition of victimhood precludes the presumption of innocence. “Patriarchal feminism” (as some smart feminist critics of it call it) will argue that women are essentially angels and men are essentially beasts, therefore establishing a priori the status of woman as victim in any given encounter. They will argue this until they’re blue in the face and in blatant disregard for the genuine progress made in establishing material and forensic evidence for sex crimes. The … | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 26/12/24 02:57 AM |
| 17 | Unpopular Take: The excuse "girls are more compliant, mature and hardworking than boys in school" argument doesn't make the prejudice against boys in the education system any more justifiableI’m proud of you for practicing restraint here. We can be better than the misandrists. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 19/12/24 09:36 PM |
| 1 | No men were born to become bioweaponsI am aware that English isn’t your first language, so I’m not going to dig into this as harshly as I could. I am not taking objection with your statement on factual or logical grounds, I’m taking issue with it on rhetorical grounds (though yes, there are moments of fallacious reasoning in your tirade here.) If a man has genuinely been groomed his whole life to be a “bio weapon,” he’s not going to magically change his mind because a stranger on the internet told him he was submissive and weak. Ma… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 07/12/24 10:43 PM |
| 4 | No men were born to become bioweaponsGreat comment. It should be possible to critique the way in which capitalism and current social systems cause problems for men, including both compulsory military service/draft registration AND the pressure upon men to identify with violence WITHOUT demeaning or insulting men in the armed forces. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 07/12/24 12:52 AM |
| 9 | It seems mainstream leftists are on a mission to convince you of their ways!The American left wing is fundamentally American, meaning— evangelical, puritan, paranoid. The idea of the demon male-gaze has replaced the demon rum and the demon pornography, but fundamentally, the majority of American left-wingers are simply recreating the Puritanical values they grew up with in the aesthetics of “struggle for liberation” rather than “struggle for the soul.” There are still only two options, one clearly good and one clearly evil. Evangelizing is, and always has been, more abo… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 29/11/24 11:07 PM |
| 1 | Professor leaves KU after ‘highly inappropriate’ remarks during lectureHad a cool conversation with a a philosophy professor about this one time. He was from South Africa and called it “a uniquely American irony,” bc- By claiming that the motor of all history is the action of evil rich white men, this person is implicitly claiming that- 1) The “Eurocentric” theory of history is true, but considered a bad thing rather than a good thing. 2) The “great man” theory of history is true, but considered a bad thing rather than a good thing And is explicitly only possible i… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 20/11/24 04:14 AM |
| 7 | Debunking "feminists help men too" lieI understand this feeling 100%. It took me a long time to be comfortable with knowing that I could address problems within the left without just.. becoming a right-winger. Addressing men’s issue in a more positive way is really, really, really important, but having access to information like this helps us build a stronger case for why we need to be making those moves. By debunking a claim that would inhibit action (the idea that feminism has done/is already doing/will do the work, so we don’t ne… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 20/11/24 02:53 AM |
| 25 | Damn... you guys are alright.Welcome, dude! Glad that you’re having a good experience engaging here, this sub can be a gem sometimes :) I think part of what you’re describing is the function of “male advocates” rather than “male rights activists.” While most of us do subscribe to a “left wing” activism agenda (anti-capitalism, anti-racism, etc.) what makes this space fairly unique is that it’s specifically about bringing together folks who care about the rights of men and boys to address, or find ways of addressing, injusti… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 20/11/24 02:39 AM |
| 7 | Prestigous feminists that wrote about men’s issues?Came here to comment this lol | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 20/11/24 02:08 AM |
| 1 | Professor leaves KU after ‘highly inappropriate’ remarks during lectureFor sure homie! Always happy to talk more about this stuff— this subreddit is a great resource and outlet. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 19/11/24 03:54 AM |
| 8 | Professor leaves KU after ‘highly inappropriate’ remarks during lectureJP advances a theory at the end of “12 Rules for Life” and in his talks (I can dig one out if need be) that the move to “postmodernism” and gender discourse was an intentional move by French intellectuals in the 70’s/80’s to retain Marxist ideology by simply swapping out “man” and “woman” or “white” and “black” for “proletariat” and “bourgeoisie” positions of “oppressor” and “oppressed.” While this tendency did happen in American literature departments, who were notoriously bad readers of French… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 17/11/24 08:10 PM |
| 29 | Professor leaves KU after ‘highly inappropriate’ remarks during lectureAnecdotally, there was a female math instructor when I was in undergrad who said almost the same thing in a recorded class and was fired. It’s definitely hyperbolic, but with the insanity of the American school-to-shooting range pipeline, I don’t think we can blame administrators for responding decisively. On your second question, yes, higher ed and academia have a massive problem in dealing with gender issues at the moment. I’ve heard two accounts of why this is— firstly, Jordan Peterson’s “pom… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 17/11/24 12:58 AM |
| 2 | People literally think daughters have it harder than abused sonsThis isn’t meant to downplay what you’re trying to say, but it’s important to disconnect from the discourse sometimes. I know this stuff can be psychically harmful to interact with, but when there’s no work to be done for it, it can be most helpful to find other ways to use your time that are healing. Cliche but real, getting into the gym, cooking meals you like, or reading that book that you’ve been putting off for years will make you feel better and also reinforce the truth of the idea that me… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 16/11/24 04:39 PM |
| 4 | Why doesn't intersectionality theory able to explain the disadvantage of men?Intersectionality, as a theoretical perspective, theoretically CAN do this— because it should situate the unique experiences at the intersection of identities in the operations of power, it should have the tools to say “poor white male bodies are conditioned in such a manner that they are uniquely susceptible to X/Y/Z, whereas rich white male bodies experience privileges in situation A/B/C.” The goal is to remove the illusion of single-factor causality in the social sphere; everything always alr… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 29/04/24 12:36 AM |
| 13 | "You should read Bell Hooks" a semi-rant about the experience of talking to feministsI had to read her for a grad class this semester and started to get suspicious. I’d be inclined to say they’re terrible in different categories, but they’re not. She literally confesses in academic writing that she’s done something which would destroy the career of any male academic. I liked “will to change” in a naive way a few years ago, but I can’t anymore. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 16/11/23 10:34 PM |
| 9 | "You should read Bell Hooks" a semi-rant about the experience of talking to feministshttps://dankprofessor.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/feminist-bell-hooks-on-erotic-studentfaculty-relationships/ This includes an excerpt where she acknowledges that it happened at least once. https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2021/12/16/bell-hooks-impact/ Both are mentioned in passing here I can’t find the original article about her renting practices right now. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 16/11/23 10:17 PM |
| 18 | "You should read Bell Hooks" a semi-rant about the experience of talking to feministsBetween sleeping with her students and price gouging her tenants for being white, of course. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 16/11/23 05:24 PM |
| 25 | If you guys want some insight into what it’s like being a boy in the education system right now…Just an anecdote. I work two jobs, both in education. Primarily, I work teaching writing at a university, mostly in one-on-one settings helping a combination of struggling and non-traditional students. Most of the men that I work with are convinced that they’re hopeless writers, and that they need to pad their papers with fluff and jargon to be “literary,” even in lab reports, argument essays and scholarship. This creates a destructive cycle for their educational experience— their bad grades per… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 22/10/23 05:34 PM |
| 4 | I run a university club. How do I deal with people saying we need to encourage more women to join?Oh for sure, but there’s definitely a line between “showing the full extent of membership” and “tokenizing.” Though, social media is a tricky thing to handle so I don’t blame you. I’m sure you’re smarter than you give yourself credit for, man, but I get it. I hope you have a great weekend! | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 02/09/23 01:07 AM |
| 4 | I run a university club. How do I deal with people saying we need to encourage more women to join?The way that I handled this as a club president was to allow those individuals with concerns to come up with ways that more women might be involved or question if anything that we were doing was possibly deterring anyone from joining. There’s no real reason not to be open to the idea of recruitment— especially if you as president don’t have to take on extra effort to do it, and even more so if it’ll let your members be more involved. “All are welcome!” and “open to all!” help, as well as occasio… | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 01/09/23 07:57 PM |
| 4 | Men are not allowed to feel certain emotions like fear (especially of women).bell hooks book on masculinity is actually pretty good about acknowledging a lot of this— though it’s definitely a minority in feminist/gender theory discourse. | /r/LeftWingMaleAdvocates | 18/08/23 08:17 PM |
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