Boys will be boys

I-play-chanka · 2019-08-23T21:32:48+00:00

The top right ended up in jail for something, don’t remember what though. Still doesn’t take away from his heroic actions.

bernedindigo · 2019-08-23T21:28:08+00:00

Every single time a mass shooting happens, there will be at least a case of man or boy heroically sacrificing his life to protect others.

Humanity is just blind to that.

when evil is done by a man, It's projected to his gender

when good is done by a man, his benevolence and sacrifice is limited to himself.

The evil that men do, lives after them... The good are oft interred with their bones.

-William Shakespeare

The_Bug_Lord · 2019-08-23T20:47:55+00:00

OMG TOXIC MASCULINITY! GRRR! I HATE MEN AND THEIR spins wheel selfless acts to save other’s lives?

Mookie_T · 2019-08-23T23:32:52+00:00

Who the fuck kills an 8 year old?

Headsup1958 · 2019-08-23T21:47:16+00:00

Heros all.

C2074579 · 2019-08-23T22:15:42+00:00

Such heroic young men.

Jordandavis7 · 2019-08-23T21:50:33+00:00

God bless those men

fatguyonsteroids · 2019-08-23T20:50:46+00:00

Modern media is like the news from 1930s Germany hating on Jews.

Double_A_92 · 2019-08-23T21:27:33+00:00

Playing the hero is toxic masculinity because it assumes that women are weak and can't protect themselves. :^)

GamingMoments101 · 2019-08-23T22:48:59+00:00

It's so sad that some of them died at a very young age by just doing the right thing.

Chewbot_101 · 2019-08-23T21:24:26+00:00

This is actually pretty heart warming

J2501 · 2019-08-24T00:02:26+00:00

Let's not forget the many living examples of men who've bailed women out of a jam, and not only weren't acknowledged, but were victim-blamed for being exploited.

I mean, a friend once told me the first lesson you learn from women is 'don't be a hero'. They're going to throw you under the bus eventually, so don't go too far out on a limb, or put too much on the table. Because they will revise history to minimize your contribution, anyway, and then everyone just thinks of you as a loser. No one, man or woman, considers a sacrificial lamb 'valiant', they just think 'what a schmuck'.

wordsarething · 2019-08-23T21:35:13+00:00

Do we have a term for the toxic portion within masculinity? Because toxic masculinity seems to over generalize a tad. Toxic femininity is a thing too

qpzmghfj · 2019-08-23T23:47:09+00:00

For all you who down voted, you are real crap.

Bread_boy232 · 2019-08-24T08:56:20+00:00

I'm seeing stuff in here getting donvoted because people are confused on what people mean when they say Feminist. On men's rights, when we say Feminist, we mean third wave. Third wave is toxic, its a leach that latched onto a good movement and is now using the "Feminism" name to take rights from men.

What people new to this server think the word "femanist means" (when used on this server) is second wave, second wave was a good thing, it gave women equal pay and the vote, pretty much everyone is second wave and they don't have an issue with it (and thats why 2nd wave feminism doesnt have a group, it got so big and accepted that there was no need for it anymore) now theres no such thing as a second wave feminist because thats everyone, its just common ethics nowadays.

whiskeykm37 · 2019-08-23T23:20:13+00:00

Men are disposable. It’s funny how no one owns a woman’s body except the woman, but men are somehow required to sacrifice their body for everyone else. As a man you even try to bring such a thing up and you’re attacked for the opinion.

productivegold6666 · 2019-08-23T23:00:48+00:00

When men do something bad it’s blamed on the pure fact they’re male. When they do something good it’s just treated like something that anyone would have done.

lhllfptt · 2019-08-24T04:38:06+00:00

B L A C K P E O P L E

LSmartestCharacter · 2019-08-23T22:14:58+00:00

Toxic mascilunaty at its peak /s

Tinnitus_Maximouse · 2019-08-24T01:14:09+00:00

All this toxic masculinity is disgusting! their parents should be ashamed!

Why is it feminists only want to shout and scream about the supposed bad things that men or boys do, and yet, when articles like this come on the news, they vanish into thin air! these are four examples of what the word "Hero" truly means.

5th_Law_of_Robotics · 2019-08-24T02:50:06+00:00

Toxic masculinity.

Right feminists?

glycolman · 2019-08-24T04:00:31+00:00

Those aren’t boys, their men that were raised right and every person who knew them are proud. Thank you to the parents who raised these fine men.

huxepenner · 2019-08-24T12:42:08+00:00

What they all need is a lesson on toxic masculinity from Gilette. </sarcasm>

Kingsiegek · 2019-08-24T14:49:40+00:00

not only boys, but true heroes...

dukunt · 2019-08-23T22:42:11+00:00

I tell my kids this: I'd rather die a hero, than live as coward.

These boys make me proud. I'm crying for them, but I'm proud .

jacksleepshere · 2019-08-24T00:14:03+00:00

Jews were hated simply for being Jewish in nazi Germany. Men are hated for simply being men in the US. All of this hatred started from the media in both countries, hitler was quick to seize control of the news papers which are the modern equivalent to our versions of news outlets online. Little boys have been called possible rapist by there mothers on the huffpost. Jews were talked about the like they were an awful group of people.

russlo · 2019-08-24T02:56:49+00:00

https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/09/world/asia/pakistan-boy-stops-suicide-bomber/index.html?no-st=9999999999

_Introverted_Spirit · 2019-08-24T03:24:04+00:00

I sincerely hope that more heroic men are praised in the media. The pure bravery and sacrifice men make is something so unique.

OldShoe · 2019-08-24T11:05:25+00:00

A big fuck you to Gillette from us men.

A_one_legged_man · 2019-08-24T04:31:15+00:00

No! You are not allowed to do the identity politics! Only we can be empowered!!! REEEEEE!!!!!!!

Sarcasm

Jamisbike · 2019-08-24T04:41:46+00:00

Are there any instances of girls doing that for boys?

Bread_boy232 · 2019-08-24T08:44:08+00:00

Alot of these I understand, its not in our nature to shit ideally by and watch someone get killed, and alot of these people are family members, but that last one is so sad, they had a chance to run, they had a chance to hide, he didnt have to protect them, but no, now he's dead.

gogetgamer · 2019-08-24T10:57:45+00:00

Boys getting killed by men :(

Super-Bwe · 2019-08-24T15:06:58+00:00

Toxic masculinity at its finest /s

HNutz · 2019-08-24T16:37:13+00:00

Yup. No one seems to mind "boys being boys" when it's something heroic...

thatonemanboi · 2019-08-23T22:04:03+00:00

Omg!! They treated those girls as such gentle things! Girls are strong tooooooooo

kubicas · 2019-08-23T22:19:52+00:00

I have lost urge and want to play a protectors role to strangers. I changed my idea of sacrifice and I am absolutely against it in most cases. I don't know If the nature made us disposable or it is a social programming.

Especially after Spetsnaz video on that particular topic:

https://youtu.be/8_E2Hy8oWdE

I will only protect myself and people I love and know. Everybody else, women, men, elders, children can go eat bag of dicks. I will not even move my finger to save them.

CMV? am I wrong? Why? Why give to others in this cold world when you never get anything and get used basically by everyone? We live in a dog eat dog world and all this niceness and goodness, cooperation is just hypocrisy, fake, a facade that everybody plays consciously or unconsciously. I would rather be honest to myself and others saying that. I am coming from good background but I live long enough to see myself become a villain. There is no glory in my death for others.

NON SERVIAM !!!

LateNightTestPattern · 2019-08-24T02:37:39+00:00

Not to piss on your post, but Temar Boggs who rode his bike, attempting to chase down a kidnapper is now doing 10 years for armed robbery.

2019-08-24T01:21:45+00:00

It’s meant to be hyperbolic comparison, I didn’t mean it in actuality. Of course those times were much darker than ours but someday what they experienced could become what we experience.

13a1313le · 2019-08-24T01:27:29+00:00

how many of them did u recognize before seeing this post

princesspuppy12 · 2019-08-24T04:10:27+00:00

Honestly, idk who would save the other if any of these situations occurred, my brother or I. We're really protective of each other. Anyways, boys will be heroes. Glad the girls survived but upsetting none the less.

massiveZO · 2019-08-24T04:19:06+00:00

damn RIP

dont-believe-me- · 2019-08-24T12:07:33+00:00

This is stupid. There are good people and bad people. Just because you can lay down a few examples of when males are brave or save a female doesn't make all the bad shit men do better. Same goes for females. Boring ass shit.

ComeAtMeBro321 · 2019-08-24T13:16:43+00:00

top right is a criminal now.

wordsarething · 2019-08-24T16:55:57+00:00

Men as an oppressed group is a legitimate concern. It’s labor concerns, lower educational skill high risk professions. Truckers, oilmen, miners and a lot of sacrifice jobs are being phased out by technology and automation. A lot are not though, firemen . The system maybe benefits a couple men, but in large part we’re all slaves of the system. The working man has no political say, no unions, and we mistreat our veterans even. They’re sold a lie of power, so they’re more comfortable disproportionately sacrificing their health and lives. We all benefit when we tell young boys to fight a fire or end fascism. You can be both oppressing and oppressed in the same moment in the many layers of our society. Poor men don’t feel powerful, they feel they’re working harder and harder in more meaningless positions to make ends meet. Why are men 4x as likely to die of suicide? Why are they feeling so hopeless? Men want to die for freedom, democracy and their families. Not a stress induced heart attack, workplace chemical related cancer or suicide. Does sacrifice still have value? Should we be asking only our sons to die? Is that not oppression or at least a related concept? Men are oppressed by toxic masculinity, and the need to hedge against existential threats.

VII-Cloud · 2019-08-25T04:24:19+00:00

Oh yes. Men will be men.

Mackowatosc · 2019-08-27T10:34:58+00:00

Sacrificing oneself for just a woman is a prime example of real toxic masculinity. Nothing good comes for a man for such deeds, as shown above by OP.

JoePixelFlames · 2019-09-02T22:47:32+00:00

Feminists SUCK.

UncookedFrenchFry · 2019-09-10T08:06:35+00:00

I hope they're resting peacefully, they're amazing.

XsuperiX · 2019-09-22T03:34:57+00:00

But raaaaaaape

thekillerspaceking · 2019-10-10T19:22:36+00:00

May god kiss your foreheads sweet warriors To the three who passed and to the other honor to you

danimalplanimal · 2019-08-24T05:50:33+00:00

to be fair, it's acceptable to praise males if they're not white

silversaturn48 · 2019-08-24T03:15:31+00:00

I’m confused about this post.

I agree that we should celebrate these courageous young men. However, I think it’s wrong to state that any commemoration that has been lacking in their memory is the result of their gender.

I don’t believe the media actively or even subconsciously overlooks the contribution of men in any setting. In fact, I’d argue that men often dominate the media we consume.

If someone were to offer a concrete example of when a man’s contributions were overlooked because of his gender, then I would agree that it is a sad and disheartening thing to happen.

Yet we should also always keep in mind that for hundreds of years, women have had to live in a patriarchal society. If, for some reason, a news outlet only has enough runtime to share one story of a hero, and they have to choose between a boy and a girl, who should they choose?

Given that this scenario is preposterous in itself, we still must admit that these decisions require a great deal of negotiation between ideas. Women deserve recognition because for the great deal of history, they have rarely gotten it. Men, as well, also deserve to have their stories shared. But how men and women SHARE space in media— or in science or politics or everyday life— is up to us.

It seems to me like this subreddit feels threatened. I don’t think that’s a healthy response to women finally getting more recognition.

There are far more false dichotomies than there are true ones. Men versus women is one such falsity.

Daddy_Scar · 2019-08-24T01:41:43+00:00

how is this a social issue?

2019-08-24T03:24:05+00:00

Kuramo · 2019-08-24T12:39:21+00:00

White-knights die as always.

Men shouldn't be treated like disposable utensil and don't owe anything to women.

We should stop protecting women and girls, let them save themselves. Down with gynocentrism!

celbertin · 2019-08-23T23:55:36+00:00

Those boys did something amazing, but I don't understand why this is posted on this subreddit or the title. I'm not American and English isn't my first language, so I might be missing something.

astroflange · 2019-08-24T07:17:52+00:00

Sadly Tomar Boggs turned into a criminal:

https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/temar-boggs-first-parole-attempt-denied-teen-hero-turned-robber/article_885549fe-9789-11e9-8194-93c3be59a85a.html

greyslopp · 2019-08-24T00:38:44+00:00

iM sORY bUT tHoSE aRTiCleS aRE fAKe

ausgamer529 · 2019-08-23T20:25:55+00:00

Men are so Selfless and Women are so selfish

thesslazarus · 2019-08-24T01:45:56+00:00

If you're going to exploit their heroic actions to feed your victim complex, and give sole credit to their gender; then you've gotta mention the perpetrators committing the evil actions, and give sole blame to their gender - considering they are men, too.

Hamza2698 · 2019-08-24T04:55:33+00:00

Long live these Heroes. May they rest in peace

MRA-Sid · 2019-08-24T05:39:05+00:00

Men/boys are best creation of god. God alone can not build and run this world so he created men. Men are most intelligent, brave , courageous species on earth. No one can do sacrifices like men do.

alclarkey · 2019-08-23T21:08:33+00:00

This is great, but was there a point in picking all black examples?

UpTheToffees4 · 2019-08-24T01:51:47+00:00

God, this sub is pathetic.

casemodz · 2019-08-24T02:12:29+00:00

Im not sure what this post is saying

Choon93 · 2019-08-23T23:42:54+00:00

Does this sub have a victim complex?

vidyacoping · 2019-08-23T20:29:55+00:00

Uhm toxic masculinity much? Get therapy.

2019-08-24T03:55:26+00:00

Really? Isn't cherry picking supposed to be less obvious?

lasciate · 2019-08-23T20:39:19+00:00

~~~Goodness~~ Caring is a feminine virtue, so really these boys were displaying positive femininity!

#sarcasm

FatSwanProductions · 2019-08-24T01:55:36+00:00

Obviously these men are heroes, but it doesnt make "mens rights activism" any less of a fucking joke.

Title	Boys will be boys
Author	im-yeeting
Upvotes	7417
Comments	430
Date	August 23, 2019 7:33 PM UTC (6 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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