"Alabama shooting: Brother died saving birthday girl Alexis Dowdell’s life". There is a lot of talk about toxic masculinity but I get the impression more males than women do heroic acts like this for others (excluding their children)

wntk · 2023-04-18T15:06:28+00:00

I have been listening to reports on this shooting over different days on BBC Radio One including Alexis being interviewed but haven't heard anything about her brother's heroic actions.

dw87190 · 2023-04-18T20:04:39+00:00

Another double standard exposed. I was always lectured that I should put my life on the line for my sister and never think twice. My sister was told outright I wasn't worth risking anything for

Idiodyssey87 · 2023-04-18T16:52:34+00:00

Other than mothers of sons, how often do women risk their lives to save men?

matrixislife · 2023-04-18T21:56:40+00:00

That boy who defended his sister from a pitbull getting his face ripped up: "if someone was going to die I thought it'd be better if it were me". This shit happens all the time.

Mr_Broda · 2023-04-18T18:21:58+00:00

A woman run for cover and is deemed a hero, a man gives cover and is a misogynist. A woman calls the fire department after a cooking mishap and "saves her family" is a hero, a man grabs the fire extinguisher and puts the fire out is in the way and should have waited for help to arrive. Its way out of hand.

Sir_vendetta · 2023-04-18T15:18:31+00:00

This takes me back to a comment that I made another time...

Is our nature to be protective of those that we love, it has been the case ever since humans started to exist..is our instinct as "males", has been abused by society throughout history, and is expected a man to sacrifice himself, is accepted..but isn't the same for women, the expectations are that we need to protect them and they don't need to sacrifice anything.

Ask yourself this question;

What will happen if men stop protecting women all suddenly?

NO MORE WARS.

wntk · 2023-04-18T21:33:30+00:00

It is unfortunately true that this crime seems to have been committed by a man.

This will likely get included in gender homicide statistics and perhaps discussions about how mass shootings are usually done by males.

I don't see people collecting, publishing and disseminating in the media similar data broken down by gender about another measure, heroic acts like this.

KrazyJazz · 2023-04-19T04:45:19+00:00

Men:'It's our duty to protect women from harm no matter what.'

Women:'We don't need you. Stop oppressing us!'

Asriel-SIU · 2023-04-18T16:17:17+00:00

Writer of the article: "These men are TOXIC, but huh, sometimes, toxicity helps. Maybe they're not toxic..? Yeah, no, who am I kidding?"

Acrobatic_Sport_7664 · 2023-04-19T00:16:41+00:00

First time seen this reported. Rest in Peace young man. Few show such integrity and bravery over a whole lifetime let alone within a life cut so short.

No-Knowledge-8867 · 2023-04-19T05:46:02+00:00

Statistics for awards for acts of bravery are like +95% men

Dietrich_Badger · 2023-04-19T12:58:26+00:00

It’s been my opinion that women, by their nature, are extremely cowardly. That’s just how they evolved.

penguinsrcoolaf · 2023-04-18T16:22:51+00:00

Men are hardwired to protect women & children. Life has always been full of danger. It's only the last century where when things have changed & life is generally safer for most of us in the west. Men are stronger, faster, generally more calm in stressful situations, that's 100's of thousands of years of evolution all just for the survival of our species.

ruifaf · 2023-04-18T15:17:42+00:00

no shit!

what a brilliant conclusion ma'am

cyruszane · 2023-04-19T02:39:18+00:00

While this is a sad fact, and we lost, who sounds like, a very good young man here. This is the mentality of men. Protect, and do what is right in situations when called for. He protected his family; I wish it wasn't the end that came for him, he had this amazing future as told by his coach.

This young man is a good example to other peers of his. Not because he gave his life but because of how he lived his life. No young man, or any man should have to be in a position to make the choice that he did.

Yet here we are, down one more good one.

This right here, the loss of this young man is why men's rights is so important.

ObviousRascal · 2023-04-19T14:10:48+00:00

Of course men do so. I recall a video I saw where a guy interviewed random people in public on wether they would choose their spouses life or their own. Every. Damn. Woman. Chose herself to live. Many laughed incredulously like it was absurd that they should die instead of their husband.

The looks on their husband's faces after they just said they would die for their wives and then their wives not only not feeling the same way but laughing about it. Some were even asked if they would choose their best friend or their husband. Most said their best friend should live. A few even outright said they would let their kids die before themselves. All of these were asked to married couples, both present.

I hope those poor men wised up and divorced those horrible women. Judging by the looks on their faces most at least had a serious fight later. But at least a few men just looked defeated. You could see the light leaving their eyes. Was very sad and very telling of modern western women.

lewandisney69 · 2023-04-20T04:52:55+00:00

100%.

You will almost never see a woman save a random person.

The only people women will ever try to save is their children.

Clipzy22 · 2023-04-18T22:59:36+00:00

I mean scientifically they do and that's fine. Why is everything a culture war nowadays.

Lordafisher · 2023-04-19T04:50:30+00:00

Man dies saving life of another

“That’s one more point on the boys team! All the more reason to be confident that one day we’ll finally prove that we’re more heroic than girls!”

I’m sorry but is this really what we want men’s advocacy to look like?

Antarkian · 2023-04-18T22:17:17+00:00

I dont know you, nor your opinions, but i have to ask, are you interested in men's rights? Or is this more resentment towards women? Never lose sight of the focus to bring men up in society. But never direct it as an attack to other people. That's not a string mindset. Especially people who have died for others. It's the most loving and selfless act a person can commit. But it is never something to strive for as a goal.. To give their life to allow another person to live. The amount of strength in that action is unreal. But it means we are facing life threatening situations. So... nothing but bad things. There was a woman not too long ago who was trapped in a burning apartment building with her small children. And while on fire and burning alive, had to take her children to the balcony and drop them over the edge to someone because they were trapped. She died. Saving her kids. It's hard to want to see these number equal. That's gruesome. Even passing quickly is tragic. Wishing for death numbers to be any form of equality, when we all know that men and women ARE, in fact, different mentally and physically is also crazy. I dunno, this post just doesn't sit right with me. Sorry dude.

Like, I see your point....but i really can't stand behind this example.

LiquidDreamtime · 2023-04-18T16:38:38+00:00

So men are heroes because they save people from….men?

I support men’s rights but this isn’t it. If men stopped killing so many people all the time, men wouldn’t need to save people.

Aromatic_Ad5473 · 2023-04-18T21:08:35+00:00

You’re really going to turn this into a “gotcha females” moment? That’s gross

Also, perhaps the reason that it’s more often men doing these heroic acts is because they’re going up against OTHER MEN

CurrencyFit7659 · 2023-04-19T04:18:04+00:00

So, we should praise men because sometimes (not so often) they actually do something against other men, who kill people. Wow. true heroes.

Someboxguy · 2023-04-20T17:41:43+00:00

I bet you it’s less than it used to be, as they have vilified those of us who do heroic things why would anyone want to do that anymore?

We should all be so lucky to die a heroic death and be remembered for that forever more.

I would also include teachers, the principal at Sandy Hook and those teachers dying trying to protect their children but I guess that’s a parental role.

Asokamitran · 2023-04-20T19:21:30+00:00

chad guy

rip

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