Is higher suicide rate a sign of male privilege?

genesicforone · 2026-02-26T10:18:20+00:00

Women live much easier lives as a whole, they have little reason to think of suicide.

Tharkun140 · 2026-02-26T10:13:51+00:00

Bait used to be believable. This is just a hook thrown into the ocean.

IceCorrect · 2026-02-26T10:22:58+00:00

If wifes are so attached to their husbands then why they divorce them?

Readshirt · 2026-02-26T10:25:31+00:00

For a genuine answer - it's the exact opposite. That's why no one wants to talk about it.

Men are far, far more likely to be pushed by the unshielded realities of life, the lack of fairness, support, and care, into ending their own lives prematurely. There's no one to turn to, and if there was, turning to them frequently results in further ostracisation and loss of respect, not tangible and pragmatic help.

It is perhaps the starkest result evidencing the reality we actually live in - the vast majority of men, far from being privileged above women, are alone and struggling with things many women never so much as think about once in their entire lives.

Creative_Trust4086 · 2026-02-26T14:49:31+00:00

Men commit suicide, women most effected.

Spurgustus · 2026-02-26T10:18:32+00:00

Bait used to be believable

InnerSwineHound · 2026-02-26T10:26:58+00:00

Suicide is an act of violence against yourself. That’s a fact. In order for a person to commit said act, they must have internalised that they are the problem.

It may also be an act of relief from suffering. Psychological pain is pain. It activates the amygdala. There’s no region in the brain just for psychological pain.

It may also be a cry for help. The main difference is that nobody gives empathy to a man in pain, not even himself

Angryasfk · 2026-02-26T14:56:19+00:00

You’re a feminist aren’t you? Only a feminist could have such convoluted “logic”. The alternative is that it’s bait, which you insist it isn’t.

Killin4ssault12 · 2026-02-26T10:37:43+00:00

I'm trying my hardest to see your point since I like seeing both sides, but this is victim blaming at it's finest.

(this will be a long read)

Men not only tend to use methods that are far more lethal, but also do it due to a lot of social stigma that does not recognize men expressing their emotions without significant stigma or without emasculating them.

No one can often see the signs that signals they need help, and societal pushback for men showing emotions leads to often, an internal build-up which culminates in many different ways, suicide being one of them.

Women don't do it at the same rate due to a proven bias, (the women-are-wonderful effect, google it if you please), meaning they can often get support and intervention at a much higher frequency than the average man would.

You will often see that women use lesser lethal means. Yes, suicide matters regardless of gender, but calling it a "privilege" to be able to end your life due to lack of societal intervention and far, far lesser awareness of just HOW high the suicide gap really is not the definition of privilege I remember learning.

Many men that are depressed often try to keep it inwards, with the same thought which you claim women tend to have; "What will my family do without me?" I've seen with my own eyes, struggling men get left alone and if they're lucky, a pat on the back telling them to "man up" or "get your shit together, you're a man."

Before you claim the usual "patriarchy hurts men too", I don't think a system that was apparently designed for and set up by men would ever agree to this. The reason other men often have trouble supporting each other through suicidal thoughts and tendencies is largely a systemic issue, which trains men to not expose their emotions to the degree they're unsure of how to help anyone else.

I've seen the vilest sentences ever written telling men to off themselves faster. I'm willing to bet that if there was any equivalent issue that was killing women at 3x more than it was killing men, such people would be drawn and quartered instantly.

Centaur_Warchief123 · 2026-02-26T16:09:35+00:00

“Is being beaten/raped a sign of female privilege? It means people actually think about them.”

Bait used to be believable. Why is this woman still not banned?

World-Three · 2026-02-26T10:40:29+00:00

Look dude, having mental health diagnoses and maybe having a rougher time of life isn't what I'd ever call a privilege. Just like others have, I thought it was bait... But it seems like you genuinely believe this.

Abandoning isn't a privilege, the idea everyone would stop you from ever feeling like that, is. You likely feel this way because nobody was remotely afraid to push you to this even if not directly.

People not caring about you isn't a privilege, and it takes more than one person to break away, the other people need to let go too. Those women and kids likely have people who have fought for and provided for them, people who inherently would not let them go because of how hard they were to get to begin with.

Men aren't seen as hard to get, just hard to find. It's easy to leave people who didn't appreciate you in the first place. I think you're mistaking that with privilege. It's not the same.

addings0 · 2026-02-26T18:02:46+00:00

the fact that men can just break off from each and every person who are in their livesand doit,

Doesn't sound like a negative or complaint. Sounds more like envy.

Shouldn't we ask why men want to leave in the first place, rather than simply shaming them for doing so? If only men got as much attention for taking responsibility.

ShabbyJerking · 2026-02-27T02:54:14+00:00

That's absolutely genius! I hope this take trends over in the fairer sex's circles!

ElectronicAge7073 · 2026-02-26T10:53:26+00:00

I'm sorry but that's an idiotic take like wth ??😭

Repulsive_Milk877 · 2026-02-27T14:09:54+00:00

Is this like sarcasm?

hamsterize · 2026-02-28T00:05:12+00:00

Men get beaten out of their survival instincts to suicide while women, just as every living being, live with their instincts with all the privileges they have

KingPickett · 2026-02-26T10:45:40+00:00

Women literally live life on recruit difficulty bro. Be serious

Title	Is higher suicide rate a sign of male privilege?
Author	Ok-Coyote7550
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Comments	55
Date	February 26, 2026 10:12 AM UTC (4 months ago)
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