Male student takes stand against ‘toxic masculinity’ narrative | The College Fix

XavierMalory · 2019-05-07T15:46:57+00:00

Excellent read. A young man who is seeing through the bullshit and calling out on it.

Mr_Shad0w · 2019-05-07T17:22:16+00:00

Good for him - keep on pushing back against the poisonous feminist narrative.

Dave1962 · 2019-05-07T17:48:24+00:00

Some people are more afraid to not speak, than to speak. Those people are true heroes.

Florient · 2019-05-07T18:32:17+00:00

It's presented as fact, but it's not. Feminists just invent these theories and buzzterms, and then expect conversations to just happen as if they are inherently true. That's not how it works.

JackReaper333 · 2019-05-07T17:26:48+00:00

Saying things like this in college seems like an excellent way to get multiple false rape allegations levied against you. Stay smart, bud.

2019-05-07T19:33:36+00:00

I bet women on his campus hate him for being a misogynist.

__pulsar · 2019-05-07T19:42:09+00:00

Good for him. Hopefully he will inspire others to speak out.

girraween · 2019-05-08T03:16:24+00:00

He put it into words that now I can use in real life. He’s a well spoken guy. I want to read his column now.

mervmonster · 2019-05-08T02:28:52+00:00

He has a great point but really didn’t need to bring politics into it. You can want equality and be a democrat.

still_unresolved · 2019-05-08T07:46:16+00:00

There should be all male students like him

EricAllonde · 2019-05-07T20:00:39+00:00

Femininity and masculinity are social constructions. They are ways of being that are influenced by society and imposed on an individual since birth. Social constructions are normal and expected in human society, but become damaging to ALL individuals when blown out of proportion. Hypermasculinity, or toxic masculinity, is when masculinity becomes "out of control". It is an identity that strives to be everything femininity is NOT. In this way, men affected by toxic masculinity struggle to see women as their true equals, objectify them, exploit them, assert power over them, and sexually abuse/rape them. The reason men affected by toxic masculinity cannot truly see women as equals is because it is constantly reinforced that women are "lesser than" and subordinate to them. How can anyone ever truly value anyone or anything if it constantly reinforced that some type of person is weaker, lesser than, or beneath you? It isn't possible.

Men who do not question the social constructions imposed on them are heavily prone to being affected by toxic masculinity. An individual affected by toxic masculinity may be more prone to a disregulation of emotion (which leads to aggression, violence, depression, and suicide), less apt to be introspective, less apt to have compassion and empathy for others, and may use other "subordinate" identities, such as women, to achieve economic/sexual success.

I know this is going to get dislikes but I don't care. I just need this stuff to be known. Please just take a second to think about where women come from. Feminists don't hate men and are not "out to get" them. Feminists desperately want both men and women to be on the same page, to see each other as real people. Women are not upset at men because they truly HATE them, it's because they are literally afraid of them. We just want peace and understanding.

Title	Male student takes stand against ‘toxic masculinity’ narrative \| The College Fix
Author	Dave1962
Upvotes	338
Comments	32
Date	May 7, 2019 3:35 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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