"In Defense of Male Stoicism" - Ben Sixsmith

slowclapforhate · 2018-12-22T18:23:23+00:00

Smart article but I do have to say it does have an apologist tone. I'm so sick of hearing the victim blaming narrative that the suicide epidemic is the fault of the so called emotionally stunted men who take their own lives. What the actual fuck?

Quick question for anyone who buys this crap... How come the suicide figures in the 50s and 60s were way lower then? They were so much more repressed then than now that there is no comparison. These days we talk about feeling WAY more and kill ourselves more as well so this simple Simon analysis not only lacks any compassion whatsoever, it doesn't stand up to the slightest scrutiny at all.

Men do not need to be more like women to be okay. We need basic human dignity and we are so rarely afforded that by society that obviously the mentally ill amongst us loose all hope. I would assert that this rhetoric needs to be pushed back against because it is in fact a BIG part of the problem.

omegaphallic · 2018-12-24T17:15:35+00:00

I think that one needs a balance, there is a time and place for Stoicism, but there are times when Stoicism can be self destructive.

Title	"In Defense of Male Stoicism" - Ben Sixsmith
Author	Folamh3
Upvotes	14
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Date	December 22, 2018 3:50 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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