How feminists fail to understand masculinity

ragingpineapple · 2013-07-13T23:39:04+00:00

Going into detail she mentioned things such as being competetive, stoic, dominant, aggressive and strong as toxic masculinity and ass-hatery or something like that. The problem is all those are normal traits in a person with failry high testosterone levels.

I don't agree this is the case any longer, with low testosterone levels in men now being attributed to some pretty nasty effects such as depression which can manifest itself in outbursts that one could believe to be the cause of higher than normal test levels. Additionally, women who display some of these "masculine" traits don't necessarily have higher test levels than their female peers. It may be that test has a calming or stoic affect on men within a given threshold, but alone not be a key indicator for aggressive or dominant behavior. The truth is that we don't have a complete understanding of how hormones affect us as we had believed to be the case. It's a chemical cocktail that we're still unraveling.

I would say that male competitiveness and aggression are some of the most powerful forces driving human advancement, historically leaving quite the wake in its path. If masculinity is what pushes us forward, I'd argue that its balance with femininity is what keeps us safe. If a society is comfortable and sees no need to incur the often deadly process of advancement, then it would seem a logical conclusion to see that aspect of the gender duopoly suppressed. Nanny states, overprotective social conscience, being examples of the feminine need for protection devoid of the accompanying masculine drive to "get shit done."

sillymod · 2013-07-14T00:47:59+00:00

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Title	How feminists fail to understand masculinity
Author	Sheckless
Upvotes	3
Comments	2
Date	July 13, 2013 10:04 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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