Masculinity is More Than a Mask

2014-01-13T09:05:23+00:00

"But I worry that she is less concerned with helping boys than with re-engineering their masculinity according to specifications from some out-of-date gender studies textbook."

Pretty much sums up contemporary feminism.

Ivan_Fackoff · 2014-01-13T08:17:43+00:00

no it's not a mask and it's not a social construct. at least not entirely. Christina nails what we all feel is true.

accidental_me · 2014-01-13T11:28:33+00:00

In relationships both men and women tend to expect men to be kind of stoic emotional anchors (there are studies about this). When men take care of this task, women have more freedom to express their emotions.

This is one of the ways women strongly contribute to the male character. If it's rooted in biology through fluctuating hormone levels, it won't be going anywhere soon. And thus the male role neither.

To become a man is to master your destructive urges so that you can be that anchor and not only in realtionships. Perhaps there lies the greatest male virtue?

Feminists seem to think it's a mask. And not any mask but something that makes men kill and destroy. And then they write text books and make movies about it.

Great becomes loathsome.

andreipmbcn · 2014-01-13T13:40:20+00:00

"The mask you live in" is, as usual, a form of projection. Masculinity is made up of actions and intents, whereas femininity is made up of appearances. (If you disagree, tell me with a straight face that feminine people, including feminine men, buy fewer clothes and wear less makeup for the sake of appearances than masculine people, including masculine women.)

Title	Masculinity is More Than a Mask
Author	EvilPundit
Upvotes	42
Comments	4
Date	January 13, 2014 7:47 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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