Something positive

AEHIILRS · 2019-04-15T00:49:58+00:00

shoutout to the boys who like camo
shoutout to the boys who wear steel-toed boots
shoutout to the boys whose fingernails are rarely clean
shoutout to the boys who like being masculine
You are not "toxic" for liking these things

apeironman · 2019-04-14T18:19:33+00:00

Awesome. We need more positive messages for boys these days.

CommunistAndy · 2019-04-14T19:13:45+00:00

It feels like those ppl are trying to apply the same messages they use for fake women empowerment to men... it doesn’t work and it’s cringe, am I the only way that feels this way? They are basically saying it’s ok to not be manly...

Plototicsux · 2019-04-14T20:08:51+00:00

I don't think this is progress. It starts out with 3 statements implying that most men are terrible people, and then follows with "you can change".

okuli · 2019-04-14T18:58:23+00:00

Also women need more positive posts, like this: You were not born a prostitute You were not born a gold digger Etc...

J_A_K_ER · 2019-04-14T21:19:45+00:00

idk, even if they tried to encourage men, it is sad that they weren't celebrating masculinity and insteas celebrated men not being masculine, pretty much reinforcing the feminist narrative

DJ-Roukan · 2019-04-15T13:28:04+00:00

It's just another case of boxing men according to pop-culture.

I know the meaning is honest, but this is how far it has gotten, that even when trying to support, they are so far out in left field they can't even see the plate.

boringcarpets · 2019-04-14T22:04:01+00:00

There's that thing about crying AGAIN

BramblEdge · 2019-04-15T23:37:42+00:00

"you can change, learn, grow"

Change from what? Learn what? Grow from what?

rustyblackhart · 2019-04-15T11:17:28+00:00

That’s bullshit. We absolutely have behavioral aspects that are naturally exhibited by men and have been pushed to the extreme. For example, the comment above, “no one will respect you if you don’t act manly.” That’s “toxic”. That kind of thinking is literally poisoning young boys’ minds and creating some serious mental and emotional problems. Kids grow up repressing their true nature in fear of not being “manly” enough. Or, even worse, young gay boys stay closeted their whole lives. We’ve done this to ourselves. We don’t need feminism to identify these issues. They can fuck right off. We are responsible for this, we can see it without them labeling it “toxic masculinity” and calling us out, we can do better, all in our own. I think the “toxic masculinity” label is stupid and sexist, but the principle behind the term isn’t wrong.

JackFisherBooks · 2019-04-15T13:30:05+00:00

There is good on the internet, even in places like Tumblr. It's worth acknowledging and celebrating.

Title	Something positive
Author	vicsj
Upvotes	221
Comments	26
Date	April 14, 2019 3:57 PM UTC (7 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/bd461r/something_positive/
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