It's long been held that 'real' men certainly don't show emotions and, for preference, don't even have emotions. Which is complete bullshit of course. Human beings are not simply thinking beings, we're feeling beings too. Indeed its been proven more than once that we can't effectively function with impaired emotions. Rational brains are simply malfunctioning brains. Even simply choices are apparently beyond the rational mind.
I think the toxicity that is applied to masculinity these days is the result of a comparatively sudden (and to be honest confusing) change in the culture of what is means to be male. The cultural brakes have been applied on an oily road and masculinity has been thrown into a spin. Whether or not the spin can be controlled.... well, I guess we'll see!
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And that's exactly how toxic masculinity starts!
yaay, toxic mas whatchacallit! (oll!)
It's long been held that 'real' men certainly don't show emotions and, for preference, don't even have emotions. Which is complete bullshit of course. Human beings are not simply thinking beings, we're feeling beings too. Indeed its been proven more than once that we can't effectively function with impaired emotions. Rational brains are simply malfunctioning brains. Even simply choices are apparently beyond the rational mind.
I think the toxicity that is applied to masculinity these days is the result of a comparatively sudden (and to be honest confusing) change in the culture of what is means to be male. The cultural brakes have been applied on an oily road and masculinity has been thrown into a spin. Whether or not the spin can be controlled.... well, I guess we'll see!
nice analysis!
@ Mudpuddle: YEARS of training in the Humanities... [lol]
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