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[...] are what creates dysfunctional men. Even if we posit what you say is true, there are no alternate expression and communication toolboxes presented as a s

[...] are what creates dysfunctional men. Even if we posit what you say is true, there are no alternate expression and communication toolboxes presented as a set of life skills. The only thing society has offered are signals that society wants men to cry more, and only in the situations they're socially cued to cry. The comment you're replying to says "Masculinity is not something to be feared or ashamed of, teaching that is what creates dysfunctional men." What other impression do you expect men to get when they're told the problem with masculinity is that it's too masculine? For them to act LESS stoic? Is society going to accept with open arms an entirely new form of expression? Especially when the people who fancy themselves able to understand the problems with masculinity cue men to be more stoic while pretending to want the opposite. (The more degenerate form of it from people that get all their philosophy from blogs with Fox News levels of bullshit even has a cute little hastagh for it #MasculinitySoFragile)

vlehto 11y ago
There was recent article on some big media house about transplant uterus implanted into woman. And she delivered a healthy baby. There was some hint that completely artificial uterus could be possibility in the future. The shitstorm from women was huge. "Think about the children not adopted." It's illogical argument, made for logical reasons. Young women are potential mothers, then they are mothers, and then they get to be grandmothers. That's their special value to society and their privileges are based on that capability. When someone hint's about losing that special status, women get really defensive. It's easy to joke about fragility of masculinity, when status of femininity is hard coded to bodies of women. Women talk about femininity a lot, but they have not had to really question it yet. That being said, humor seems to be so integral part of masculinity that it's only fitting to laugh about it.

vlehto 11y ago

There was recent article on some big media house about transplant uterus implanted into woman. And she delivered a healthy baby. There was some hint that completely artificial uterus could be possibility in the future. The shitstorm from women was huge. "Think about the children not adopted." It's illogical argument, made for logical reasons. Young women are potential mothers, then they are mothers, and then they get to be grandmothers. That's their special value to society and their privileges are based on that capability. When someone hint's about losing that special status, women get really defensive. It's easy to joke about fragility of masculinity, when status of femininity is hard coded to bodies of women. Women talk about femininity a lot, but they have not had to really question it yet. That being said, humor seems to be so integral part of masculinity that it's only fitting to laugh about it.