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It goes against pretty much everything in the zeitgeist, but yeah, men and boys are really hurting from this lack of all-male spaces. I hope culture boomerangs
by ceilingcorner 5y ago
It goes against pretty much everything in the zeitgeist, but yeah, men and boys are really hurting from this lack of all-male spaces. I hope culture boomerangs around enough to permit them sometime soon.
- sandworm101 5y agoShooting clubs. The really aggressive ones that meet in the woods to "train". Still predominantly all-male.
- whatshisface 5y agoYeah, that and an enormous number of other nearly all-male hobbies. Unfortunately this leaves men who aren't in to trains, electronics, shooting, cars, or other stuff with few options. Obvious disclaimer: there are plenty of women who like trains, electronics, shooting, cars and other stuff, but that doesn't change the very high chance of finding the romanticized "all-male-space" if you show to a rail fan meetup.
- shadilay 5y agoFor when you want to meet all the feds in your area.
- sandworm101 5y agoOf course. They are members of the clubs.
- tejtm 5y agoand on the other hand I see clubs such as Machining, Astronomy (and to a lesser degree HAM ?) struggling not to just be a dwindling old guy club.
- nitrogen 5y agoJudging from the number of views machining videos get on YouTube, I suspect at least machining will have a chance of growing big again, under the name of "making".
- redis_mlc 5y agoCEE Australia and This Old Tony (YT machining channels) are already virtual drinking clubs. They also happen to star two of the top machinists in the world (who can document their work publicly.) My favorites are the episodes with comments like, "I was a machinist for 40 years, and I didn't know that."
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- at_a_remove 5y agoDuke has a space for men: "The Duke Men's Project is an initiative to call men in to conversations about feminism and gender oppression. It aims to create a space of brotherhood and fellowship dedicated to interrogating male privilege and patriarchy as it exists in our lives, our campus and our society." as sponsored by the Duke Women’s Center. That's pretty much the kind of thing that is available for men.
- no_time 5y agoIs this the antithesis of going to the psychologist? You go in there to feel bad about yourself?