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I would say machismo is live and well everywhere, family is just not a "man" thing culturally. Even though it's very normalized taking time parental leave as a

by emj 4y ago

I would say machismo is live and well everywhere, family is just not a "man" thing culturally. Even though it's very normalized taking time parental leave as a dad here, there is still so much things you are supposed to do as a man that are not part of family stuff to be considered manly, hunting, sports, nerdery. When things are about the house it's often the technical aspects that are supposed to be highlighted, not how it benefits the kids, family and feelings. We have had advertisement campaigns about these stuffs since the seventies in Sweden, but you still get flack for wanting to talk about feelings, diapers and cooking. See: https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/13ojmn/reklam_f%C3%B6r_pappaledighet_fr%C3%A5n_1978/ https://www.reddit.com/r/sweden/comments/13ojmn/reklam_f%C3%... Machismo in Latin America is a lot more toxic and hurts the men much more over there, they just don't see it.

ren_engineer 4y ago
"machismo" is seen at a young age in boys across every human culture studied, boys fight more and play competitive games while girls naturally play more collaborative games. In theory I guess it makes sense to try and curtail human nature for the benefit of society, but on a fundamental level I have a problem with tax payer money being used to run government pysops on their own civilian population to change behavior
- nathanaldensr 4y ago
  Thank you. My two homeschooled boys act like... boys, and there's nothing wrong with that. That doesn't mean that I teach them to be assholes when they are men, but I have no problem with their true natures.
- emj 4y ago
  I find that the article does a fine job talking about machismo. I do not feel that what happens when I am six has to define what I am as a father. I do feel that we need to accept that the machismo learned as a kid is not useful as a tool to judge grown men.

by emj 4y ago

ren_engineer 4y ago

"machismo" is seen at a young age in boys across every human culture studied, boys fight more and play competitive games while girls naturally play more collaborative games. In theory I guess it makes sense to try and curtail human nature for the benefit of society, but on a fundamental level I have a problem with tax payer money being used to run government pysops on their own civilian population to change behavior

nathanaldensr 4y ago
Thank you. My two homeschooled boys act like... boys, and there's nothing wrong with that. That doesn't mean that I teach them to be assholes when they are men, but I have no problem with their true natures.
emj 4y ago
I find that the article does a fine job talking about machismo. I do not feel that what happens when I am six has to define what I am as a father. I do feel that we need to accept that the machismo learned as a kid is not useful as a tool to judge grown men.