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> 1. Men are socialized to only be emotive in aggressive or masculine ways. Some men, absolutely. Most men? Maybe. But I removed those kinds of people from my
by standardUser 2y ago
> 1. Men are socialized to only be emotive in aggressive or masculine ways.
Some men, absolutely. Most men? Maybe. But I removed those kinds of people from my life years ago. The few men I involuntarily socialize with are coworkers, mostly programmers, and they tend to be on the less macho side generally, thank god.
- maxbond 2y agoTo be clear I just meant there was pressure to behave that way, not that it's destiny.
- dyauspitr 2y agoI removed the emotive kind. I’m not comfortable around them and I find them to be heavily involved with their identity and defining themselves and less about building things and going places. These are obviously broad strokes but anecdotally they have generally held true.