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Masculinity is fine in all it's forms.

• exe34 1y ago
  Being a dick isn't masculinity though. In fact the Inuits consider it childish. https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/685533353/a-playful-way-to-teach-kids-to-control-their-anger https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/6855333... Anger is a feeling, it's internal. Reacting externally with anger is a choice to be a dick. If you can't tell the difference, you have some growing up to do. Linus did.
  • general1726 1y ago
    But being a castrated yes man is not masculine either.
    • exe34 1y ago
      "No" does not need to be said in anger. Being firm has nothing to do with being castrated. Maybe overt anger itself is a sign of insecurity and insufficiency. Do you think Linus has been castrated now that he behaves more like an adult?
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  • inemesitaffia 1y ago
    Like I said, it's fine in all it's forms. You claimed it's toxic. Now, it's not masculinity. If it's not, why relate it to masculinity at all?
    • exe34 1y ago
      The whole thread is about overt display of anger being linked with masculinity (with or without the label of "toxic"). You said "Masculinity is fine in all it's forms." It is reasonable to assume that you meant childish displays of anger was included in masculinity and that you didn't consider it toxic at all.
      • inemesitaffia 1y ago
        I consider masculinity completely fine. I consider the idea of toxic masculinity used to describe actions men take as an intentionally gendered misnomer. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44630887 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44630887