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> Masculinity in western societies is heavily pathologized to the point that men who aren't 6ft and very good looking have the deck heavily stacked against them
by acdha 1y ago
> Masculinity in western societies is heavily pathologized to the point that men who aren't 6ft and very good looking have the deck heavily stacked against them
I always find this fascinating because almost all of the women I’ve known complain about the challenges of finding men who respect them, do their share of the housework, etc. With one exception, everyone I’ve heard saying 6 feet and a six pack are mandatory were gay men.
- godsinhisheaven 1y agoThe issue is two-fold: men/women want women/men they can't get, and they don't want the women/men they can get.
- cultofmetatron 1y agoyes, a lot of my american female friends say the same thing. But then I see them regularly turn down descent guys for super good looking guys who never commit because they have options. (not having 6 pack abs is rarely a dealbreaker but being less than 6 feet tall definitly is) In short, what they say and what they do don't always line up. EDIT: and thats not to say there aren't plenty of women who have realistic ideas of what to expect from men and do value men who are respectful, help with chores etc while not being george cloony. But they are all happily in relationships so they aren't complaining about men in general either.
- xigoi 1y ago> I always find this fascinating because almost all of the women I’ve known complain about the challenges of finding men who respect them, do their share of the housework, etc. That’s after having already accounted for the other requirements. It’s easy to find kind and respectful men if you lower your standards on the less important things.