Damn, I hate this topic. It's so painfully personal. Even though I've (mostly) struggled through it, it always haunts what I have to say about feminism and masculinity.
Incel culture is the synthesis of toxic masculinity and capitalist alienation because it combines harmful gender norms with the sense of estrangement and disempowerment produced by capitalist systems.
Toxic masculinity promotes rigid expectations for men to be dominant, emotionally stoic, and sexually successful. Incel culture distorts these expectations into a sense of entitlement to sex (and romantic relationships—which is also fucked up!), leading to resentment and anger when that doesn't happen by magic.
Toxic masculinity and capitalist alienation feed into each other. It's fucked up. It leads to a worldview where men feel disconnected from both society and themselves, leading to frustration, misogyny, and frequently violence.
I despise that way of thinking. I try to encourage the lads in my sphere of influence to fight back against those pressures, but it's... difficult. I lead by example, and that's the best I can do. I don't know if I'm doing well, but I'm trying my best.
Damn, I hate this topic. It's so painfully personal. Even though I've (mostly) struggled through it, it always haunts what I have to say about feminism and masculinity.
Incel culture is the synthesis of toxic masculinity and capitalist alienation because it combines harmful gender norms with the sense of estrangement and disempowerment produced by capitalist systems.
Toxic masculinity promotes rigid expectations for men to be dominant, emotionally stoic, and sexually successful. Incel culture distorts these expectations into a sense of entitlement to sex (and romantic relationships—which is also fucked up!), leading to resentment and anger when that doesn't happen by magic.
Toxic masculinity and capitalist alienation feed into each other. It's fucked up. It leads to a worldview where men feel disconnected from both society and themselves, leading to frustration, misogyny, and frequently violence.
I despise that way of thinking. I try to encourage the lads in my sphere of influence to fight back against those pressures, but it's... difficult. I lead by example, and that's the best I can do. I don't know if I'm doing well, but I'm trying my best.