eg “not all men” weirdos

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Edit: to further clarify the example above since it set off some brainworms, this can be seen when people respond to discussions about patriarchy and the way it shapes toxic masculinity with defensive “not all men” statements.

When we discuss systems, we are aware that not everyone who has privilege within them internalizes it the same way.

Men are not somehow evil. Masculinity is not somehow evil. Feminism is about liberation of everyone from patriarchy. The issue is that you can wind up needing to “protect” or cater to very fragile expectations of individuals and that can sometimes wind up recentering discussion on purely men and their feelings about patriarchy.

That is an important aspect of the discussion, but it cannot be the only one. Given that one of the patriarchal behaviors that many men are taught is to talk over anyone who is not a man, space must be intentionally created for others.

Anyway, this would be better covered in a dedicated effort post on feminism and positive masculinity.

This is however a meme featuring Josie and the pussy cats with a comments section that proves the meme is accurate lol

      • SadStruggle92 [none/use name]
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        2 years ago

        I don't like myself because I don't like my body (I used to have weight problems), or my brain (I have autism), and I feel like I am incapable of doing anything meaningful in the world, or of being able to work myself into a position to where I could positively contribute to the fight against Capitalism & Imperialism. I just plain don't think I got what it takes to get along in the world.

        • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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          2 years ago

          Hey, even if you can't do anything that feels "Big" right now, you can still be here talking with your comrades, commenting and thinking about comments. Just by being here and participating you're contributing to our discourse, which provokes thought and consideration, which makes us all wiser and stronger and better able to fight back against the systems of oppression in the world.

          "From each according to their abilities, to each according to their needs".

          I really believe that. No one gets left behind. No one is expendable. We all contribute what we can, and we all get the support we deserve as human beings. That's the goal. That's the world we want to build. And there's room in that world for everyone.