I want to state up first I get it, I'm on the right side, most of these men are awful, and every man-o-sphere influence is awful. Andrew Tate belongs in a 6 foot deep hole, or a hole in the back of his head. Joe Rogan should be sent to the Hague.

But when dudes complain, even about genuine issues, we have a tendency to just attack them for it. If a guy complains that being short can kinda suck (and it can. More so than just getting girls, it can hurt your career and everything.) People, even leftists, tend to just call them a sad manlet or something. Same thing with dudes complaining they can't get a girlfriend, are they not alienated under capitalism? I'm not saying we have to coddle the incels, but we could do better at presenting a future, a better one, maybe?

The discourse about height, and dick size, are both stupid but here (in this safe space) can I admit that there's a point to both? They affect people, it's a real thing.

And back to the Joe Rogan's, I feel bad that men and boys get sucked into that. I have some pity for them, these desperate losers.

Anyways, Im sure I'm going to think this is dumb, but I just can't help but feel like there's a gigantic community of extremely disaffected people that while I mostly loathe, I also really feel bad for. I don't think it would've taken much to push me there, I grew up in a good environment with some good role models, but without that, left to the wolves, I'm as susceptible to the grifters as everyone is.

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    I've changed my behavior in the past regarding numerous other issues involving ableism and other insidious and subtle "normal" messaging.

    I think it might be that time again. While it was fun to watch Greta Thunberg dunk a serial rapist and slaver teaching domestic violence to impressionable boys and maybe played a small part into him showing enough of his ass in Romania to get arrested, it's probably for the best to retire "small dick lol" insults the same way.

    • grey_wolf_whenever [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      We have to retire the small dick insults because Greta used it to it's fullest effect. No one is topping that wrap it up.

      This wasn't even really supposed to be related to that, I picked a weird day to wake up and think about this issue.