Let's Talk About Men! - The Mix

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Let's Talk About Men! - The Mix

A man is the breadwinner of the family. A man is powerful and strong. A man doesn’t show his tears, because they show he is weak. A man needs to find a wife that will do his bidding, otherwise he will be seen as weak by society. A man needs to go down to the...

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BClifton

Relationships should not be more balanced, this is not a good thing.

BClifton

In fact, I think a big problem in society is men and women being told that they should not be masculine or feminine. Boys and men are constantly told that masculinity is toxic, or some other tosh. And women are being told that they have to be more masculine, even if they don't want to be. There's a lot of pressure in the west for people to become more androgynous, this is not healthy!

Maisy

BClifton wrote: »

Relationships should not be more balanced, this is not a good thing.

I'm curious as to why you feel relationships should not be more balanced? What does this mean to you?

I agree that there is a lot of pressure on boys and men to engage in less in 'toxic masculinity' and women are often under pressure to be more empowered and confident (often signalling masculinity). I guess either extremes aren't healthy. But it doesn't necessarily mean that there is pressure for people to become more androgynous- quite the opposite as the article states that "Young men in turn need to learn to love themselves for who they are." which could equally apply to everyone, regardless of gender!

Thank you for sharing your opinion with us- it's good to discuss these topics!

Liam505

Lol interesting article
Hmm

Maisy wrote: »

BClifton wrote: »

Relationships should not be more balanced, this is not a good thing.

I'm curious as to why you feel relationships should not be more balanced? What does this mean to you?

I agree that there is a lot of pressure on boys and men to engage in less in 'toxic masculinity' and women are often under pressure to be more empowered and confident (often signalling masculinity). I guess either extremes aren't healthy. But it doesn't necessarily mean that there is pressure for people to become more androgynous- quite the opposite as the article states that "Young men in turn need to learn to love themselves for who they are." which could equally apply to everyone, regardless of gender!

Thank you for sharing your opinion with us- it's good to discuss these topics!

So it sounds like you're saying, women should adopt male characteristics and become men, while men should take a more subservient role?
I have no problems with a balanced relationship (I mean I think the whole idea is stupid because its scientifically proven that there are significant biological differences between the sexes that impact literally every aspect of life, plus the fact that the average woman has to carry 2 children to term in her life will significantly impact her ability to commit the same resources to a job that a male can, naturally diverging what they do in their 20s and 30s), but that's the point, current relationships are not balanced, they favour women. Most people in jail are men, most homeless people are men, there are studies proving that the legal system treats the same crime comitted by a male completely different to a crime comitted by a female, most media articles covering some heinous crime are about women not about men or boys (though of course those stories exist and in quite a large number).
I do think we want balanced relationships. So balance them in favor of men. Who got this idea that in 2022, decades, centuries after all the feminist battles have been fought and won that men can't be the ones who need advantaging?