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Universes
Posted Sunday, January 14, 2024
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MEN/BOYS I love you, you matter!
with how we're all aware of how toxic masculinity leads men/boys to harass, assault, and abuse other men/boys, you'd think the fact they can be harmed by patriarchy and misogyny wouldn't be a controversial statment. *especially* marginalized men. but alas, many people have taken the "identity" in identity politics so literally, they just end up ignoring and reinforcing the harmful things they claim to be against. also if you think the pain of the men harmed by toxic masculinity isn't a big deal because they're men... that is. that is literally you believing in toxic masculinity. like i thought we all knew part of toxic masculinity is that men shouldn't feel pain, they shouldn't cry, they can't ask for help or be truly hurt, etc. etc. and if they do any of these things, then they're not real men and not only deserve to be emasculated, but deserve to suffer. you just switched it to they are real men so they deserve to suffer. and even though again, this is extra harmful for marginalized men, i shouldn't have to say that for you to care. if you only give support to people harmed by these systems when you think deserve it, you're always going to end up propping these systems up at some point. maybe you should stop that. also. to any man reading this who feels like their pain doesn't matter: it does. you deserve to exist in a world where you're safe to be yourself and feel emotions, and get genuine protection and support. we all need to exist in that world. none of us deserve this hell. (edited)
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Bret
10mo
INTP
Gemini
Firstly. Great post. Lots of stigma around mental health as a whole still. Told my parents I needed therapy and i got silence from one and a guilt-adjacent trip from the other. I dont think it was malace but /shrug. Nothing is worse that letting someone in and they start to treat you differently.
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LawRance
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ESTP
Virgo
My ex has depression, and I had been her rock for 3 years, but after the constant being told immthe problem, I had a break down of my own. She left me because I'm not strong enough to handle her needs.... It tore me down a little at a time, and when I broke, she left because at that point, I needed help
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Jalen Pearson
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Scorpio
I've come to accept that my feelings dont matter, its easier to say it is what it is. But i do appreciate posts like these
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Ousso05
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really
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Jessica
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Tim
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Virgo
<3 people dont really talk about this and they should. We dont really have a path to follow anymore. When things transitioned furthering equality, it was forgotten that some were still raised with a massive focus on gender roles and what we were responsible to do with out lives. When things transitioned our path really disappeared and we do end up getting punished for not knowing what to really do. There are a lot of men lost with the only advice being to find happiness in ourselves but we got ridiculed for trying to figure out how to do that. Personally, I've been through being homeless and survived to become independent. I became very in touch with my emotions and able to articulate them and empathize with others which actually helped me grow but it alienates me because I'm a "feminine and sensitive" guy. Trying to recover from the past and that isolation I started therapy which further alienated me from everyone because i am "weak". It was hard (sometimes still is) to see past how I get treated and even when you know you are doing the right things... when society doesnt reward those actions in anyway and instead punishes you for it, how can we expect any kind of growth in that positive direction? We all want love and sometimes it feels like we have to sacrifice our love for ourselves to achieve acceptance and that isnt right.
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Derek
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therapy doesn't help anyone
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