Websites such as 9gag conforted me in my biased understanding that "nice guys" stand no chance vs bad and/or rich guys. Cause obviously I was a nice guy. Right? 2/
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In fairness, 9gag is also where I saw the make up routine by
@AnnaAkana and started watching her videos. At the time I was at university and I confronted feminism with a hostile yet curious mind. 3/Show this thread -
My trajectory is that of any geek, really. Played videogames, went on the internet... My luck is that I happened to have a saf mom (read strong as fuck). And also a twin sister.
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My favorite heroes growing up were Max from Dark angel, buffy the vampire, C-18 in dbz, Hermione Granger, Neytiri, Kaena... Kick ass women, but it took time for me to connect the dots.
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See, I studied English, as a French native. I used all media I could to improve, including TED talks. That is where I saw Chimamanda
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Feminism was a single story to me: I was a man, therefore an oppressor, a violent aggressor. No teenager boy in their right mind will accept that, or even study the possibility with an open mind. Then came University, new friends and, in 2014,
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One of my heroes was shedding new light on the issue. So I started digging. Still am to this day. I avoided keeping the mindset that "not getting laid" meant "being nice". I think
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I guess what I'm saying is: geek culture does carry a nasty trend of toxic masculinity. But it also is a vessel for positive, progressive messages. As long as we accept them and embrace them when we receive them.
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