Helen has convinced me 'toxic masculinity' is not a gd way 2 describe this phenomenon. But now I'm not sure what to call it.
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Replying to @IonaItalia @cabinloon
Which is a problem. I don't know either but do think it better to address the behaviour than gender it. eg, Boorishness when it is.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @cabinloon
But sometimes it's internalised societal expectations or views abt manliness (I honestly believe this contributed 2 a male friend's suicide)
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among other things, he believed real men don't ask for help, they are self-reliant...
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Replying to @IonaItalia @cabinloon
So sorry. Yes, this is almost certainly biology compounded by culture & could have been made better. Can still talk about that.
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Biology of a certain. It's better that an ailing or distressed male find a way to die rather than drain resources and attention >
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Replying to @SaintTzu @HPluckrose and
> his family/tribe needs to protect and nourish others. ('Others' generally meaning the tribe's women and children)
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Yes, I get that but culture gives us ways to mitigate these things or to make them worse. I think attempts to mitigate have been poor.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @SaintTzu and
Mostly consists of nagging men to talk about feelings which can just be experienced as an additional burden.
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Replying to @HPluckrose @SaintTzu and
Whereas one study found that a tech gadget which talked of increasing fitness & skills rather than caring for mental health went down well.
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Need to tailor techniques for helping men with mental health problems to the ways men feel happiest dealing with mental health problems
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Replying to @HPluckrose @SaintTzu and
Nail. Head. This should be a standard starting point for problems in general imo.
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