"Manhood, Not Guns or Mental Illness, Should Be Central in Newtown Shooting” Must read 2012 article by @jacksontkatzhttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/jackson-katz/men-gender-gun-violence_b_2308522.html …
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@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect@AmyDentata what's particularly relevant, why is it the US that has this the most? -
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@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect Depends what "this" means. Toxic masculinity is global. School shootings, that's complex -
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@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect School shootings in the US are a complex mix of toxic masc, gun culture, and US history. -
@AmyDentata@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect there are lots of guns and mental illness in Switzerland, and it's a patriarchal regime -
@AmyDentata@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect but far fewer shootings - my money is on glamourisation of guns + warriorlike attitudes -
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@AmyDentata@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect add exceptionalism in there, both nationalistic and its trickle-down to individual level -
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@AmyDentata@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect the prescribed solution to all social problems is Just Be Exceptional as an individual -
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@AmyDentata@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect "exceptionally violent" has a lower barrier to entry than other forms of exceptionality
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@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect Yup. It's not a simple equation. Furthermore, masculinity doesn't equal male or manhood. All concepts. -
@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect Point here is that men AREN'T inherently violent & we need to stop raising them to believe otherwise. -
@chaosprime@AmyFlatt1@arthur_affect That presumption of violence is built into toxic masculinity and is not an outsider judgment.
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