oh that's a good point-- anger is masculine but can be a good thing, "restrained strength" is a v good assessment
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
-
interesting thing about this
@selentelechia's dad is a big guy. Maybe 6'5" and quite strong he's developed a way--the mechanism is not quite legible to me--of carefully reducing his presence in the room from what it would be in its natural state4 replies 0 retweets 14 likes -
Replying to @eigenrobot @goblinodds and
but I've heard stories about times when he has needed to engage physically with people, and in an instant he grows to fill the entire room something like what I am imagining: https://youtu.be/BIaF0QKtY0c
2 replies 0 retweets 13 likes -
Replying to @eigenrobot @goblinodds and
It seems likely that men, especially in the middle class, are carefully trained to this sort of control over the course of adolescence
0 replies 0 retweets 15 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @liminal_warmth @eigenrobot and
oh interesting-- what sort of restraint?
1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes -
This Tweet is unavailable.
-
Replying to @liminal_warmth @eigenrobot and
ohh good observations :o i gotta bookmark this thread for character-writing actually
1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
lower class men are typically much more experienced in using direct aggression than middle class I learned this the hard way one night, very quickly i was fine but realizing I'd have to decide that I was ready to respond in kind was edifying
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.