Why we should be encouraging boys and men to develop healthy masculinity, not castrating them for being "toxic".http://thefederalist.com/2019/01/14/blaming-masculinity-will-make-male-crisis-worse/#.XD7YiOSB_lg.facebook …
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Just like it's mysoginist to claim that femininity is pathological ("they're all gold digging whores"), it's misandrist to claim that masculinity is pathological ("they're all oppressive rapists"). Yes, some people act pathologically sometimes, but it's not all and not always.
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Teaching boys and men to get rid of their masculinity because it's all "toxic" turns them into spineless weaklings who cannot stand up to actual monsters and tyrants, which only makes those more powerful. It backfires really badly.
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Repressing male aggression and competitiveness makes it go into the shadow and become twisted. This is how you get "nice guys" who unconsciously take from others, manipulate, or blow up when they don't get what they want. Aggression needs integration, not repression.
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As a person who was bullied as a kid by aggressive males, I think there are limits to this. To me it's not a question of getting rid of male aggression or masculinity, but instead, figuring out how to channel it so that it is less harmful to society.
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Absolutely. This is why sports and martial arts were invented - to channel male aggression and competitiveness into something constructive, or at least not destructive.
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Right. The question then becomes how to prevent the spillover effect. Clearly some of the people who bully others are jocks. It's not like they aren't given the opportunity to get their aggressive energy out on the field. In fact it might actually amplify it.
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Very good point, and the culture in which they’re placed is a big factor IME. Eg: traditional ‘jock’ types behave significantly differently in boxing gyms, jiujitsu gyms, vanity gyms, rowing clubs, rugby teams.
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Replying to @misen__ @euvieivanova
Right. It's not just the opportunity to channel aggressive energy non-harmfully, but also the larger cultural frame that doesn't accept harmful aggression period.
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