[META] What sort of recurrent discussion threads would you like to see here?
Currently I have a Free Talk Friday thread in mind and longer term would like to do Mental Health Mondays. I think Mental Health Monday should probably wait until I can put together some more resources and better guidelines for posting on mental health related topics (particularly content warnings), so don’t expect to see that...
[DISCUSSION] Would you feel comfortable using a male contraceptive medication?
Relevant post: slrpnk.net/post/1480928...
A male contraceptive approved in the next 5 years would have a $1 billion market by 2024. So, where are they? (www.pussypedia.net)
This article is primarily about market hurdles to a male contraceptive.
Framing men as the ‘villains’ in relationships also frames them as unable to change (www.theguardian.com)
Though I don’t think this terminology is used, this article is primarily about heteropessimism and it’s effects on relationships from both sides.
[META] A note on article titles (We can edit here)
We seem to have a consistent problem with folks specifically taking issue with the titles of articles. To a degree I can understand this. Headlines these days can be subject to industry pressures resulting in inflammatory and clickbaity titles (if I understand correctly most headlines are not written by the author of the article...
Growing Segregation by Sex in Israel Raises Fears (www.nytimes.com)
cross-posted from: infosec.pub/post/1537875
The Male Loneliness Epidemic (www.youtube.com)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQv8VuLpKN4
Despite rhetoric, anti-trans sentiment higher amongst cis men in Britain (www.thepinknews.com)
The Taliban’s war on women in Afghanistan must be formally recognized as gender apartheid (theconversation.com)
[PODCAST] Can Masculinity be Truly Non-Toxic? feat @FDSignifire (www.youtube.com)
From the podcast Waving the Red Flag...
Men’s groups are embracing an alternative conception of American masculinity (web.archive.org)
How masculinity gurus cash in on the boy crisis (www.motherjones.com)
Rules Added to Sidebar (If you see something report it)
We have just added some new rules to the sidebar. We hope that these rules will help facilitate constructive discussion as this community continues to grow. They are as follows:...
Discussion about „the Left has failed men“ (youtu.be)
I watched a video today talking about common talking points concerning how „the left has failed men“...
Many Ways to Be a Girl, but One Way to Be a Boy: The New Gender Rules (Published 2018) (web.archive.org)
The Strange Allure of Extreme Alpha Male Influencers (www.vice.com)
Fellas, Is It “Unmanly” to Post a Lot? We call it the “frequent-posting femininity stereotype,” and it’s measurable. (slate.com)
bell hooks got it
“The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not violence toward women. Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on...
I'm a trans man. I didn't realize how broken men are (newsweek.com)
"Whether you look at education or the labor market or addiction rates or suicide attempts, it’s not a pretty picture for men — especially working-class men." (www.vox.com)
Boys left behind: Education gender gaps across the US | Brookings (www.brookings.edu)
An Comparative Essay on Masculinity
Everything below is my perspective on the issue. If you feel I misrepresented something, then let’s discuss. I’m open to learning more....
Male Loneliness and Pets
Does anybody have any studies that look at male loneliness and pets? I know from personal experience that a pet can be the difference between falling into a depressive spiral and not....
Why Aspire To The Ideal Man?
I’m doing some research for a post I’d like to make in this community about the crisis of masculinity and I had a question pop into my brain: Why don’t manly men explain the reason for being a man?...