Discussion on moving to another instance
I’ve been kicking around the idea for a while of moving to another instance for a while for two reasons:...
Free Talk Friday - What's your favorite song?
Similar to the other post, what gifts are you getting other men in your life?
Not everyone has a living father/parent so I thought I’d extend it further....
What're you getting your dad for the holidays?
Free Talk Friday - What are you thankful for?
Free Talk Friday - What's got you down?
Free Talk Friday - What are you looking forward to?
Talking Over Women
Assuming that boys are socialized to be more confident, bold, and outspoken, the end result is that men will end up talking over women. In an open forum setting, such as a professional or educational one, when the floor is open to anyone, it seems like men are more likely to speak up first....
Free Talk Friday - What's new in your life?
Free Talk Friday - What's going on in your life?
Looking for Movies that Showcase Positive Masculinity
Hey there, fellow movie enthusiasts! I’m on the hunt for films that portray positive masculinity. We often see movies with traditional, stereotypical portrayals of masculinity, but I believe there’s a world of cinema out there that can challenge these norms and offer a fresh perspective....
"Women/Girls love a man with confidence"
I’ve been thinking about this recently and it’s one of those innocent sayings that are quite insensitive. Growing up I heard this quite a lot, usually in response to being shy about asking someone out....
Bluebird by Charles Bukowski
there’s a bluebird in my heart that...
[DISCUSSION] Weekly Discussion Wednesday - "This fear of maleness estranges men from every female in their lives to greater or lesser degrees, and men feel the loss."
This week’s prompt is:...
[DISCUSSION] Weekly Discussion Wednesday - How did your early schooling influence the development of your masculinity?
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[DISCUSSION] Weekly Discussion Wednesday - "Boys and men have been told from birth on to believe that at some point they must be violent, to prove that they are men"
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[DISCUSSION] Weekly Discussion Wednesday - "Learning to wear a mask is the first lesson in patriarchal masculinity that a boy learns"
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[DISCUSSION] Weekly Discussion Wednesday - Do you feel pressured to be a useful man?
This week’s prompt is: Do you feel pressured to be a useful man?...
[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...
[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...
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:...
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...
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....