Tag: toxic masculinity

magnezone:

Have you ever witnessed the process of masculinization operate on a young boy in real time? They go from unapologetic enthusiasm and candor to a state of hypervigilance, stoicism and aggression. They stop letting themselves like the things they used to like, or they continue to do so in solitude and shame. They start manually lowering the pitch in their voice. Sweet, caring boys turn dull, cruel and sad. 

thesociologicalcinema:

When a man claims that he would be delighted if the roles were reversed in harassment, he is not actually thinking of what it is like to be a woman walking down the street–he is thinking of what it is like to be a man walking down the street, with all the physical security and social privilege that comes with being a man, enjoying the compliments of what must surely be, in this scenario, women he does not find repulsive or threatening. In other words, a man with this response to street harassment is imagining only a formal reversal of roles, holding constant everything about his experience of being a man except for the fact that he is the object of sexual attention.

~ Mary Ann Franks

iamdarthvader:

cleophatracominatya:

thecalliecocat:

octo-sad:

thecalliecocat:

WHERE’S THE LIE THO

so basically… To be a good man you should only be with one woman for your entire life? And if you’ve been with someone that’s disgusting? Ok.

dude. it’s a play-off of how people treat women by slut shaming them. see how ridiculous it sounds when they switch genders? then why is it that way for women. 

👆🏾

That individual actually helped this post become better by showing how men perceive women in today’s society and their reactions towards oppression. Double standards are wild.

geekandmisandry:

aunt-mimi:

When somebody says that “a man likes to feel like a man,” all I hear is “A man likes to feel superior to you and it’s your job to make him believe it.” 

Someone said this to me once, that a man needs to feel like a man, I replied “well I’m not stopping him” and had to watch this fragile creature try to explain to me that my strong personality could demean men.

Like, if I have to pretend you are a strong man and cater to that then clearly you’re not that strong dude.

The next time a man takes four hours to return your text when you can see that piece of shit sharing articles about Bernie Sanders on Facebook, don’t just complain about it to a friend on Gchat–text him again. If a man constantly cancels on you, don’t be the Cool Girl who has fallback plans anyway–tell him you think it’s rude and you would prefer to wait and reschedule for a time he knows he can keep. Fave his subtweets. Start reclaiming little bits of your power, no matter how small. They add up.
These actions, when explicated, sound silly and obvious. Of course it should be okay to show irritation when someone is thoughtless. Nonetheless, plenty of women shy away from putting the tiniest screws to the men in their lives for fear of driving them away. That’s not an empty fear; men who are otherwise reasonable humans often turn into giant babies when a woman puts even the most gentle pressure on them, and women have learned to avoid these behaviors for a reason. If you’re ever going to date a guy who treats you like someone worthy of respect, though, you’re going to have to set about the unpleasant job of alienating the men who don’t.

Love And Hope And Sex And Dreams: Make a Man Uncomfortable Today (via brutereason)

actualmenacebuckybarnes:

morebadbookcovers:

transhumanisticpanspermia:

setrace-vertibird:

empyreanobscure:

Tips for writing a 100-book paranormal romance series: Stop at book 99, there are only so many kinds of were-animals

branch out into mythological creatures. were-minotaur. were-dracula

“but i love you”

“but… i am… a werewere”

“what”

“every full moon i transform in the concept of transforming into things on the full moon”

“i… i… okay wait that’s complete bullshit”

Except that “werewere” means “manman.”

twice the toxic masculinity and none of the wolf