• xkforce@lemmy.world
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    Yep and so are cat owners and anyone that has a stereotypically feminine hobby like knitting or crochetting. Sexism is bad for everyone.

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    yeah. fuck toxic masculinity. Hold strong brothers. be weak, be vulnerable, be soft, be the man you want to be.

  • Rhoeri@lemmy.world
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    The irony here is that real men wouldn’t care, and the irony in that- is that you cannot define a “real man” as all men are real.

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      you cannot define a “real man” as all men are real.

      If we acknowledge gender, then we must acknowledge this idea by the same logic. Both are social constructs about the sexual identity of a person, disconnected from their biology.

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    Caring about perceived masculinity does not sound very masculine to me, so whatever. I’m confident enough to stand by my choices and others should too.

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    If someone verbally calls me not masculine for whatever choices I make I usually just respond with “isn’t the real pussy bitch thing to do is to judge others for their food?”. It’s not the best comeback, sure, but it does short out their brains a bit

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      Caring about being manly and shitting on other guys for not being man enough is a sign that you’re very insecure about yourself and/or your sexuality in my eyes.

    • Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com
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      “I suppose that would matter, if I gave a shit what you think” was my retort when someone trwid judging me for my spiced rum and cranberry. They didn’t like it, they also don’t say shit when I order a hot chocolate.

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    The whole idea of assigning gender to foods or diets is bizarre to me… a salad is feminine while steak is masculine? What about vegetables on a burger? Or a salad with steak in it?

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      I grew up watching ‘The Rockford Files.’ Great show if you’ve never seen it. The star was James Garner, who later became the spokesman for the beef ranchers’ association. He gave up that job after he had to get a quadruple bypass.

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    I was raised vegetarian, and as such it was normal to me and my brother. My mom did it for environmental reason because she is fucking awesome and I have decided to stay vegetarian as an adult.

    It was around 10 when I started encountering this oddness. I would be at a friend’s house, they would offer to give me food, I would say I’m vegetarian, and they would act like I was an alien or make comments about my parents being abusive to me. And then as I got older I got all these comments about me not being a man because I don’t eat meat.

    For fucks sake, being a man doesn’t mean conformity. As far as I can understand, it means being brave enough to not give in to stupid gender norms and to find out who you are for yourself.

    Of course the people who made the most asshole type comments were always right-wingers, too. What a surprise!

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    One of the best lovers I’ve ever had was vegan, I haven’t seen him in over a year but whoo-EEE I still think about him every single day. That man fucked passionately.

  • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@sh.itjust.works
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    Massive amounts of meat are produced globally. It’s contributing to climate change and will be a significant piece of the puzzle that destroys the human species. So, don’t let that go to waste. Eat up! We’re all dead in a few years anyway.