• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    I don’t even understand why people care about what is or is not “manly.” I have a penis and it functions. I’m not sure what else is necessary.

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      10 months ago

      I think this line hints at it the underlying motivation.

      A national poll conducted in late 2022 found that 4 out of 10 Americans believe society has become too “soft and feminine.”

      Basic mysogyny to have a negative and / or “less than” mentality around women. I think a lot of males don’t consciously realize how much they marginalize and dehumanize women but are desperate to avoid being treated or thought of in the same manner. But that’s just an opinion based on zero research on the topic.

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        10 months ago

        Maybe that’s why it doesn’t make sense to me. There has never been anything in my experience that has made me think of women as lesser than men.

        I mean I realize misogyny exists, it just is something I have difficulty understanding.