CW: Self Harm - Rate of suicide in the U.S. peaks among older men, a hard demographic to reach
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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?
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....
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....
[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 - "Learning to wear a mask is the first lesson in patriarchal masculinity that a boy learns"
This week’s prompt is:...
[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...
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...
What even is this place?
I read the description and then looked at some posts. I’m so confused what this place even is can someone explain it in a verbose way to me? The description confuses me I think?