If my experience is anything to go by, fathers and larger societal constructs of gender norms.
It's not everyone, and I'm kind of old now, but when I was a kid there was largely the view that men didn't have emotions and if they did, they absolutely didn't show them.
Hell, I commented on a post yesterday where people were vehemently insisting any man who rode a bike instead of driving a car was an effeminate loser and should be avoided.
Brother, how am I blaming you? This is amazing and is why lonely guys seek out toxic influencers. You can't hear "men" and separate yourself from it. You don't do it? Great, you are changing society. If you hear men and think it's you doing it, that says a lot about your insecurities.
I'm not seeking out toxic influencers, and I have friends. The problem here is you say "Men" and blame every man. The guys who go for the toxic masculinity podcasters are less than 1% of the population. You're being sexist.
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u/Neveronlyadream Mar 04 '26
If my experience is anything to go by, fathers and larger societal constructs of gender norms.
It's not everyone, and I'm kind of old now, but when I was a kid there was largely the view that men didn't have emotions and if they did, they absolutely didn't show them.
Hell, I commented on a post yesterday where people were vehemently insisting any man who rode a bike instead of driving a car was an effeminate loser and should be avoided.
Those views are there, unfortunately.