Masculinity
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2017
Crossing Golden Gate Park I said unto my Lord "Is there no advantage to masculinity?" And sayeth she back "Of course my son, there is one.."
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2019
@Shivviness Do you even realize what you are suggesting?? If women enjoyed reserving their affections for victors, it would be *women* selecting for toxic masculinity based on natural and sexual selection!!! Which is impossible.
Because...uh....because.....uh...um......well because woke.
@Ruminorang âNormally the prognosis for this is...not very encouraging.â
Clearly heâs not in constant touch with his emotions, so I suppose thatâs some serious toxic masculinity on display for us all. Whatever the hell that means.
Toxic masculinity...oh brother. What a weird time this is.
I have been relatively quiet for a reason. Amidst a large number of discussions misframing the IDW recently, I thought I was losing my mind. Even people close to me have become completely confused. Why??
This article gets it right to first approximation:
https://thefederalist.com/2019/04/23/stop-assuming-intellectual-dark-web-political-movement/
Right now cancerous ideas are ubiquitous as institutional models are collapsing simultaneously from Journalism to Universities to Political parties. These bizarre ideas are flowing like water (Open and Zero immigration are both cancerous as an example).
So, we are fighting that.
I am the first to admit that I cannot always keep my footing out here. If you can, your a better human than I am. Really. I know Iâm not up to the task as I am being pulled apart by all those I respect who need Left/Right institutional or media anchors which seem to be going mad.
If thereâs one thing I do thatâs most confusing itâs this: I am consistently fighting bigoted SJW oppression theories not because I fear them the most. Quite the contrary. I fear that SJWs are trying to antagonize far right bigots to give their lazy oppression ideology relevance.
The benefit of the previous progressivism was that we had the extreme right down to a few guys with Tiki torches. We got gay marriage, co-education, female choice over work, reproductive rights, etc... and then came the confused & bigoted issues like âWhitenessâ. Which is insane.
If you wanted to antagonize out-of-work patriots in swing states who have been screwed over by coastal boomers, intersectional oppression theory is maximally efficient. You could elect a Trump by demonizing white skin, patriotism, Christian values, military service & masculinity.
Iâm not a republican. Iâm some flavor of progressive. But I do my best to love all my fellow Americans, including the SJWs and the patriots demonized by the SJWs. I love the US which has at times been horrible to my family *because* Iâve traveled the world. And even with warts...
...sheâs amazing. So there you have it. Iâm thoroughly multicultural but because of that, I learned through that lens why Patriotism is not to be discarded when you find your nation has lied to you. Instead itâs time to pick up tools and get to work fixing her up. Hence: the IDW.
@safeortrue @ldnjunk @DMarshall113 @clairlemon Uri, you just aren't getting it. You're at a low layer of resolution, not engaging the actual objections.
For example "White Privilege" is now a weaponized reserved term, making it impossible to discuss any unearned privilege of whites! An "own goal". It just TOTALLY backfires.
@safeortrue @ldnjunk @DMarshall113 @clairlemon Same thing with masculinity. Some masculinity, like some femininity, is toxic. But then you get:
masculinity --> toxic masculinity
toxic masculinity --> "Toxic Masculinity"
"Toxic Masculinity" --> ToxicMasculinity(TM)
and now nobody sane wants to talk about the issues at all.
2020
Ya know...I used to think women would be superior parents. Now I donât know. I want women to imagine the message youâre sending to young men who are right now being raised to put themselves at risk to defend you reflexively if they see you or your kids in trouble. #Greathashtag
Maybe be let us dads raising boys, try taking a lead on the parenting and child rearing around this Hashtag?
Young men:
#IfTheWorldHadNoMen
Young men:
Here is a piece of advice: the vast majority of the worldâs women love their imperfect men, warts and all. They want fathers, suitors, mentors, protectors and babies. The online world & political worlds are not representative.
#IfTheWorldHadNoMen
I toured a lot of schools recently and became aware from looking at signs posted on walls that some of you are being constantly raised with a message that all your masculinity is somehow toxic. That is exactly as true, and as false, as femininity being toxic. No more & no less.
What is also true is that us older men have been slow to realize that online you are being raised to hate & fear yourselves because no one wants to stand up for you to be set upon by an online army of traumatized folks who need serious love & support after being preyed upon.
Here is what I want to say: I want to do better as an uncle. The message I want to leave you boys with is that you deserve to be celebrated too. You are going to fuck up. It doesnât mean you have to fear yourselves as monsters. Most, but not all, women want most, but not all men. https://t.co/kw4VATyIqe
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Maybe they canât afford to wait for perfect men. Maybe have the courage to accept that your all too real competitive, violent and sexual impulses do not make you a monster. Theyâre merely a challenge to control. And traumatized women canât wait for perfect men. They ainât coming. https://t.co/ucSsiYrrXR
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Now also watch for any moms raising boys who will respond and resonate with it. Any women who want to be courted and want to raise families. There are black belt women who lead climb and have their own successful businesses who need to be asked out and swept off their feet too. https://t.co/VZSFUxKB1S
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Stop fearing yourselves. Channel your masculinity towards the light whenever possible. You wonât win every battle with yourselves. But we needed to stand up for you a long time ago and let this man hating idiocy get way out of hand. Thatâs on us and we can do better. Good luck.đ https://t.co/U1tWPI3saJ
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This is a very very important question. âCan masculinity be redeemed?â We all agree: Men have done bad things. Women on the other hand give life & are positive. It seems a paradox. And yet some brave women now argue that men may be redeemable! It seems a slim hope. Dare to dream.
âThere is certainly no evidence that boys have less capacity for empathy at birth than girls do, so that is learned behavior about what it means to be masculine.â An interview with @peggyorenstein.
For those of you who ask me about parenting, learning differences and raising boys in an era trying to reinvent masculinity, we have just released a Portal episode on these issues with my son @Zev__Weinstein as guest! Hope you enjoy it & please subscribe:
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2022
@MavsBurner In my day, they would have seized the opportunity to dance with the ladies and afterword thank the middle aged piano player stuck on a bench providing the opportunity. But today that would be toxic masculinity. SighâŠ.
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
A non-Jewish Sinti hero of mine from the time: Johann Trollmann.
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If you donât know his story, take a minute to read it on line. You wonât want that minute back. Itâs a tale of courage and what masculinity can be at its best.
There are always real heroes among us. A champion of 1933, and all time.
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I never heard Pete Seeger talk about glocks, hemis, defensive tackles, hooters, armbars, nunchucks and the like. Kinda gawky actually.
He just stood his ground against the full weight of the US government. Refused to give up friends and colleagues. Faced prison.
You decide.
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There *are* limits to comedy.
Not everything is fake.
Not all masculinity is toxic.
Violence is sometimes the answer.
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I know nothing about what happened at the Oscars. But many of my followers disagree with all of the above. How? I donât know.
We just became simplistic.
Because Iâll tell you something. If there arenât men willing to take out an active shooter barricaded in a room executing little kids? An average mom with ZERO police experience would consider taking a dive through a window to at least try to take the psychopath out.
I promise.
I think with this, Iâm just done with âtoxic masculinityâ forever.
Bring it back. We got sons to raise.
Armed Texas men hiding behind little kids is my last straw. Iâm snapping out.
I just learned, Ginger Rogers single-handedly liberated the death camps, only she did it backwardsâŠand in heels.
Maybe, itâs enough of stupid already?
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There is a lot right with traditional femininity and masculinity. This is unconscionable to erase the sacrifices of traditionally masculine men for humanity, country, family and the most vulnerable.
Men & women need to lift each other up. Thatâs the way. Nothing new or flashy.
2023
So funny to see what passes for analysis.
@rebeccawatson, try the following. Make a dumb list of ANY large heterodox accounts run by PhDs. Itâs not about âmenâ. Itâs not about âsmartestâ. Itâs about large accounts run by STEM folks that are not seen as institutionally captured.
I've obviously built my brand on condemning scammers, but I have to admit that this one is pretty hilarious: scamming the guys who sincerely believe they're the smartest men in the room? đ©âđłđ
Do I imagine that the USG might reach out to @lexfridman or Sam Harris or @AstroKatie or @seanmcarroll? Of course I do.
In fact it would be irrational to expect that they wouldnât do so given that this is EXACTLY the Modus Operandi of reaching out to âinfluencersâ.
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Stop trying to get clicks. The reaching out is real. And it is not toxic masculinity. Nor is it narcissism. So, that was kind of a nasty straw-man you just built. Maybe think a bit more next time? I donât know you Rebecca, but I hope they reach out to you too, whoever you are.đ
2024
Completely ridiculous batshit crazy election year thought experiments:
Imagine that masculinity was net *positive*, and positively perceived by many...perhaps even most...heterosexual females. Imagine that European culture was also overwhelmingly net positive, and was perceived to be so by many black, asian and latino people. Imagine that Judeo-Christian values were net positive, and were perceived as being so by a majority of atheists.
Imagine that "Weaponize Masculinity." was actually a pretty AMAZING and effective election year slogan. Edgy. Positive. High Energy. Confident. Pro-safety. And all the right people will hate it ensuring maximal exposure.
I know, I know. Stupid right? So dumb.
This all sounds crazy to many of you die-hard Biden/Harris supporters. Forgive me for wasting your time. Just crazy talk. No big deal.
See you all in November.
Joy Reid: The Trump Coalition Is White Men, "White-Adjacent" Black And Brown Men, And "Trad-Wife" Women
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