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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How nice of a woman to decide for boys what is and is not "acceptable masculinity" .  :roll:  :roll:  :roll:

Can we get a male author to tell girls how to be feminine next?[/quote]

What are your particular complaints? Because I'm a man and don't see any particular behaviors criticized by the author that I'd regard as desirable or even acceptable in a man. [/quote]

Thank you to the pp for getting it.

There is some thought that if you say something often enough, you'll start to believe it (reinforcing neural pathways etc.) and so there is a danger that could manifest itself subtly in how you think/act towards women.  Also what if your wives/daughters/nieces overhear you saying things like this?  Is it acceptable to you?

OP, it's an interesting topic since it implies that this type of masculinity can not only manifest in misogynistic behavior but also other types of negative behavior.  Meaning that it's potentially a broader concern than just misogynistic behavior.

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"Even men suffer under the patriarchy." When I first heard stuff like this, I thought it was academic/feminist/jargony hogwash. But, the more I see, hear, and learn, the more true I recognize it is. Patriarchy isn't a simple matter of men versus women. It's a hierarchy where a select group of men is at the top and the rest of the men and all of the women are subordinate. The mechanisms of who gets to be at the top of the hierarchy and why are destructive to both men and women.  [/quote]

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