Anonymous
10/23/2024 17:52
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
I got a varsity letter for choir in HS, so it’s possible. If I had bothered with a jacket, I would have been very tempted to put it next to my letter for wrestling.
Anonymous
10/23/2024 16:24
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:
Strongly reject the concept of toxic masculinity and think there absolutely has been an organized and coordinated effort to demonize men and masculinity.
That said, I am enthusiastically supporting Harris for president because Trump is a lying sack of shit that lives by no code and is the opposite of what a man should be. (Which, I realize is a toxic masculine position to take because blah blah there is no definition of what a man is blah blah)
I also see a coordinated effort to demonize men but I can also clearly see toxic masculinity. Both are happening at the same time. That’s why nobody can discuss this reasonably. People are arguing about their own experiences while denying others.
Anonymous
10/23/2024 15:27
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
Wrong.
Marching Band earns a varsity letter in county schools. Everyone knows that.
Plus: it’s a sport everywhere, not just FCPS
https://www.campustimes.org/2019/09/22/marching-band-is-too-a-sport/
Please cite your sources. It is NOT a sport anywhere, and it’s not considered a sport everywhere. Schools handing out varsity letters for this the athletic equivalent of grade inflation.
Just give it up and admit that your little snowflake has no athletic ability whatsoever.
I have no dog in this fight, have never had any sort of even tangential association with marching bad culture, etc.
But I will say that for someone to be so virulently anti-Marching Bad is very, very odd. You seem insistent on denigrating the endeavour, for no apparent reason. You also seem extremely unpleasant and, conjecture but likely 100 percent correct, incredibly unhappy. Be better.
+1
Anonymous
10/23/2024 10:20
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
Wrong.
Marching Band earns a varsity letter in county schools. Everyone knows that.
Plus: it’s a sport everywhere, not just FCPS
https://www.campustimes.org/2019/09/22/marching-band-is-too-a-sport/
Please cite your sources. It is NOT a sport anywhere, and it’s not considered a sport everywhere. Schools handing out varsity letters for this the athletic equivalent of grade inflation.
Just give it up and admit that your little snowflake has no athletic ability whatsoever.
I have no dog in this fight, have never had any sort of even tangential association with marching bad culture, etc.
But I will say that for someone to be so virulently anti-Marching Bad is very, very odd. You seem insistent on denigrating the endeavour, for no apparent reason. You also seem extremely unpleasant and, conjecture but likely 100 percent correct, incredibly unhappy. Be better.
Anonymous
10/22/2024 23:09
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:
Strongly reject the concept of toxic masculinity and think there absolutely has been an organized and coordinated effort to demonize men and masculinity.
That said, I am enthusiastically supporting Harris for president because Trump is a lying sack of shit that lives by no code and is the opposite of what a man should be. (Which, I realize is a toxic masculine position to take because blah blah there is no definition of what a man is blah blah)
He is horrible because he’s fat and out of shape; he eats McDonalds food and and puts ketchup on steak! Plus, as the commercial says, he bends over for Russia.
Anonymous
10/18/2024 15:26
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
Wrong.
Marching Band earns a varsity letter in county schools. Everyone knows that.
Plus: it’s a sport everywhere, not just FCPS
https://www.campustimes.org/2019/09/22/marching-band-is-too-a-sport/
Please cite your sources. It is NOT a sport anywhere, and it’s not considered a sport everywhere. Schools handing out varsity letters for this the athletic equivalent of grade inflation.
Just give it up and admit that your little snowflake has no athletic ability whatsoever.
Anonymous
10/18/2024 15:10
Subject: Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:There is no such thing as "toxic femininity", unless you mean compulsory performative femininity, which is really just the patriarchy.
I would argue that toxic empathy comes close, although you are correct that it has only become widely embraced once it was adopted and exploited by the patriarchy.
Anonymous
10/18/2024 15:08
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Strongly reject the concept of toxic masculinity and think there absolutely has been an organized and coordinated effort to demonize men and masculinity.
That said, I am enthusiastically supporting Harris for president because Trump is a lying sack of shit that lives by no code and is the opposite of what a man should be. (Which, I realize is a toxic masculine position to take because blah blah there is no definition of what a man is blah blah)
Anonymous
10/18/2024 15:06
Subject: Toxic Masculinity
There is no such thing as "toxic femininity", unless you mean compulsory performative femininity, which is really just the patriarchy.
Anonymous
Anonymous
10/18/2024 14:59
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
Wrong.
Marching Band earns a varsity letter in county schools. Everyone knows that.
Plus: it’s a sport everywhere, not just FCPS
https://www.campustimes.org/2019/09/22/marching-band-is-too-a-sport/
Anonymous
10/18/2024 12:25
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
What schools consider it a varsity sport? That’s hilarious! If it is it would be either to 1) fulfill Title IX requirements or 2) to allow unathletic kids and their parents to essentially lie on the college applications and say they played a varsity sport
Anonymous
10/18/2024 12:02
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
Have you seen some of the porkers in the marching band? There is nothing athletic about it.
Why are men like you even posting on DCUM? This site is not for you.
Anonymous
10/18/2024 11:10
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
Have you seen some of the porkers in the marching band? There is nothing athletic about it.
You are ignorant, sizeist, and know nothing about marching band.
Anonymous
10/18/2024 10:19
Subject: Re:Toxic Masculinity
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I assume the “marching band is a sport” people are just being facetious. Although I suppose it tracks with our current climate of “words mean whatever the speaker says they mean”…
No, I meant what I wrote. It is a VARSITY sport.
It is also extremely athletic and requires tremendous discipline.
I am a band parent; I know these things for a fact.
Have you seen some of the porkers in the marching band? There is nothing athletic about it.