Remarkl
1 min readMay 12, 2023

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Toxic masculinity? Is there any other kind? Can you name one attribute of a good "masculine" person that should not be regarded as a virtue in a woman? How about volunteering to see if there's someone downstairs? Or getting in the lifeboat last? Are there any feminine virtues that men should not share?

Trad marriages are ok "if you can afford it"? Why is affording it so rare? Because so many women are working! Wages are depressed, and the price of things a family needs one of - a house, say - rises. Norms coordinate life's plus-sum games. When they become mere choices, everybody loses.

There is nothing "awesome" about stay-at-home Dads. They are the product of a wasted childhood, which should have been spent learning how to protect and provide.

"Toxic" masculinity? Is there any other kind? Are "partnership and cooperation, mutual support, and compassion" masculine virtues? What's left of masculinity when you take away bread-winning, seeing if there's someone downstairs, and getting in the lifeboat last? "Standing up for people. Being a shoulder to cry on. Fighting for good causes, against toxicity. Acceptance and adaptability. Critical thinking." These are not things a woman should do?

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Remarkl
Remarkl

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