Masculinity is in crisis.
You joke but it really is.
We are seeing the fallout of 2 world wars killing off so many fathers that the tradition of passing down male wisdom was broken, and was replaced by the 'hollywood' vision of masculinity, which is toxic af. Just look at how accepted slapping women was on film in the 40s-70s.
The modern chantard incel stereotype is a direct result of boys growing up with few positive male role models in their close circles and none of them having the generational wisdom of their great grandfathers to pass down.
Unfortunately, most people concerned with gender equality are so focused on dismantling the patriarchy that no one has a solid plan for re-establishing the positive male role model tradition.
All of the social signs are there, China experienced this problem several times during the Warring States period and identified the root as 'bare branches', men with no prospect for a marriage or future that would form bands of criminals that would go around raping and pillaging.
We are starting to see that a bit now with all of the white male mass shootings, and rape has always been a mostly invisible problem in our culture.
And it's going to get much, much worse unless we can find a way to re-establish the value of the wholesome male role model. And if you see who the male role models the youngest generation are choosing (Logan Paul is a great example) you'll be just as pessimistic about our immediate future as I am.
Oh no. I wasn't joking.
Bruh you're supposed to have meat and vegetables as part of a balanced diet
But you can't have them in a manly diet.
You ran out of rum didn't you James?
Too bad he failed that close to getting a Darwin award!
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