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Re:Men Resist Green Behavior as Un-Manly by ianai on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:31PM (#16017268)
My love of “green living” stems from a love of nature. I’ve always loved going on walks in the “non developed” places. For one, the air is always fresher. For two, the plants and wildlife are often beautiful. I don’t see how being able to appreciate what “is” should make someone less masculine. It’s like these people have never met a mountaineer capable of living off the land and his own two hands. Not much could be manlier. (It’s also faminine, too, according to the article.) What an utterly silly concept.

Last I knew, survival training was standard in the training of the armed forces across all countries. You’re welcome to call the Navy Seals feminine, but I wouldn’t.

Re:Men Resist Green Behavior as Un-Manly by Nav_Panel on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @02:36PM (#16017327)
Most of the "green behavior" in the article is more about class signaling than about actually preserving the environment. Recycling[1], bag reuse[2], and similar behaviors in general don't actually make a significant difference. They might even be more hurtful than helpful.

1: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/opinion/sunday/the-reign-...

2: https://www.opb.org/news/blog/ecotrope/reusable-bags-only-su...

Re:Men Resist Green Behavior as Un-Manly by cjwhite on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @06:13PM (#16018930)
As for the bags at least, that's absolutely not what that article says.

In fact, that article doesn't take into account the littering of plastic bags. But sure, I'll grant that if you're the type to reuse bags, you probably aren't the type to litter the plastic ones in the first place.