Re:‘I believed I didn't have the right kind of brain for sci...
by tuesdayrain on Monday June 10, 2019 @10:17PM
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"Toxic masculinity" refers to a subset of masculinity that is harmful, e.g. saying things such as "you're not man enough to do x" to peer pressure someone. I feel like 90% of arguments surrounding that term are between people who interpret the definition differently.
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Re:‘I believed I didn't have the right kind of brain for sci...
by belorn on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @10:05AM
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It similar to when people talk about illegal immigrants. One group refers to a subset of immigrants, while the other interpret it as an attack on all immigrants and thus racism.
They are very poor words if the intention is to communicate and find agreement on each topic.
Re:‘I believed I didn't have the right kind of brain for sci...
by 0815test on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @02:50PM
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Ironically, the common attitude among some people is that "racism doesn't apply" to the male gender, because they're "toxic" and "hold all the power" anyway. Which sure does strike me as a fallacy of begging the question, but meh, whatever. Some people will never try to seriously change their mind; I don't view this as something that could be "fixed" in any way, and I respect free speech even when it doesn't provide me with an immediate advantage; so why should I even be expected to complain? What's there to complain about?