warriormale: ishimlmaru:ithelpstodream:I want to use this post to clear something up. When I tal
warriormale: ishimlmaru: ithelpstodream: I want to use this post to clear something up. When I talk about toxic masculinity it always causes a big backlash, and I’ve noticed it’s mainly because men don’t know what it means. When I say I hate toxic masculinity, I do not mean that I hate that you’re a man or that I hate masculinity. Toxic masculinity is THIS. Toxic masculinity is when men reinforce the idea that men should suppress and ignore softer displays of emotions that are associated with women. Toxic masculinity is reinforcing the fear of physical affection between men because it makes them appear too feminine or even ‘homosexual’. It has to stop. Let men cry. Let men hold each other. Stop perceiving things that are ‘feminine’ as weak because outing your emotions is not weakness, it’s strength. @warriormale not sure if you saw this but it seems like ur thing! Here is my take on this….. Our dominant culture, the Consumer Culture, dictates how a Man should act around other Men. The goal of the Consumer Culture is to label people, Men and Women, to sell to them. By labeling and categorizing people its much easier to sell to them and make money. “Straight Men”, according to the Consumer Culture, are not permitted to touch each other. If they do, then these Men fall into the “gay Men” category. The Consumer Culture makes the rules….. The Consumer Culture has created a “touch starved” culture for Men. In the Martial Culture, the culture of the fight gyms. We Men touch each other all the time because we fight each other. All fight sports that do not use weapons involve physical contact. So we fighters are very comfortable touching each other. This also includes the showing of affection, such as hugs and even kissing another fighter after a really tough fight. No big deal. We all know we’re Men and in total possession of our Manhood. We’re fighters. Manliness is the ability and willingness to fight. We don’t “buy” our Manhood and try to act “masculine” or “straight”. We ARE Manly because we have the ability and also the willingness to fight. We really don’t care about sexual orientation. All we care about is a Man’s ability and willingness to fight, not who he’s attracted to. Manliness includes fight skills, a trained and conditioned body and most importantly the Moral Virtues of Humility, Integrity, Selflessness, Self Control and always showing Respect. It’s totally ok for a grown Man to show affection for another grown Man. Train and fight! Always seek Manliness! WarriorMale -- source link