b/c these are hobbyhorses of mine: Fragile masculinity is an entire whole-ass critical theory hypothesis that has done very well in empirical studies. It has to do with the cultural institution of masculinity and how it operates to shape or dominate men's behavior. A longer explanation is needed but a core element of masculinity in this theory (hence the name) is that it is a status conferred on men conditionally (i.e., not just because you grew pubes or turned 18), and it can be (and often is) taken away, leading to devastating consequences for any man in that culture who loses it. Men are, therefore, strongly motivated to maintain their masculinity, performing regular--sometimes multiple daily--actions to demonstrate their fitness as a "man" to culturally important people around them.
#FragileMasculinity
#scribesandmakers 20: Misconception in popular media that bothers you?
- Using fragile masculinity to mean "(some) men have fragile egos" or similar
- Using cognitive dissonance to mean "ignoring something you don't agree with" or "confusion" etc.
#cognitivedissonance #fragilemasculinity #psychology #socialscience
„Männerhasserin“? I take it as a compliment. 😉🔥
Immer wenn wir das System kritisieren, zücken cis Männer die „Männerhass-Karte“. Spoiler: Es ist kein Hass, wenn wir euer Verhalten spiegeln. 🪞✨⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ur-IJ1vzOGs
#FragileMasculinity #Patriarchy #Derailing #Feminism #ToxicMasculinity #Patriarchat #TransVisibility #QueerLife #Misandrie #Privileged #LGBTQIA #GenderJustice #QueerVoices #SmashThePatriarchy #FLINTA
"Growing up is mandatory, becoming boring is optiona!l"
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTHKcdMwHTeXU-Myk3i/
#oldmenlovecontrol #oldwhitemenmustgo #fragilemasculinity I'm GONNA stay #foreveryoung
The true face of alpha male fragility
#AlphaMales
#FragileMasculinity
#MyAltTexTIsOftenFunnierThanThePost
I guess my #pragmatism is alienating to #Neurotypicals who tend to use a #car not as a mere #tool but as a "projection area" for their personality and status.
- Which in my eyes is more of a display of "fragile ego" (espechally #FragileMasculinity) than actually beneficial.
gedemütigte Frau
Selbstwertgefühl gering
Selbstbewusstsein schwach
emotional angreifbar
einsam und ohne Liebe
starke Selbstzweifel
innere, ungelöste Konflikte
unkontrollierte Ängste
ungestillte Sehnsucht
mutloses Leben
fragile Männlichkeit
#toxisch #gegensatz #Männlichkeit #weiblichkeit #feminismus #femizid #fragilemasculinity #gesellschaft #patriarchat #gleichberechtigung #emanzipation
There was a proper toddler tantrum with him throwing the equipment on the floor once he moved it and everything. 🤣😂🤣
#gymetiquette #fragilemasculinity #fragilemaleego #toddlertantrums #puregymbournemouth
I’ve been thinking about the role ‘male insufficiency’ plays in both domestic and public violence; and it occurs to me that mass shooters, incels, domestic abusers and violent racists can often have desperate, unresolved male insufficiency issues in common. So I asked Google’s Gemini for background. Here’s what I got:
—Societal pressures create a brittle sense of masculinity, often referred to as "fragile masculinity," where a man's identity is constantly at risk of being challenged. When a man's sense of control is threatened—whether by an economic downturn or a partner's independence—it can trigger an intense reaction to re-establish that control.
When these pressures erupt, men may resort to a variety of maladaptive behaviors to cope with their feelings of inadequacy. These behaviors are often an attempt to reassert a sense of control and power that they feel they have lost.—
🤔
#MaleInsufficiency #men #WhiteMen #DomesticViolence #psychology #SocietalPressures #gender #FragileMasculinity
Obviously, none of these "#AlphaMale" shit will ever work, because if it did it would, then it would kill their business model.
- Just like with any "partner search sites" or 3rd party "#Antivirus", they don't profit from solving a problem but from keeping you subscribed.
That's literally the truth.
- So OFC #FragileMasculinity also sees #FragileFemininity as a target audience to serve with #grifters as their "gurus".
And it's really #cringe af!
I do think the correct answer to the issue of disposable straw waste is to just quit using straws. The overwhelming majority of straw users (like me) simply don't need them.
Some people reach that conclusion through the weakest, most fearful, most fragile, and in the end, the _wimpiest_ chain of reasoning imaginable.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/republican-congressman-says-doesnt-drink-35278062
On my daily walk yesterday I saw a shiny new, black, big bubba truck with the word 'BOURGEOIS' adhered over the side windows, with the 'E' in 'blue lives matter' flag colors and design (i.e. the middle line of the 'E' was blue, the rest striped black and white).
Oh, the #ShitSemiotics of #FragileMasculinity in #Murica .
Great paper. 62 countries. N>33,000.
Across cultures
Hostile and benevolent sexism are almost always correlated
Hostile and benevolent attitudes toward men also almost always positively correlated
#culture and #patriarchy do their thing, pushing everyone toward rigidly-defined gender roles, partly with Benevolent Sexist ideas like "Women are pure and wholesome" and "Men are caring breadwinners." Neither of those is universally true, and both are only applied in certain situations. In other situations, the hostile sexism comes out, e.g. "Women are dishonest sluts" and "Men are violent abusers."
Culture is a bastard in most cases.
Bosson et al. 2021
(edit: everything in this post is from the intro/literature review)
#psychology #PrecariousManhood #FragileMasculinity #GenderRoles #sexism #misogyny
Excellent paper that I missed back in 2021.
Bosson et al. (over 100 authors), #PecariousManhood in 62 nations. N > 33,000. This is some great stuff.
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022121997997
#crossculturalresearch #research #psychology #genderroles #FragileMasculinity
A friend recently told me about cycling while female. When she overtakes men it is apparently not uncommon for them to yell something dumb or start pedaling like mad to keep up, or even create dangerous situations in their eagerness to overtake her again. Sounds exhausting.
#cycling #fragilemasculinity
Q: How long until DOGE tries to change the Enola Gay to the Enola Straight to match up with Republican fear of diversity?
A: About five hours ago.
Ich arbeite in einer gemeinnützigen NGO, deren Motto „Nein zu Gewalt. Für ein freies Leben!“ lautet. Na klar haben wir zu jeder Demo gegen rechts oder den Fall der Brandmauer in HH mobilisiert. Merz stellt jetzt zivilgesellschaftlichen Aktivismus in Frage, weil er mitgemeint war #fragilemasculinity
