Modern regressive leftist feminists have this concept of "toxic masculinity", and the idea that this form of masculinity is learned, not innate, inculcated into men by society, by other males. They seem to think that boys and men are expected to talk and behave in a certain manner, and all deviation from this is met with bullying and ridicule. Boys and men are pressured into behaving like this, and they have to bottle up their true emotions and true instincts.
Of course this is for the most part completely false. In real life this kind of bullying-boys-into-conformity by other boys happens very rarely, and even if some form of it does happen, it seldom causes any permanent change in thinking and behavior. It most certainly does not make otherwise nice men become abusers of women.
But where does this concept come from? Recently the answer to that dawned on me:
99% of modern feminism comes from the deepest pits ofhell... eh, I mean universities. Universities have been invaded by radical "progressive" feminists, who spend all their time indoctrinating students into their ideology, and coming up with all kinds of ways to attack society, especially men.
What's another archetype of universities, especially American ones? An archetype that these university feminists see every day and all too familiar with? Fraternities, fratboys, and fratboy culture.
I believe that all these feminist "academics" have a skewed view of boys, men and masculinity precisely because they are surrounded so closely by fratboy culture, and they incorrectly generalize that culture as being the general culture of all males in society. They see all the traditions, the hazing, the shaming, the brash, boisterous and loud behavior, the heavy partying and all that jazz, and they think that this is what all men do and how they all behave. Since in some/many fraternities older members will bully and shame newer members into conformity, the feminists think this is a tradition among all men in society.
Of course this is for the most part completely false. In real life this kind of bullying-boys-into-conformity by other boys happens very rarely, and even if some form of it does happen, it seldom causes any permanent change in thinking and behavior. It most certainly does not make otherwise nice men become abusers of women.
But where does this concept come from? Recently the answer to that dawned on me:
99% of modern feminism comes from the deepest pits of
What's another archetype of universities, especially American ones? An archetype that these university feminists see every day and all too familiar with? Fraternities, fratboys, and fratboy culture.
I believe that all these feminist "academics" have a skewed view of boys, men and masculinity precisely because they are surrounded so closely by fratboy culture, and they incorrectly generalize that culture as being the general culture of all males in society. They see all the traditions, the hazing, the shaming, the brash, boisterous and loud behavior, the heavy partying and all that jazz, and they think that this is what all men do and how they all behave. Since in some/many fraternities older members will bully and shame newer members into conformity, the feminists think this is a tradition among all men in society.
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