It’s perfectly fine to be a “feminine” man. Young men do not need a vision of “positive masculinity.” They need what everyone else needs: to be a good person who has a satisfying, meaningful life.

  • Lmaydev
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    1 year ago

    Thank you my friend. It certainly wasn’t easy. But I was in therapy for other stuff already and that gave me a safe space to explore it.

    Yeah I can still remember years ago my daughter getting really upset because she wanted a robot but it was in with the boys toys.

    It’s not the easiest thing to explain to a child when the stereotypes are forced down their throat by TV and older family members.

    Luckily the media (some elements anyway) are getting much better and breaking that divide now.

    • 🦊 OneRedFox 🦊@beehaw.orgOPMEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I temporarily ended my exodus from American entertainment media a couple years ago to watch Steven Universe and I couldn’t imagine such a show existing when I was a child. I can definitely agree that they’ve gotten better about gender stuff and emotional intelligence.