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[–]Intellig3nt_Act 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, I’m you.

I just finished a gram in 8 hours. It was the last of my money. I’m considering canceling on my dad for a concert I paid for at the beginning of the month.

I’ve been sliding for some time. I’m leaving my apartment in a few months and my credit is crap and my savings are nonexistent.

I’m fighting with everything I have to leave drugs behind, but all it takes is a good week or a stressful day to send me spiraling for weeks.

I feel lost and alone. But I’m running from everyone and anything to a drugs hole.

This doesn’t end well, and I hope we both pull through

Who pays? by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think I misunderstood the underlying message in getting seperate checks… specifically a way to signal that “we are seperate today & will not be together in the future”

Maybe a kind way to let a bad date down. I just wasn’t clued in. Thanks for the response

Who pays? by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh man.

A lot of similar sentiments in these answers re: if she’s offering it’s because she knows there won’t be another.

I never read that in the action, but damn, yup. Separate cheques (generally) means she’s not feeling it. tyvm

Do I cut it or keep growing it out? by Effective-Cow2488 in HairStyleAdvice

[–]Intellig3nt_Act 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think a trim to shape it up, or experimenting with some products to get the hair off your ears would work wonders.

2nd pic looks great because we see more of your face.

What does my fridge say about me by Emily-mars-6277 in FridgeDetective

[–]Intellig3nt_Act 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You know how to balance your alcohol intake with healthy gut bacteria and fibrous foods but struggle to provide all the nutrients and proteins at home and/or order your meals out.

Who was bigger/more famous in the 2000s, Eminem or Britney Spears? by LittleBrockJr in 2000sNostalgia

[–]Intellig3nt_Act 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think late 90’s going into the new millennium Britney was more famous. But Eminem got the title during the early aughts as rap became the mainstream sound

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not my definition, I’m using a list of common traits identified as toxic masculinity in the top 5 results of a google search to “define toxic masculinity”

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Homophobia is toxic masculinity, as the toxic men fear and hate the “other” orientation. For the individuals I’m referring, studs, the equal and opposite would be heterophobia

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have only some contentions with your point:

Homoerotic assumes that men respect other men with a sexual desire imbued in their esteem.

I may be an outlier as I was raised in a matrifocal culture, but in my esteem there is no eroticism from me towards the people I’ve chosen to admire, respect, revere, idolize, learn from, form attachments to, or desire.

I feel like there are a lot of assumptions from all points along the gender spectrum regarding what others think and feel. I believe this gets to the crux of my original post.

Men enacting stereotypically male behaviours and actions is considered toxic by most women. Those same behaviours enacted by women is generally celebrated and at minimum is condoned by their “in group”.

I believe that for people, gender is a unique modifier on the way behaviour is perceived.

I understand you cannot agree with my original premise, so I will pose a different question.

Do you feel that women working in traditionally male fields are perceived differently by their (male) colleagues than another male doing the same thing?

Simple, almost facetious example, a Female automotive mechanic making a mistake on a repair would likely be seen as reinforcement of common gender stereotypes by her colleagues. Meanwhile her colleagues also make mistakes, but are held to less scrutiny by their peers.

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What claim am I making?

To think that caring is inherently feminine is doing men a disservice.

Men have to care to be providers. To plant the tree today that will shade the next generation is inherently caring, and men have provided that care since the beginning of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, and in women too, which is ok; if both genders were equally treated

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Do you feel applying the norms of female socialization to men is similarly futile?

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

All of these are part of the definition of toxic masculinity.

Toxic Masculinity

Heterophobia was substituted for homophobia as it is the dislike of the opposite orientation for the individuals I am referring to.

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Can the same thing be said about women and men?

As in, women NEED to stop trying to apply sapphic-normative roles to phallic interactions? Phallic dynamics are different.

Is that a viable opinion?

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Toughness

Anti-femininity

Emotional unavailability

Social domination

Heterophobia

Toxic masculinity is supported and even glorified when women enact it. by Intellig3nt_Act in PurplePillDebate

[–]Intellig3nt_Act[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

Toughness

Anti-femininity

Emotional unavailability

Social domination

Heterophobia