[Historic Drama] Drama occurs in r/drama when u/Ed_ButteredToast suggests that toxic masculinity exists.
https://old.reddit.com/r/Drama/comments/6xm9ko/trollxer_posts_comic_about_men_being_shamed_for/dmgzo0w
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Ah, the rdrama homeland, I hope the neurodivergents of yore are doing well.
As to the topic of the thread, that comic is not too bad
The problem for me is that the "anti toxic masculinity" crowd don't value stoicness as a coping mechanism. There are a lot of time where being able to keep walking through the pain is a helpful tool.
For exemple, many people sneer at "go to the gym" and tell people to go talk to a therapist, but like, both options will help and one of them has the advantage of giving you more self worth as you work on your issues.
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This comic is text book motte and bailey shit. Lay all sorts of problems at the foot of "Toxic Masculinity". When pressed for a meaning they can handwave it away with the innocuous "oh we just mean that men don't express themselves when they are feeling down in the dumps :( ". Ed does this exact maneuver in the comment thread. Also he comes across as a SRDine and im gonna
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