“Rape threats and other sexist posts are going viral after the election.

William Lindsey :toad:

"It hadn’t taken long for this focus on machismo to creep into these boys’ mindsets and conversations. Seemingly harmless disrespectful comments with witty undertones toward girls became commonplace, and feelings of traditional male dominance started to sneak back into our friend groups."

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William Lindsey :toad:

"What we saw now was that all this was the result of an obsession – perhaps somewhat subconscious – with preserving an idea of traditional masculinity that both Biden and Harris threatened, in different ways. ...

Young, well-off white boys from liberal families are being tempted by conservatism simply to protect an archaic idea of masculinity that guarantees them inherent power."

Trump promises young men dominance.

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Shiitake Toast

@wdlindsy the boys at my kid’s school, of whom I generally have a pretty low opinion, have been pretty quiet about this, and for that, I am grateful. I really dislike teen boys.

Darwin Woodka

@wdlindsy Men who need to be "dominant" are just fucking little toddlers that never grow the fuck up.

GVF 🇨🇦

@wdlindsy Black and Latino men think they will be let in the club.

William Lindsey :toad:

@i_gvf Yes, they do. As John Ganz says in an interesting discussion today, the price they'll pay, though, is being informed that though they're part of the club, they have status subordinate to the state of white males. If they're willing to pay that price, they'll be welcomed.

Party Under Country: Dissecting the Democratic Malaise

The Nation Magazine

The Nation (www.thenation.com)

William Lindsey :toad:

@darwinwoodka There's definitely a huge connection between male insecurity and the allure of gender notions that are all about male dominance.

William Lindsey :toad:

@ShiitakeToast A point she makes is that the response of the boys in her school has been quiet and subtle, but also obvious to the girls who are watching what's going on.

William Lindsey :toad:

@JohnAutry Exactly so.

QRSS_Test

@wdlindsy I saw the same sort of stuff when I was in high school and Reagan won. Went from peaceful coexistence to race based fights in a year.

Peace

@wdlindsy great article however trump only won because more than 60% of white women voted for him. White women handed him the victory!

William Lindsey :toad:

@peaceforeveryone Yes. Though I'd say the choice of a majority of white women to vote for Trump isn't the only reason he won.

William Lindsey :toad:

@QRSS_Test Economic elites have been adroit at pitting us against each other for years now, using race, gender, and other dividing lines to tear us apart.

GVF 🇨🇦

@wdlindsy Sure, Blacks and Latinos have always been waiters and janitors in the country clubs.

Oooo, dream big!

William Lindsey :toad:

@i_gvf Right up the street from me, a block away, some of the super-rich country club members in this area held a pre-wedding party in the beautiful gardens around a mansion a few years ago. All the food and drink was served by Black women in white bathing suits — and it goes without saying that all the guests were white.

Douglas Edwards

@wdlindsy I feel such disgust at these miserable insecure followers who think they can become something great by turning #masculinity into a cult, and looking down on #women. Thereby these "men" sacrifice a large part of their humanity. John Stuart Mill had it right: "Woman is the female of the human species, and not another kind of animal." Any "man" who believes, or professes to believe, otherwise has dehumanized himself.

I'm also reminded of the saying about Bismarck: "He made Germany great by making the Germans small." I don't believe #Trump and #Vance can really make America great. But they're doing a hell of a job of making American #men small.

William Lindsey :toad:

@dedicto I share your sense of disgust.