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Why are so many boys and men feeling alone and in the cold? (www.abc.net.au)
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[โ€“] Neato@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've seen this from men recently here. They are attacking words like "feminism" and "toxic masculinity" with crap like this. It's because they know they have no real arguments against them that they go for ad hominem attacks. They hate the word "feminism" because they'd rather have equality for "all" and imply feminism is equality for women only. Now this dude is attacking "toxic masculinity" because "women can be toxic, too" apparently. As if it wasn't coined because the predominance was found in men and was trying to call attention to issues men face. It's just a new tact in misogyny.

[โ€“] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

You're right, it is a common tactic from the right to just immediately present any given social issue as an "attack on X". But I also think instantly lumping people into that group isn't always helpful either, which is why I asked for that person to chill with the hysteria and actually elaborate on their point. Unfortunately they are clearly intent on divisiveness and meaningless point scoring, so at that point you can hardly blame us for assuming the worst of their intentions.