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Feminism has been overemphasized. Or better still, masculinism is never emphasized enough. In the part of the world where I come from, it is probably worse; it is in fact taken for granted that men do not undergo emotional distress. The very fact that even men connote this assertion makes it worse, it shows how much the poor gender lies to himself. Society has taught him how shameful it is for men to cry or show their pain, and so he bottles it up; showing strength even in his weakest state. But for the lady, to show weakness is in fact part of her nature; what an unfair world.
Come to think of it, feminism as a concept is driven by empathy for the female gender. But as for the male gender, his nature demands that he be a man; that he pretend to be strong even in his weakest and most painful state. This awful ideology causes society to completely ignore the emotions of the male gender. Even when he stands to defend himself against the female gender in judgement, the odds are always against him. Of course, he is stronger, thus he must be the abuser. As for the female gender, she is weak, so weak that she is incapable of bringing harm to the alpha male. But then, it is not about who is stronger than the other, it is all enshrined in the fact that society shows very little empathy for the male gender.
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It is no lie that the female gender is weaker, yet the male gender has weaknesses; probably more than society ever imagined or chooses to ignore. He just chooses to ignore every form of weakness, even though they are true. He tells lies to himself, pretending to be as strong as society expects him to be. But then, it does not end there; when he finally speaks out, his words are never taken seriously. The world simply lacks the capability to empathise with him.
Check up on him today, check up on that man who has shown little or no emotion when necessary. It might be that he is just being a man, doing all that he can to ensure that he fits perfectly to the ideology of society; he is most likely not as strong as he seems. It is time that we come to the realisation that the male gender too is weak. He possesses the capability to cry, to moan and to be sober. He only tends to bottle up his emotions since he must not cry or show any form of weakness. And sometimes, bottling it up makes him even weaker. Simply let him know that he too can cry...
This is my first post in the Reflections Community, and I dedicate this to all men who have bottled up their emotions for so long. If you are in such a situation, know that you too can cry. One Love ✌️
I appreciate your perspective, and I agree that men often carry emotional pressure silently. But I also believe men have the power to change this from within. Vulnerability becomes normal when real people choose to model it.
Women can support, but we can’t heal or express emotions on behalf of men.
That shift has to come from men themselves choosing honesty over suppression.
One man deciding to feel openly already changes the culture more than we realize.
I absolutely agree with you @pauliinasoilu, it is majorly in the hands of men. When I speak of how the society have influenced men to admit less emotion, I recognise men as being part of the society. I even highlighted it in my article here: "the very fact that even men connote this assertion makes it worse, it shows how much the poor gender lies to himself". Men are no doubt part of their problem...
The most important thing for me is that the society (men and women alike) begin to realise that men as much as women got emotional challenges too. Now this does not have to do with how the male victim feel, but how others (men and women who are part of the society) feel about him. Just like we see vulnerability in women, we should also be able to see them in men. By we, I mean everyone; both men and women.