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Men Are Repressed In Society And It Needs To Be Heard.

Repression - Refers to the act of restraining or subduing one’s own thoughts, emotions, or desires, often unconsciously
Repression - Refers to the act of restraining or subduing one’s own thoughts, emotions, or desires, often unconsciously

Hey everyone! It's International Men's Day (according to GaG... I never pay attention to this kind of stuff) and I figured I'd write about this topic which I'm deeply passionate about. I feel men in society are deeply repressed and I want to help bring awareness to it. I know this will rub some the wrong way, but it is what it is.

See what I did there?
See what I did there?

Let's start from the beginning.

I believe it all began with feminism. There is no denial that feminism was a much needed movement back when women did not have equal rights. Women were treated as property for centuries, if not millennia simply because they lacked the physical strength to compete with their oppressors... men. They did not have any means to take footage of what happened in a household, so guys could get away with domestic violence much more easily and make half-assed excuses to get away with it.

While I condemn any form of domestic violence or physical/emotional abuse, there is some truth in the fact that things worked back then because the sexes played on their strengths and what they're biologically meant for. Men worked more physically taxing jobs, while women handled less physically labor intensive work which included household chores and raising children. Women are natural caregivers, with more emotional intelligence on average.

Fast track to the current state of society, women now have equal rights to men IN WESTERN SOCIETY. In a lot of ways there's actually more benefits to being a woman than there is to being a man in modern society.

  • There are hiring practices in place nowadays which encourage diversity and inclusion initiatives which often prioritize hiring women, especially in STEM fields and leadership roles.
  • More scholarships are aimed at women, especially in male dominated industries, to encourage gender balance.
  • In dating, men are generally expected to approach and initiate.
  • Women receive significantly more attention and messages on dating apps than men, giving them greater selection.
  • Men are more likely to pay for dates, reflecting societal norms about male financial responsibility.
  • Men are culturally expected to protect women, both physically and emotionally.
    Women are more likely to win custody of children in family court cases.
  • Society tends to empathize more with women's struggles, often portraying men as perpetrators and women as victims.
  • Women are more likely to receive emotional support from friends and family.
  • Women are often seen as more nurturing and cooperative, which can work in their favor in personal an professional relationships.
  • Women's health issues receive more awareness and funding than men's health issues.
  • More women are graduating from college and university

The reason I'm stating all of this is not to hate on women. It's simply to show that there is a clear disparity in treatment at the moment. If the goal of feminism was equality, then that was achieved in western society long ago. Now most of what women feminists "fight" for works to repress men. The MeToo movement also further repressed men. It started out with a good idea, but now men are afraid to even approach women. SOME women are manipulative and devious and don't mind the idea of ruining a man's life based on a lie.

Men are afraid to speak about our true thoughts as well. I remember when I was 21 years old (I'm almost 31 now), I was at All Stars (a wings restaurant/bar) with coworkers and I saw a girl I found was cute. The girl wasn't at the table as I was leaving with my coworkers, but I was a little tipsy from drinking and feeling a little courageous, so as I walked by the table I stopped for a second and told the girls at the table that I found their friend attractive and just wanted her to know. I didn't plan on asking for her number or anything. I just wanted to pay the compliment and leave, thinking I might make a girl's day. Boy was I in for a rude awakening. The girls at the table asked how old I was. I said 21 and immediately one of them said "Umm our friend is 16. That's really f***ing creepy." I felt extremely embarrassed and clarified that I just found her attractive and wanted to pay the compliment. I had no intention of hitting on her as I had low self-esteem in general. Then another one of them started recording and telling me I was a creep. I left completely shaken. The girl I assumed was around my age... maybe like a year or 2 younger, happened to be a girl about 5 years younger (which doesn't matter much later in life, but they made a huge deal about it). I said to myself I'd never approach a girl again as I was so fearful of guessing their age wrong. The thing is, girls just don't seem to respond kindly. I didn't do anything creepy. This is why men nowadays are so scared to approach women. It's because women are not taught about how to receive compliments or how to react to someone approaching them and responding kindly. Even if they aren't interested, it's not hard to respond kindly. In this specific scenario, she might have been a bit young for me, but her friends could have responded politely.

Men Are Repressed In Society And It Needs To Be Heard.

I'd like to clarify that I'm not a misogynist and don't identify as being a part of the "red pill" community. I feel like every time a movement is started with a positive intention, the message is corrupted by individuals that want to use it for their own agenda. Just as feminism started out well and then became toxic as it is today, there are so many other examples. MeToo, BlackLivesMatter, "woke", body positivity, cancel culture, etc. The term "Red Pill" comes from the movie The Matrix. It means choosing reality over pixie and fairy dust

While, they are somewhat corrupted movements, I agree with a lot of what some men's rights activists are saying in the "red pill" and MRM (Men's Rights Movement) movements. The Red Pill Movement focuses on men's challenges in dating, relationships, and societal expectations, while MRM addresses issues affecting men, such as family law bias and male mental health.

There is a lack of kindness and class that women in western society have nowadays. MANY are entitled and egotistical. They're all 10 out of 10s. It's okay to shame men, but god forbid you shame a woman. You can't say anything about your taste in women because it's shallow, but women are allowed to say they want a guy with 6-6-6. Iykyk

There's a lot more I want to say on the matter, I really don't think society (women mostly) are ready to hear it yet.

I just hope my voice was somewhat heard on the matter.

Keep your heads up brothers. Weather the storm. The seas will calm.

Men Are Repressed In Society And It Needs To Be Heard.

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Men Are Repressed In Society And It Needs To Be Heard.
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