If men rule the world and have all the power then why do so many men commit suicide?

[Anonymous]

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Because the patriarchy works against men as much as it claims to work for them. It enhances a specific power dynamic that benefits a specific type of masculinity - mainly that of a domineering, take-no-prisoners mentality that might work best in survival situations and wars. It’s not really suited to just daily life, especially when there are a limited number of seats at the top and more men than needed to fill it. Men who don’t fall into this categorical idea of power, usually men with a good sense of self and kindness, are rejected by this power structure. And while women have been dealing with this rejection for generations upon generations enough that we’ve made a community out of it, men haven’t done so and male society will push out these men who can’t meet the standards as those at the top of their pyramid. This isolation leads to depression and in some cases, suicide. Men are told to pull themselves up by the bootstraps and take care of themselves whereas women are taught to take care of everyone but themselves. The former lends itself to independence but also isolation and the latter lends itself to low self-esteem but also a strong sense of community and support. Men who don’t have that support will fall trying to push themselves up.

[GOLDFISH_smile]

Because men, like women, are individuals and not a fucking hive mind monolith. Some men can have all the power while other men have none and kill themself.

[ManOnFire]

Oh please. Spare us that kind of white-feminist arguing point. It takes most men a long time to reach a point of finally deciding on suicide, whereas many more women than men attempt it but aren't successful because their methods are not full proof. I wouldn't want to live in a world run by women where a female leader gets hospitalized for trying to off herself and then has to face the world all over again.

[Asker]

Read the question again u moron

[ManOnFire]

I read it.

[Asker]

So you should know that i am not one of those”white feminists”

[ManOnFire]

So basically the question sounds like it's trying to say men hardly have any power if they commit suicide often. That is a white-feminist ideology. What are you trying to say with your question?

[Asker]

Why bring race into it? I assume you are a bitter black man.

[Asker]

Also feminists feel that men have all the power

[ManOnFire]

A bitter black man lmfao. Why bring race into it? Because the vast majority of feminists are white and they are the ones who have largely invented the crazy ideologies that have poisoned our societies. That's not saying white women in general are necessarily bad people, because even many of them hate feminists, but I AM saying that feminism as we know it is by far and large a construct by insecure and priveleged white women.

"Also feminists feel that men have all the power"
- Ahhhh that is a true point.

[Asker]

You brought race into it in the first place. My assumption clearly is correct

[ManOnFire]

Nope. I am just a black man who is smart enough not to fall for that shit, and hates the way our world has been poisoned by white-feminism, not white women, because I have some white women friends.

[NamerOfStars]

As should be obvious, men don't rule the world or have all the power; if you dispute that, take a walk around a city block late and night and compare the number of homeless people you see by gender.

Most of the people ruling the world are men, yes- the assumption that consequently all men have that level of power is not only sexist as Hell, but blatantly incorrect.

[Agape93]

Because they aren't taught that it's ok to have and express emotions besides anger. re-state//background_color_rgba (0, 0, 0, 0), font_color_rgb (77, 77, 77), justifyLeft

[Anonymous]

men don't have all the power in the world especially when men are taught from the moment of birth to be selfless and sacrifice themselves for society. at the very least shame tactics are used to guide them in that direction

[Anonymous]

Unrequited love? Or maybe some other depressing issue.

[exitseven]

being a man is not all fun and games

[Staximus]

Probably because of a woman

[Intheclouds00]

Answered your own question

[Danny_dan92]

Good question