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  • barsoap@lemm.ee
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    7 days ago

    Going from “men need intimacy” to “manchild wants a mommy” is toxic masculinity on the second guy’s part.

    • socsa@piefed.social
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      7 days ago

      The first poster isn’t describing two way intimacy though. They are describing a mommy.

      • Allero@lemmy.today
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        6 days ago

        They don’t say anything about it being one-sided though. Could be worded better, but let’s not assume the worst.

    • Zorque@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      What about only reading the last part of the description instead of the whole thing to make a snap judgment? Is that toxic masculinity? Or is it just reframing it for your own ends, which is gender neutral?

      • Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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        7 days ago

        So what was that because you just went off on someone who made a valid point.

        Why don’t we all have a bit of nuance here? Wanting to be in a loving relationship doesn’t mean you need therapy. Obviously.

        Some people don’t need to be in therapy and some people do need to be in therapy and the people who do need to be in therapy should be in therapy regardless of their gender. Making overly broad statements like pretty much both of these two are doing is entirely unhelpful.

        What is also unhelpful is being rude and snarky.