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obamanut2012

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66. Toxic Masculinity is an actual thing
Wed Oct 4, 2017, 06:05 AM
Oct 2017

But bring it up, and most people start calling you a manhater or something. But it is real. And dangerous. And deadly.

Almost every single mass shooter is male. Most are white. And all seem to have a history of DV and/or MRA behavior.

THUGS! Oh wait, no. They are gentle giants, a lone wolf, love Country and slow walks on the beach. They are misunderstood, and voted for Trump.

I call it testosterone poisoning. WhiteTara Oct 2017 #1
I call it that, too. murielm99 Oct 2017 #17
More than once I've seen discussion here about how PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2017 #22
Angery, unhappy, raging people are dangerous. democratisphere Oct 2017 #2
Control and Fear: What Mass Killings and Domestic Violence Have in Common CousinIT Oct 2017 #3
I'm wondering if the girlfriend fled in fear WhiteTara Oct 2017 #23
me too obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #67
Um, and ask for the statistics whathehell Oct 2017 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #4
or self-destruction... hlthe2b Oct 2017 #5
Yep Pacifist Patriot Oct 2017 #6
And doughnuts. Blue_Roses Oct 2017 #60
Post removed Post removed Oct 2017 #7
Because all humans would quickly be extinct? HopeAgain Oct 2017 #10
Men are better for capitalism thbobby Oct 2017 #8
Makes as much sense as blaming estrogen for drowning children in bathtubs Major Nikon Oct 2017 #9
I know, I know. 30,000 children a year offed by their mothers or unrelated women... Hekate Oct 2017 #18
Meanwhile billions of testosterone carriers somehow manage not to kill anyone Major Nikon Oct 2017 #32
Higher percentages than Women. I think you understand that, maxsolomon Oct 2017 #33
You do understand both percentages are minuscule, yes? Major Nikon Oct 2017 #34
Of course I do. maxsolomon Oct 2017 #38
That would be one option Major Nikon Oct 2017 #40
are they minuscule enough that violence is not a problem in this world? serious question; yes, TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #45
Evidently it's serious enough for some to blame an entire class of people Major Nikon Oct 2017 #50
Yeah I am surprised to see these kinds of biological essentialist arguments here. Willie Pep Oct 2017 #65
Not miniscule in my experience. Lots of friends and community members victims of: SharonAnn Oct 2017 #64
The OP was specifically referring to mass shootings Major Nikon Oct 2017 #70
You seem so oppressed. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #35
Some have elevated that game into a full fledged hobby Major Nikon Oct 2017 #37
Whaaaaaa! smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #54
OMG you guys, dude had a female accomplice !1!1!1! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #11
Feeling a little defensive, are we? whathehell Oct 2017 #15
I like all the issues people bring up after an attack: guns, race, gender, politics, mental health, IronLionZion Oct 2017 #16
Lol.. whathehell Oct 2017 #19
LOL! IronLionZion Oct 2017 #21
You give up? whathehell Oct 2017 #25
Bummer... because you really do look like a guy with a plan. LanternWaste Oct 2017 #36
The unhappiest, angriest, deadliest man of all IronLionZion Oct 2017 #39
"Of course there are female mass shooters;" and of course they are far fewer than the male ones. num TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #43
What's the solution to the global problem of angry dangerous males? IronLionZion Oct 2017 #46
Raising them with less entitlement. Squinch Oct 2017 #51
I was sure someone would have suggest castration by now IronLionZion Oct 2017 #52
Well you were wrong. Squinch Oct 2017 #53
Good luck with that IronLionZion Oct 2017 #57
Good luck with what? Raising boys with less entitlement? Could you make sense please? Squinch Oct 2017 #72
Whatever you want to do IronLionZion Oct 2017 #73
I guess you aren't going to try to make sense. Squinch Oct 2017 #74
Gotta agree. cwydro Oct 2017 #12
Wasn't Margaret Thatcher a woman? robbob Oct 2017 #20
Thatcher did send military to defend a delisen Oct 2017 #30
As a man, i agree. n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #13
"White men have much to discuss about mass shootings." WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2017 #24
"Imagine if..." Vermijelli Oct 2017 #41
I agree get the red out Oct 2017 #26
testosterone toxicity niyad Oct 2017 #27
We men have a thinking problem. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #28
Thank you for your insight, honesty, humility, and generosity, in sharing these revelations. lindysalsagal Oct 2017 #44
Thanks, lindysalsagal - like a lot of other areas, we have a lot of work to do. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #47
So true Blue_Roses Oct 2017 #62
Parents need to raise their sons differently SoCalDem Oct 2017 #63
I wish more people raise their sons that way. Auntie raccoon Oct 2017 #69
Thank you for your insight. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #55
Earned in the School of Hard Knocks, LOL. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #58
Well thought out post. Nt raccoon Oct 2017 #68
Women's hormones are nothing in the face of perpetual dick drive. n/t cyclonefence Oct 2017 #29
You betcha! redstatebluegirl Oct 2017 #31
ouch... as they say, admitting that there is a problem is the first step in solving it. nt TheFrenchRazor Oct 2017 #42
THANK YOU!!! Sparkly Oct 2017 #48
I've wondered about this for years. raven mad Oct 2017 #49
Exactly. We need a temp. ban on men buying guns until we can find out "what the hell is going on" ecstatic Oct 2017 #56
The gun doesn't literally make his penis bigger sharedvalues Oct 2017 #59
This guy had bought and paid for gf and friends. joshcryer Oct 2017 #61
Toxic Masculinity is an actual thing obamanut2012 Oct 2017 #66
People like me are sweet and innocent. Those "other people" are bad. IronLionZion Oct 2017 #71
Yes there are problems with over the top masculinity Kentonio Oct 2017 #75
No shit. n/t MontanaMama Oct 2017 #76
angry, unhappy, fearful heaven05 Oct 2017 #77
Any responsible law abiding feminist would keep her men locked in a safe IronLionZion Oct 2017 #78
Roar! Get it all out. bluepen Oct 2017 #79
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