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Attilatheblond

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29. your question: What would a leftist vision of positive masculinity look like?
Sun Aug 11, 2024, 07:19 PM
Aug 2024

Joe Biden
Tim Walz
Steve Kerr who hones young men's skills and builds character, like his college coach Lute Olsen did for him
most male teachers
the cops who help people in need
Firemen
Male Parmedics
Male nurses
Helpful men working in hardware stores who don't patronize women customers
Male school crossing guards
Male school bus drivers
Male scout leaders
Male guidance counselors
The male neighbors who shovel snow off sidewalks for elderly people & school kids walking to school
The guys in Santa suits, ringing bells to collect donations at Christmastime
The tow truck guy who stops to help someone out on his way home from work
The male veterinarian who tears up and tells a kid it's OK to cry when your dog dies
The neighbor who brings your trash barrel up from the street during inclement weather, or when you are on crutches
The farmer who drops off some eggs and veggies for an elderly person on a small pension
The male librarian who gets on the floor to read to toddlers so they will equate books to feeling safe and cared for
The man on a plane who will find a way to help amuse a fussy child and give its mom a break instead of griping at her.
The husband or boyfriend who really supports his lady's effort to learn and grow
The male janitors who clean schools and notice the kids who could use some emotional encouragement
The retired professors whose former students still stay in touch years & decades after they graduate

Oh, gee, there just aren't any examples, I guess.

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REAL MEN don't need validation Skittles Aug 2024 #1
Of course that's true, but... LAS14 Aug 2024 #3
um Skittles Aug 2024 #10
We need a description, not just models. LAS14 Aug 2024 #11
simple common human decency? Skittles Aug 2024 #13
That doesn't address the need because it applies equally to both sexes. nt LAS14 Aug 2024 #14
why do men need more? Skittles Aug 2024 #16
I have been arguing this lfor two decades while men have been battling LizBeth Aug 2024 #28
right Skittles Aug 2024 #33
They were the men supporting Sanders but just could not get themselves to support HRC LizBeth Aug 2024 #35
don't even get me started on BS Skittles Aug 2024 #40
Bah hhaahahahaaha LizBeth Aug 2024 #44
So what became of the idea that the Democratic party has a big tent? LAS14 Aug 2024 #98
we are a big tent Skittles Aug 2024 #105
So, Dems coddle make ego so they feel secure in masculinity in order to get their vote even IF LizBeth Aug 2024 #112
What you Rebl2 Aug 2024 #76
Create your own description mercuryblues Aug 2024 #43
I'm pretty sure what these insecure men "need" Skittles Aug 2024 #59
Yes. Bottom line. Yes. this is what it is and we are having none of it. Old, tired, done!!! LizBeth Aug 2024 #61
But 1st, they need women to tell them what it is and how to do it. mercuryblues Aug 2024 #66
lol.... sigh, ya. LizBeth Aug 2024 #70
We are not responsible for their behavior Zoomie1986 Aug 2024 #90
Thank you for this: mucholderthandirt Aug 2024 #121
Operationalizing positive masculinity: a theoretical synthesis and school-based framework to engage boys and young men Celerity Aug 2024 #48
As ever, thank you so much for this important information. niyad Aug 2024 #88
Yw! Celerity Aug 2024 #96
Thanks! nt LAS14 Aug 2024 #92
Yw! Celerity Aug 2024 #97
👍 claudette Aug 2024 #56
Amen sister! Glamrock Aug 2024 #79
'sup Glamrock!!! Skittles Aug 2024 #80
Walz is a very positive masculine symbol Sanity Claws Aug 2024 #2
I don't think the mere presence of an admirable man on the ticket... LAS14 Aug 2024 #6
Strong disagree. Happy Hoosier Aug 2024 #85
Did you read the post above? nocoincidences Aug 2024 #106
He wants men to have their own adjectives that are special to only men, that women do not have. LizBeth Aug 2024 #113
Is Walz filling the role of a positive male role model? senseandsensibility Aug 2024 #4
See reply #6. LAS14 Aug 2024 #8
Tim Walz. He illustrates it perfectly. ms liberty Aug 2024 #5
See reply #6. LAS14 Aug 2024 #9
Like my brother. no_hypocrisy Aug 2024 #7
Now is there a way to translate that into a political position, the way... LAS14 Aug 2024 #12
Decent human being, caring, RandomNumbers Aug 2024 #38
I see examples of positive masculinity every day. FuzzyRabbit Aug 2024 #15
Can you transform these examples... LAS14 Aug 2024 #19
Who says there has to be only one way to be a "real man"? FuzzyRabbit Aug 2024 #22
"Strong, head of the family" isn't a "political vision" SharonClark Aug 2024 #39
I gasped... I thought you were defining as head of house.... lmao LizBeth Aug 2024 #47
I dont disagree that there has been shift right by men and left by women LizBeth Aug 2024 #17
We can't just rest on being the party of secure men. LAS14 Aug 2024 #20
You seem to not even get close to the point. You cannot "define" masculinity. LizBeth Aug 2024 #23
yup Skittles Aug 2024 #24
You think you're going to get that by SharonClark Aug 2024 #30
Exactly and women are clever enough having expoerienced men defining us... always LizBeth Aug 2024 #36
Thank you. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #103
A man who uses his strength to take responsibility rather than power Walleye Aug 2024 #18
Aha! Getting there! LAS14 Aug 2024 #21
If men only knew how much that kind of support means to us Walleye Aug 2024 #25
So the speaker was telling them not to be SharonClark Aug 2024 #42
CORRECT!!! Skittles Aug 2024 #49
That it is even being needed to be said they are not emasculated voting for a woman, and a black one at that LizBeth Aug 2024 #51
How is that an iota bit of difference from femininity? I suppose next we will say strong LizBeth Aug 2024 #26
Thank you! SharonClark Aug 2024 #31
Good answer... Septua Aug 2024 #87
Um....President Joe Biden! Clouds Passing Aug 2024 #27
your question: What would a leftist vision of positive masculinity look like? Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #29
You left off Pete and Chasten Buttigieg. They're masculine and not toxically so. n/t dobleremolque Aug 2024 #73
wasn't going personal names, but I agree with you. Those two men are top notch masculine and real mensch types. Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #82
You'd be shocked to find out how many of those people vote for Republicans mathematic Aug 2024 #94
Not shocked at all. Well aware that GOP supporters are in many groups Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #95
Let me give you an example I have had a blast with almost yr now. Swift/Kelce LizBeth Aug 2024 #32
I feel like this idea falls into the trap of the right's idea of forming a preception of what a man and what a woman Claustrum Aug 2024 #34
Well said. Think. Again. Aug 2024 #104
Excuse me, but - - Bull S___!! stopdiggin Aug 2024 #37
Here is another I just LOVE.... We call our little two year olds, little men. Dad leaves the house LizBeth Aug 2024 #41
You must be my sister from another mother. SharonClark Aug 2024 #45
Isn't it just so fuckin stupid and men take it so seriously, and I am all like.... NO!!!! LizBeth Aug 2024 #52
Tell it! Attilatheblond Aug 2024 #57
Just as a matter of curiosity, why does The Left have to do everything? niyad Aug 2024 #46
That's a good question. calimary Aug 2024 #60
Why don't you tell us? tenderfoot Aug 2024 #50
What is the opposite of Rush Limbaugh? SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2024 #53
Except that is women too. I guess they need to find adjectives that ONLY define them and to that, LizBeth Aug 2024 #54
toxic masculinity nails them. SleeplessinSoCal Aug 2024 #89
What would "negative" claudette Aug 2024 #55
Barack Obama was not adequate? Was it the tan suit? Hekate Aug 2024 #58
OMgosh, the tan suit took down the manly snowflakes. lol LizBeth Aug 2024 #62
Obama? Young, dynamic, handsome, sank that three-pointer? viva la Aug 2024 #63
As David French points out, the GOP go with the low and vulgar and violent as "masculine"-- viva la Aug 2024 #65
I see your edit. Asking for description. It cannot be done. LizBeth Aug 2024 #64
Positive masculinity: Lunabell Aug 2024 #67
Men are more logical than women? Where did my logic go. I always had such an abundance. LizBeth Aug 2024 #72
Well, talk to researchers,not me. Lunabell Aug 2024 #83
I think if you will google are men more logical you will find a lot of data to contradict LizBeth Aug 2024 #84
I think its more left brained for men elias7 Aug 2024 #86
Tbh most if not all of this is due to socialization. Oneironaut Aug 2024 #115
"Right" and "left" brainedness is a myth, fyi. Oneironaut Aug 2024 #114
..being a conscious and decent human being? whathehell Aug 2024 #68
This isn't the place for that conversation Sympthsical Aug 2024 #69
If you don't like the answers why not provide an example yourself ecstatic Aug 2024 #71
Role models on the left are everywhere, there is Biden, Obama, and Walz and many many more. Bev54 Aug 2024 #74
A real man possesses both strength and compassion. usonian Aug 2024 #75
Masculinity is a pointless social construct. meadowlander Aug 2024 #77
Hear Hear! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2024 #91
What virtues are distinctly masculine? eallen Aug 2024 #78
Yeah. LAS14 Aug 2024 #93
No... They say leader, strong, protector, integrity ect.... they just IGNORE that women LizBeth Aug 2024 #100
You think "compassionate" is associated with masculinity? Sky Jewels Aug 2024 #116
No. I think it SHOULD be associated with masculinity. Which is not to say... LAS14 Aug 2024 #120
And they wonder why quality women shun them rockbluff botanist Aug 2024 #81
What would a leftist vision of positive masculinity look like? LudwigPastorius Aug 2024 #99
Why do you feel that reverting to gender stereotyping is necessary to win this election?? Think. Again. Aug 2024 #101
As a woman, I could be totally wrong wryter2000 Aug 2024 #102
It's impossible for a man to answer this question without being accused of "mansplaining." PeaceWave Aug 2024 #107
You want toxic? LiberaBlueDem Aug 2024 #108
I am ForgedCrank Aug 2024 #109
PLEASE!!! Enough already! How about we STOP letting the rwnj's set the terms niyad Aug 2024 #110
The problem is that the wealthy and celebrities get away with being bullies... haele Aug 2024 #111
Getting tired of this trope that women are GenThePerservering Aug 2024 #117
I don't buy the notion that "the right has a story to tell" or... CBHagman Aug 2024 #118
Agree GenThePerservering Aug 2024 #119
I'm going to see what Obama is thinking regarding this subject. LAS14 Aug 2024 #122
Reeves is the #1 guy on this subject! BluesRunTheGame Aug 2024 #123
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