A couple of piece of shit role models whose influence is compounded by “the left” ignoring non-minority men, not taking their problems seriously and vilifying them over and over again? Now thats the problem. And comments like yours do not help, they only serve to drive those men further away from “the left”. It is way past time to stop making non-privilege a competition and accept that non-minority men have problems too that deserve attention. Doing so will end up benefiting everyone.
Minorities and queer folks are absolutely missing representation, as a socialist queer person.
My comments have nothing to do with the imbalanced incarceration and vilification of men and everything to do with the thousands, possibly millions of role models men can choose to learn from.
I grew up with all male role models because we just didn’t talk about major female contributions in school, and most women in fiction were relegated to side characters and love interests. No, it’s not a competition to see who has it worse, it’s a fact that citing incel talking points is not helping men see the world of potential beyond whatever “couple piece of shit role models” you’re talking about.
No role models? Yeah, thats not true.
A couple of piece of shit role models whose influence is compounded by “the left” ignoring non-minority men, not taking their problems seriously and vilifying them over and over again? Now thats the problem. And comments like yours do not help, they only serve to drive those men further away from “the left”. It is way past time to stop making non-privilege a competition and accept that non-minority men have problems too that deserve attention. Doing so will end up benefiting everyone.
-a “far-left” gay man
Minorities and queer folks are absolutely missing representation, as a socialist queer person.
My comments have nothing to do with the imbalanced incarceration and vilification of men and everything to do with the thousands, possibly millions of role models men can choose to learn from.
I grew up with all male role models because we just didn’t talk about major female contributions in school, and most women in fiction were relegated to side characters and love interests. No, it’s not a competition to see who has it worse, it’s a fact that citing incel talking points is not helping men see the world of potential beyond whatever “couple piece of shit role models” you’re talking about.
I mean yeah, you’re right. Reading your og comment just sounded like you were placing the blame on men and making it a non-issue again.
The couple of piece of shit role models I’m talking about are the “manly men alpha males” and their counterparts. I think we all know the type.
Those aren’t the only role models out there, their existence doesn’t erase others.
I was calling out the idea that there are no male role models and did not in any way blame men for anything.