Well of COURSE I honed in on this statement amidst the 98 other truthbombs in this piece: “This is only dangerous for boys and men in that it makes them also ‘unfit for the lot they are cast’ in a world that wants them to disassociate from their emotions so that they can dominate everything and everyone around them.” EXACTLY. During my Men’s Health days I was obsessed with the life-expectancy gap (six years, currently) between men and women. So our reward for “dominance” is early death? No thank you. One gender difference: Women are (statistically) much better at managing and maintaining their social lives, an important health factor. Less lonely = more living. So novels are actually a kind of longevity pill that women are smart enough to take, and men aren’t. C’mon guys! Read those dangerous books! Close the gap!
See, nobody wins in the patriarchy! Early death, having to wear pants in summer instead of sundresses, missing out on romance novels... Come join us, guys!
Well of COURSE I honed in on this statement amidst the 98 other truthbombs in this piece: “This is only dangerous for boys and men in that it makes them also ‘unfit for the lot they are cast’ in a world that wants them to disassociate from their emotions so that they can dominate everything and everyone around them.” EXACTLY. During my Men’s Health days I was obsessed with the life-expectancy gap (six years, currently) between men and women. So our reward for “dominance” is early death? No thank you. One gender difference: Women are (statistically) much better at managing and maintaining their social lives, an important health factor. Less lonely = more living. So novels are actually a kind of longevity pill that women are smart enough to take, and men aren’t. C’mon guys! Read those dangerous books! Close the gap!
See, nobody wins in the patriarchy! Early death, having to wear pants in summer instead of sundresses, missing out on romance novels... Come join us, guys!
Who says I can’t wear a sundress?
The patriarchy. But you should do it!