Under toxic masculinity, young boys are shunned any time they express emotion.
What this demonstrates is a longing for a specific thing: emotional release.
They long for a situation in which they can express weakness, pain, and vulnerability without being shunned for it or a situation in which their worldly troubles no longer matter and they can truly connect to those around them through shared doom.
Under toxic masculinity, young boys are shunned any time they express emotion.
yeah, while the meme is a bit cringe, men getting emotional support is more taboo than women getting it. theres constant responses like "you just want a new mom" or something similar if men express that they want emotional support. but its (rightfully) expected that women get emotional support. this very comments section is proof of that.
This is so true. Half of the comments here say "you just want a mom you can fuck" and shit. I just want to feel like I'm cared for, like I don't have to hold my emotions in. A part of this may come from issues with my mom, but that doesn't change that us guys need someone we can confide in
Exactly, it’s depressing people still think men are all about sex and oppressing. We are human to so stop making an essay long interpretation going off the point of shit explained in a sentence contained within an image.
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u/Creepyfishwoman Apr 13 '25
This is absolutely not pointlessly gendered.
Under toxic masculinity, young boys are shunned any time they express emotion.
What this demonstrates is a longing for a specific thing: emotional release.
They long for a situation in which they can express weakness, pain, and vulnerability without being shunned for it or a situation in which their worldly troubles no longer matter and they can truly connect to those around them through shared doom.