"WOW", indeed. "That's not a man."

[misanthrope]

43. Yep, and those falling for the "war on masculinity" are getting okey-doked

I grew up in a house with no traditional father figure. My parents got divorced when I not long after I started grade school, so it was me, my younger sister and my mother. Mom only had a high school diploma and was trying to raise kids in an era not long after women were first allowed to get their own credit cards. She was also mentally ill.

I had a mix of traditionally masculine and non-masculine interests. I liked to play sports and romp in the woods, just as much as I liked to read or draw. I saw through a lot of social standards about gender roles, what made someone a "man" and what doesn't. A lot of it is complete garbage.

I figured out that being a good person should be paramount, regardless of gender. Honesty, empathy, community welfare, taking care of your responsibilities, that has nothing to do with being "a man" specifically.

The "war on masculinity" is a diversionary tactic so those at the tip-top of society can make people easier to manipulate and fleece.