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dukeimre t1_iy815zj wrote

Presumably 'cause of toxic gender norms! It was traditionally seen as weak and shameful for a man to have overly feminine traits, so this wouldn't have been a compliment.

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MyNameIsNonYaBizniz t1_iy81m5p wrote

We found another tool of the patriarchy!!! lets riot, storm the capitol, demand all the men apologize, lol.

/s

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dukeimre t1_iy827ce wrote

Lol.

In this case, probably the people hurt by this norm most often would be men. Like the other commenter in this thread who mentioned being told he was like his mother as an insult, by his father.

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FlatDecision t1_iy8hesy wrote

You’d be surprised how many little biases and normal everyday things are a result of one group of people historically being favored over another. It’s not a call to war to point it out lol.

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