Why is masculinity so fragile?
November 23, 2018 5:44 AM   Subscribe

Women don't get half as salty about their femininity. WHY?

Examples:
- Men teasing a woman, then snapping when someone jokes back
- Men getting super sour if they are interrupted
- Lots of men being slightly homophobic

Why is this?
Also more examples would be nice.
posted by Crookshanks_Meow to Human Relations (1 answer total)

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Why?

Misogyny.
The Patriarchy.
Sexism.
Basically society values all things MAN over anything else.

So if you imply that some dude's behavior is in any way out of line with being a man, then you get that saltiness.

Of course that's on a population level and individuals vary.
posted by Stewriffic at 6:03 AM on November 23, 2018 [1 favorite]


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