28 Men Reveal Shocking Opinions That Defy Everything You Thought About Masculinity

28 Men Reveal Shocking Opinions That Defy Everything You Thought About Masculinity

“I think the top comment on the post right now is about men doing yoga, which has almost exclusively positive effects on both the body and mind, but a lot of guys were finding it hard to begin with because it’s ‘something that only women do,’ and were expressing discontent at the fact that a lot of their male peers would look down on them if they started doing yoga. I’m not sure if not doing yoga is directly correlated to depression, but the basic attitude of ‘men should do this, and women should do that’ is hampering to both men and women, I think, something both sexes are guilty of doing, unfortunately,” M_RONA mused.

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Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms Crying and being emotional is not only normal, but can be a needed cathartic release as well. There’s nothing wrong with wearing your emotions on your sleeve.

Ericrobertson1978 , Christian Erfurt Report

Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms Women are abused and poorly treated across the board at a rate that is nothing short of disgraceful

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Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms That both men and women can strictly just be platonic friends with one another without ulterior motives.

KazenY2J , Brooke Cagle Report

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I was very interested to find out the inspiration behind the question because it seemed to resonate with quite a lot of redditors. M_RONA was kind enough to share the spark and the motivation behind the thread.

“Honestly, I was taking the metro on the way home from university, and I just randomly started thinking about what kind of beverages I like. When I’m out drinking I usually drink a lot of beer, which I guess is considered more manly than other alcoholic drinks, but for example, I also love me a mean passionfruit daiquiri, which I think a lot of guys would maybe frown upon,” he said that this is when he started thinking about societal rules, standards, and expectations.

“I started having a mental conversation with myself about why we set these ‘rules’ for what we should and shouldn’t drink as men, and I’ve always personally believed that if you think something tastes good, go for it! And from there I thought about all the other rules we set for each other as guys, and what other opinions I have that would maybe be considered unpopular amongst my peers. So that’s basically where the inspiration came from.”

Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms Working 80hrs a week doesn’t make you any more of a man than working 40 hrs a week. We are all out to get bread, stop dehumanizing other men for not working their life away. It’s okay to have weekends off and enjoy life.

Kinkyfxcker , Atoms Report

Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms Sitting on the toilet to pee is much more convenient, clean and hygienic. Also using a bit of toilet-paper to wipe the tip instead of shaking

xonxtas , 99.films Report

Unpopular Opinions: 28 Men Share Views That Challenge Male Norms I like fruity “feminine” drinks!!! I am a whisky/scotch man but give me a Mai Tai and I will drink the s*** out of it. I have never understood why men aren’t supposed to like drinks that taste good.

ens_expendable , Richard Brutyo Report

The redditor believes that the question might have resonated with so many internet users because guys “find themselves in a position of wanting to do things they might feel like they can’t do because of these societal norms we set for ourselves.” M_RONA shared with Bored Panda that r/AskMen is a very “open and accepting community,” so men often have the opportunity of expressing themselves without being judged. (Being anonymous helps, too.)

“Maybe they saw it as a way to vent about bad [stuff] they’ve experienced, and my post was a good route to filter it through, while at the same time getting a lot of support from understanding peers,” he said.

The author of the thread believes that social pressure to conform doesn’t care about gender or [intimacy]. “I think we all face issues of conformity and set expectations for what we’re supposed to do, and I guess it’s up to all of us to promote and cheer on people who don’t fit into certain categories that we make for ourselves,” he explained his thoughts. When I asked whether he’d like to add anything else, M_RONA joked, “Buy and hold GME,” referring to the mass buying of Gamestop shares that happened earlier this year.

Buying tampons for your wife/girlfriend/daughter/mistress/one night stand is not a big deal.

-RUNPMT- Report

If it’s honest work and you’re able to keep on top of the bills, there’s no shame in your job. You can live a fine comfortable life without ever setting foot in a college.

ThatRookieGuy80 Report

The pressure for men to conform to a certain ‘ruleset’ of attitudes and behaviors has a lot to do with the prevalence of toxic masculinity, as opposed to healthy masculinity. In short, toxic masculinity is an older set of ‘ideals’ that emphasizes a lack of emotional vulnerability and values aggression.

Psychotherapist Silva Neves from the United Kingdom explained to Bored Panda earlier that toxic masculinity is related to “a general attitude perpetuated by systemic misogyny” rather than specific behaviors.

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