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Following the conventional norms of manhood can bring social and professional rewards to some boys and men. But it's not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing.

So when people are telling everyone that real men don't express emotion openly, that they have to be "tough all the time", that anything other than that makes them "feminine" or weak, there's a problem. They're putting others in a box. Scratch that. They're putting half of this world's population in a box.

Showing just how often that happens online, the Twitter account Hot Masculinity Takes accepts submissions from folks who find the absolute worst opinions about men on the Internet and reshares them on its wall. Sadly, judging by the number of entries, there's no shortage of these instances.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the hell? If you want to be safe and not get arrested you are not a “man”?

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    The person behind Hot Masculinity Takes wanted to remain anonymous but they told Bored Panda that the point of this account is just to post the takes and let people draw their own conclusions.

    "I will say that it’s not purely about 'toxic masculinity,'" they explained. "I do draw a lot from the manosphere but a lot of the takes are from women speaking about men, and I include left-wing hot takes too."

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    According to the American Psychological Association (APA), these cultural "lessons" have been linked to “aggression and violence,” leaving boys and men at “disproportionate risk for school discipline, academic challenges and health disparities,” including cardiovascular problems and substance abuse.

    “Men are overrepresented in prisons, are more likely than women to commit violent crimes, and are at greatest risk of being a victim of violent crime,” the American Psychological Association (APA) wrote.

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    N G
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wha.....? This is even more stupid than the height obsession

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    Societal pressures, expectations from family, friends, and partners, and even expectations of religious identities can be burdensome to a man seeking out his masculine identity.

    While some social, political, or religious groups may provide a set of guidelines for a healthy form of masculinity, experts say it is better for an individual to stick to their own definition, so long as it does not harm themselves or others.

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    Roadkill The Brave
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait staff in the U.S. make less than minimum wage. Plus I'd love to see these people actually wait tables. Seriously. Lets see how long they last when they have to deal with other people like themselves and everything else wait staff has to deal with.

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    Nela Rothenbach
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would think that a man who does not want to make me sick cares about me. Even if it's just as a human being who deserves their health protected.

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    SANNE
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Modern men beg for women's appreciation..and ancient men didn't? MUHAHAHA The Greek 'ancient man' Paris chose Aprodite as the winner of this beauty pageant because she promised him that if he did so, Helen of Troy (the most beautiful girl in the world) would love him. This started a 10 year war..10 YEARS!!!!

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    N G
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I kinda like this one. Sawdust gets abso-fricken-lutely everywhere, just like glitter. It's just as irritating. Statistically speaking, more men are going to generate sawdust than women. That's the trouble with absolutes though - men will use glitter (if they are an artist, for example, or a chef and it's the edible kind) and women will do woodworking and create sawdust. But lumping stereotypes together makes for a short, pithy joke.

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    Dave In MD
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess the overabundance of testosterone keeps them from typing. Or is that gay too?

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    Roadkill The Brave
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok depends on *how* frugal. Regular to moderate Frugal I can get behind, sure we'll probably need to triple coupon but saved money is security. Excessive frugalness to to the point of where you're issued 4 squares of TP a day, that's just insane and kind of scary. None of it's gay unless they're talking about how happy the Frugal man is to buy his car or house in cash.

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    Lilith the Demon Panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so she grew up with abusive dictator instead father, now she will seek exactly such man for herself and raise another generation of these... great

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    3 years ago

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    Hans
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am sorry, I can't take a male, who's incabable of basic thinking, seriously. Grow up, idiot.

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    Ozacoter
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To summarise: He only sees women as walking vaginas and not humans being. So he is uncapable of valuating them in a non sexual way.

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    Kno
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did he have it, though? I still think it was just for media.

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    M O'Connell
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't talk about politics because I'm surrounded by redneck morons who probably all have guns. It's not worth it.

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    M O'Connell
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this is technically true, though low testosterone level is merely a symptom of the actual problem, and not a problem unto itself. The "decline in average testosterone levels" is at least partially attributable to the meteoric rise in overall incidence of sedentary lifestyles, obesity, diabetes, depression, and medication use.

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