I'm not gonna jump in on that thread about 'all men' but I am gonna say this:

While it's true that not all men do X, it is absolutely more true that patriarchy socializes ALL MEN to accept or be blind to certain truths about their position, importance, and relevance in the world.

Almost everything all men think of as 'natural' about their status in the world is not, in fact, true.
It was crafted through oppression, suppression, and violence.

It is also true that it takes an enormous amount of deliberate de-conditioning to throw off patriarchal thinking and praxis.

Those for whom 'not all men' truly apply (which is a small enough number to be sad and pitiful) know this to be true.

And so do the rest of us.

@DeliaChristina @uastronomer Men, if your first instinct after reading this post is to reply by attacking the poster/post, you’ve already lost the argument. Take a fucking step back and do some introspection and realize where you yourself are still falling short (which ALL men are, in some/many way(s), myself included).

@leoncowle

I'm really trying to understand which of the words were triggering.

Patriarchy?
All?
Men?
Socialized?
Oppression?
Violence?

I wish them the best on their journey.

@DeliaChristina @leoncowle Or it could just be as simple as the idea that you're able to see something they can't.

They could either put in the work to learn the skill to see what you see... or just pretend you're crazy and there's nothing to see there.

The latter is a path of much less resistance.

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