Over the last decade plus, young men have been lost due to the labeling of them as toxic, aka Toxic Masculinity.
A movement that was created in the 1980’s to reform masculinity began to gain steam in the last decade, aggressively shaming men by women and LBGTQ+ for the littlest infraction to them by the DNA of the heterosexual male.
Women like to use disrespectful terms like mansplaining as a condescending or dismissive manner to discredit what a man is saying, doing or trying to convey.
Some men overcompensate their masculinity as a protest or backlash while others lose their self-identity and become misunderstood, lost and depressed.
The breakdown of the nuclear family and one parent home doesn’t help. The absence of a male in the household creates confusion, conflicting feelings, lack of discipline, a male role model and lack of masculine emotional support.
Also the pressure of programs like DEI, that pushes qualified men out of the high end executive work force, has help to exacerbate the situation.
Men are just there for menial laborers jobs, plumbers, electricians, soldiers and forced to do the work that’s not sought after.
This is a complex and nuanced issue and is alienating men in our current society. This will lead to tensions and animosity among genders as men are being devalued and devastated. The backlash will wreak havoc as it will eventually create destructive extremism.
Whether it be gang recruitment, joining congenial militias, escapism through narcotics or school shootings, this issue needs to be addressed before it’s too late.
The imbalance will lead to broader negative consequences that will be quite profound and severely detrimental to our society.
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