i think you've VERY fundamentally misunderstood the point of my post tbh

men and boys first and foremost hurt themselves to avoid being perceived as their lessers (i.e. women and gay men)

— The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love (2004), p. 66, by bell hooks

the entire point of the of the post is that i'm not going to sympathize with men experiencing "rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem" when that self-esteem is built on and maintained by the foundational belief they must be inherently superior to me

if they gave up that belief, those "rituals" would have very little power. but they clearly understand that they benefit from patriarchy more than they are harmed by it, which is why they won't let it go

Even as an advertiser (especially as an advertiser), I am convinced that outlawing advertising is the best thing we can do for our world now. More than gun control. More than tackling climate change. More than lowering the price of eggs. Removing these advanced manipulation tools would force everyone—politicians included—to snap back into reality. By outlawing advertising, the machinery of mass delusion would lose its most addictive and toxic fuel.

I started out reading this smugly saying to myself yeah, right.

But by the end I'm sold. Let's ban advertising.

We can start small, maybe with city ordinances. Then roll it out county wide, then at the state level. Once other states see how quiet and sane things can be, they'll adopt the ban too. The ones that don't will remain snarling islands of rage & delusion until the people move away.

Right genuinely thank you for including this one bc i cannot stress this enough, the most important part isn’t just reinforcing those female beauty standards, it’s also profiting off of them at the literal expense of your fans (mostly women and girls). Bc of course these products are generally considered high end, niche, and expensive.

Drag race is like boot camp for narcissistic males to learn how to generate a cult of personality and exploit their following for every single penny they can wring out of them. Ru Paul picks contestants that he knows already do numbers on social media and he then gives them the tools and training they need to become a successful brand.

It’s quite seriously an influencer industrial complex

Step 7: frequently remind your audience in graphic detail how much you love cock and getting plowed and taking loads and even compare yourself to things like a public toilet or a glory hole, as a subtle reminder that you’re a gay man who couldn’t possibly be capable of ever harming women or being a misogynist

Vivien McDermid (Sc 1981)

The Recurring Dream and the Green Lizard (2024)