something ive been thinking about lately is how i think a lot of young men are turned off by leftism because it doesnt promise a better world for them too. men often feel like a bit of an afterthought in leftist ideology. it feels like "women will be treated as equal human beings, people of color wont be arrested on the spot for not being white, genderqueer people will be able to present and exist however they want, trans people will have easy and consistent access to gender affirming care, queer people will be able to get married and have sex with whoever they want, and... men will stay the same!" NO!!!! men will be able to cry!!! men will be able to talk about their feelings!!! men will be able to wear skirts and makeup and like pink and be submissive without being seen as lesser!!! men will be able to do stereotypically masculine things without being seen as weird or sexist or something!!! men will be able to ask for help!!! men wont be excluded from spaces for being "an oppressor class"!!! men wont have their masculinity used against them, especially in abusive relationships!!! men will be able to talk about their abuse and mental health!!! men will be able to like matcha and crochet and clairo without being seen as manipulative!!! men will be able to be bicurious and explore their sexuality!!! men will be able to be ace and not seen as pussies and aro and not seen as abusers/sex pests!!! your leftism needs to be just as inclusive for men as it is for everyone else. equality and freedom in the sense of leftism is not something men are automatically privy to due to benefiting from the patriarchy under specific circumstances.
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