Toxic Masculinity

Let's look at the meaning of toxic masculinity as described by everyone's favorite online resource, Wikipedia.

Toxic masculinity is defined by adherence to traditional male gender roles that restrict the types of emotions allowed for men and men to express, including the social expectations that men aspire to be dominant ( the "alpha male") and limits their emotional scope primarily to expressions of anger

Now ...

On the surface, it looks like it makes sense, right? But we experience some problems when we dig deeper.

Problem # 1: Masculinity and Toxicity Are Like Oil and Water (CANNOT BE MIXED)

If we look at the definition above, we assume that traditional masculinity is defined as nothing more than emotional losses, suppression, and an endless battle to determine who exhibits maximum machismo.

But it is far from reality ...

While it is true that the late 1800s and early 1900s created toxic patterns of behavior mainly among men due to the de-individualization of society (caused by the Industrial Revolution and two World Wars), it will not be considered Most people consider traditional manhood.

It is a very narrow view of manhood that ignores more than a thousand years of the male tradition that is completely antithetical to this form of being.

For hundreds of centuries, powerful men like Alexander the Great, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the Buddha, Marcus Aurelius, Benjamin Franklin, and a plethora of others reflected and encouraged a different version of manhood. different from what we see politicians pundits worshiping today.

True manhood is about living a virtuous life.

Classical thinkers believe that men (and women) should strive to cultivate the virtues that lead to the highest good for all mankind.

The virtues of honor, honesty, restraint, goodness, honesty, diligence, honesty, humility, and kindness are praised as a symbol of what it means to be a strong man.

But those virtues have been largely forgotten and replaced by the bastard version of manhood we see around us today.

You see, poisoning and true masculinity cannot be mixed. They do not go together and never. An individual who acts in anger, tries to assert dominance by fear or force, or belittles those around him is naturally NOT masculine.

Similarly, an individual who is not self-aware to seek help, or refuses to seek help from some form of twisted selfishness is NOT masculine.

He was a little boy acting like a child. Not male.

If you look at almost every great tradition throughout history, especially Eastern traditions and classical philosophers ... you will find a very different picture of what manhood really is compared to how it is portrayed today.

Until our society separates these two points, it will not get the benefits that male strength can provide (which is not exclusive to men).

A More Accurate Analysis of 'Toxic Masculinity'

While I do not believe in toxic masculinity because it is described in the main ... That is the behavior that MASCULINITY itself is toxic to (and yes, I know this is not the argument that everyone who agrees with toxic masculinity ...

but this is the main behavior here). I believe that EXTREMELY most modern people have fallen victim to toxic behaviors.

The masses of men today ...

• Do not have a clearly defined goal or set of passions that drive them - they are primarily driven if not exclusively the desire to earn more because they focus on self-worth in the net

• Lack of humility to seek help and believe that somehow they are weakened (even though almost all ancient cultures considered socialism, social support, and cooperation to be integral to true manhood).

• It has been weak because they view drive, ambition, and assertiveness as "toxic" (though the real toxic is the proliferation of "Nice Guys" who use manipulation and faux-kind to get what they want)

• Refuse to take responsibility for their own lives and instead view themselves as victims of the system (which is in fact true, but they are not acquitted from the possession of their future)

• Silence and distract from the disease in their lives instead of dealing with it directly (which is infinitely easier now than ever before with constant recreation, easy access to drugs, and the culture of disruption in which we live) .

So yes ...

I believe most men today are trapped in toxic patterns.

And on the surface, it is easy to relate these patterns to manhood itself.

But when you dig deeper and you understand the true TRADITION of masculinity that has been promoted for thousands of years ...

It is clear to see that what we are experiencing is largely a result of cultural and technological changes ... not a result of "manhood" or of men who have become evil.

True manhood is healthy. Because true manhood is based on authenticity, service, virtue, and character.

What we see today is not really masculinity. But a bastard version of hedonism that happens to be most applicable to people who own one.

That was my thought😊🌻