atribecalledgabi;c-9805003 said:
We're in a time where women are more educated and entering a lot more male dominated spaces so there's a lot of frustrations that are now being heard and echoed from large groups of women. Not all of it is worth examining, but some of it is and it comes from the job the ppl that raised us did. Our grandparents and parents didn't get it all the way right, or even halfway right in some cases, and I'm not really interested in tryna recreate a dynamic that didn't particularly work in MY family (my dad possesses a lot of qualities on that bingo chart and so did his dad).
As for the concept of "toxic masculinity" tho, I don't really understand it...are they saying men ruined the male-female dynamic with their overt masculinity?
Well with all due respect our fathers and grandfathers come for a period of time where the demeanor of men had to be different. Many of today's over emotional ass men would have either been turned\punked or gotten everyone killed. We don't get to where we are without our ancestors both men and women being both rough and rugged. For as hardened (no homo) lmao as the men were so were the women. So, I think ultimately they balanced each other.
I think we are in a place today where we can be more selective in asserting ourselves. Also, being a Black Man I don't like being lumped in with all MEN, particularly in the context of the workplace. I say with surety, most Black men welcome women in the workplace. I think any vitriol or finger pointing should be pointed in the direction of White men and women for that matter. They stay hating on any people of color getting gwap.
