Why, as a male, when emotionally do I only feel accepted by women but not by men?
Edit2: It's a subjective perception I'm talking about. Are you offended? Why?
What's the matter, why can't men deal with me being sensitive and emotional? Is it because they struggle with me reminding them of having, too, emotions?
Edit: Do men think I'm weak when I show emotions? If so, why?? Why do women see it as a sign of strength when men are vulnerable, but men don't seem to get it? Are they/are we dumb??
This is what is commonly referred to as "toxic masculinity". That's the crux of what they're talking about. It's not just that men are taught to be dangerous to those around them, it's that we're also taught to be hard and lonely Islands that seek no support.
As opposed to masculinity. Look at Gilgamesh, Achelies, even the godfather of stoicism Marcus Arilius. Historically peak alpha males never muffled their emotions.
Not quite, I have a group of male friends who are very comfortable with being emotional with each other and I still prefer opening to women because they are much more concerned and able to deal with it, lot of men still don't know what to do with it.
I mean sure but if you want to look more in depth it's not just toxic masculinity, there's also toxic femininity involved most men have been hurt by their previous partner who they opened up to and their partner then used it against them or even ridiculed them in front of an audience. Or women around them mocked them for being emotional and crying
What you're describing is still toxic masculinity and has absolutely nothing to do with toxic femininity. Men that have been hurt by their previous partners or ridiculed for being emotional, is toxic masculinity. This is because men are discouraged from expressing their emotions or seeking support, reinforcing the harmful stereotype that vulnerability is a sign of weakness. Men get hurt by women doing this because of the toxic view many men and women carry about masculinity and male gender roles.
Toxic femininity on the other hand, is a societal expectation placed on women to conform to traditional gender roles and stereotypes, like being passive, nurturing, and submissive.
To identify toxic femininity, you need to know what to look out for to ensure they are not falling victim to toxic femininity guise as friendship or niceness by some women. The telltale signs include:
Slut-shaming and body-shaming – women who slut-shame or body shame others are toxic
Talking over other people and belittling others, especially fellow women
Making fun of another female to get the attention of a man.
Shaming men for being too soft or having feminine traits that do not live up to societal expectations of what a man is.
Passive aggression behavior can include patronizing behavior, fake niceties, and smiley faces after a harsh text.
Sabotaging and backstabbing behavior like lying for their benefit, offering misleading advice, manipulating situations, and mocking others for their decisions.
Resentment, jealousy, and bitterness towards others, especially fellow women, for their popularity, looks, and achievements
Negative competitiveness with other women through dominance or sexuality
So I found the article you copy pasted your quote from, very lazy of you to not link it to back up your argument. But upon reading it I can see why you didn't. It's because outside of tiny section that you cherry picked to support your argument, it explicitly supports mine. Here's a quote from that same article
"Experts describe toxic femininity as a term used to refer to gender-specific expectations for women that are supposed to keep them quiet, subservient, and submissive amid male aggression and domination. It is also a term that can be used by women to get privileges, and can also be used to mask indirect confrontation with gentleness."
It seems pretty likely you're here arguing in bad faith.
But if you're not, how about you read through some more texts that support my argument, I'll even go the extra mile to link them for you.
You're not the only one who pick out the things that support one side of an argument.
And beyond that, in the 8 or so articles I read through, I only found that the above one actually had anything that really supported your argument.
How about that.