Channelknight Fadran

Is it...

like...

weird to be a dude concerning himself with the toxic culture surrounding males and masculinity in a world where the patriarchy is still very blatantly in charge? Like I get to an extent that gender issues in general are kind of just everyone's problem (i.e. if guys didn't have so much pressure to be the 'alpha' or whatnot then there'd probably be a lot oless sexual harrassment in the world), but sometimes I feel like I'm the old white skinhead saying "nobody has it harder than the white male" in a world where literally any other demographic is trying to express themselves for the first bloody time.

But on the other hand, there's really not much I can do about the ladies and the enbies and... kinda just any other demographic. I'm very much a straight white male (technically 1/4 korean but that does not show through at all), and another massive problem surrounding various prejudicial issues is the idea of the white savior. Obviously it would be nice if every white guy ever sat down in a room and had a good long chat about how to stop being racist and mysognistic, but that's still really just the patriarchy taking charge and enforcing "equality" - which is, at its core, the same problem; even if it's well-meaning.

So I think my conclusion is that being supportive of other peoples' strengths is the best I can do for them. In the end I have my own problems to deal with, and in the end I'm just one guy who everyone else's problems means very little to. It's none of my beeswax and I have no right to assert myself in any of those situations unless prompted.

Meaning I think I can worry about stuff like toxic masculinity and such...?

idk

 

this has been Fadran's Thoughts at 1 AM - Part II