much of the Pl*tner discourse lately evokes "masculinity" as a thing "he has" or "we need" in politics. so I will re-up this short essay from 2023 about how it's impossible to discuss masculinity without grappling with how ppl unconsciously view femininity juliaserano.medium.com/masculinity-...

Masculinity, Femininity, and M...
Masculinity, Femininity, and Meanings

I experienced a weird confluence of events over the last 48 hours. Over the weekend, I listened to the Know Your Enemy podcast episode…

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...for those disinclined to click the link, here is a screenshot that discusses some of the main points of the essay. IMO the recurring "crisis in masculinity" discourse is better described as a "fear of femininity" perception problem. juliaserano.medium.com/masculinity-...
...btw a couple ppl took issue with the fact that I asterisk'd that guy's name in the first post in this thread, so I'm going to drop this here: bsky.app/profile/juli...

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jegl5qdhv2obobhr326womff/post/3mnn4tqs4422r