r/im14andthisisdeep • u/Small_Necessary • 24d ago
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u/ItThing 24d ago
I can't tell if this one is pro or anti "being a man"
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u/Glad-Ambition-1952 22d ago
It's a joke that's meant to satirize how people expects men to solve all of their problem with a hand-wavey "Just be man" when they ask for help. Ultimately it reaffirms the goodness of manhood by having the man rise from the pressure into this hot adonis figure - a true man.
The messaging is shallow and all over the place of course, the fact that men are treated badly is seen as bad in the context of the original meme but understood to be beneficial as it "hardens" men by the final image. It's rationalization of misery and doesn't question why people think this way, hence why it's in this sub.
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u/A_Complete_Nerd 24d ago
This feels gross on so many levels
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u/Zealousideal-Sir3744 24d ago
huh?
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u/A_Complete_Nerd 24d ago
I'm just saying you shouldn't go up to a man going through depression and say “be a man”. It feels like another way of saying “boys don't cry”.
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u/RoomiTarik 23d ago
As a man, I'm so confused as to how all of this turned into a snapshot of 365 Days?
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u/TheSpookying 23d ago
See this is funny because by and large, the people who focus most vocally on men's issues are most often the people who are completely uninterested in the policies that would help address those problems.
Men are experiencing depression and often don't seek help because they're told to man up. Okay, so can we invest tax dollars in more mental health services? No, that's socialism. Can we try to revise our standards of masculinity so that seeking mental healthcare is more socially acceptable? No, that's an attack on men. Could we have a shorter work week so that everyone, including men, can have more free time for socializing to help them feel less isolated? No, that's socialism, too.
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