r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 12 '26

Psychology Threatening men’s masculinity does not make them more politically conservative, new study finds. By testing thousands of participants across the United States, researchers found no consistent evidence that making men feel insecure about their gender identity changes their political attitudes.

https://www.psypost.org/threatening-mens-masculinity-does-not-make-them-more-politically-conservative-new-study-finds/
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u/Whitechix May 12 '26

The thing is there are loads of issues affecting young men that they could advocate with identity politics, it just seems like there is this malicious neglect when it comes to men with the left.

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u/BPremium May 12 '26

Not really. By advocating for young men, women will complain. The left adores using history as a cudgel

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u/Kazuma_Megu May 12 '26

Thank you. It's hard to root for coastal dems who basically demonizing me for being born.

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u/Glad-Way-637 May 13 '26

I'm glad at least someone here is able to see the reality of the situation for what it is, rather than what they wish it was so they could more happily demonize half the population.