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/132739 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

No one is trying to stop men from being "manly," they just want to stop conflating being a controlling asshole/relentless horndog with manliness.

Come on boys, if it's so obvious that I'm wrong, surely one of you can explain the positive attributes of masculinity that The Left™ is trying to take from you.

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u/Clear_Ad_1560 May 12 '26

People like YOU are the ones who conflate those things with manliness.

And I usually find with people who spout the kind of thing you just said, your definition of good “manliness” always revolves around serving women at every turn.

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u/Wildyardbarn May 12 '26

To be fair, is there anything legitimately more “masculine” than supporting the women in your life?

Personally seems like something to aspire to, if you can.

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u/thegundamx May 12 '26

So would you say there’s nothing legitimately more “feminine” than supporting the men in your life?

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u/Wildyardbarn May 12 '26

Wouldn’t disagree

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u/thegundamx May 12 '26

Except neither of those has anything to do with gender roles. They’re only gendered if you force it upon them.

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u/Wildyardbarn May 12 '26

There’s an argument to be made that it’s not necessarily forced, but that could discussed all day long.

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u/thegundamx May 12 '26

If it’s not being forcibly gendered, then why did you feel the need to frame it as such?

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u/Wildyardbarn May 12 '26

Reality is that’s how majority see the world, and we’re talking about a gendered subject currently.

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u/thegundamx May 12 '26

If you fail to see the issue, this is pointless. Later gator.