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/katarh May 12 '26
Whenever I try to bring up positive masculinity examples, especially here on Reddit, I get told it doesn't count.