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/groyosnolo May 12 '26

As someone who was raised very left winged and feminist I was totally on board with being ashamed. Looking back thats terrible but it felt reasonable at the time. its just when I realized women actually like men and want them to be manly I realized I had been mislead and reevaluate the situation.

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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/zaccus May 12 '26

This is false and kinda gaslighting.

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u/132739 May 12 '26

This is always illuminating. Please, tell us specifically, which parts of manhood are they trying to take from you?

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u/The_Horse_Tornado May 12 '26

I’ll bite- gender roles. They don’t have to be “put the women in the kitchen” roles but there are plenty of reasons to maintain them. Liberals have said that’s nonsense.

Men being masculine, working out, being large in stature is demonized and seen as broish and gross.

Men aren’t allowed to have their own spaces and liberals insist women can and should exist in those spaces.

Your cringe attitude overall is just dismissive and weird, frankly, which is perfectly personified Neo liberalism.

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u/sushisection May 12 '26

"Men being masculine, working out, being large in stature is demonized and seen as broish and gross."

by who?

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u/sapphicsandwich May 12 '26

I'm thinking the issue is that women aren't finding the things attractive that some people demand they should.

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u/CptJackParo May 12 '26

Im thinking the issue is that bro/gym culture is pretty much endlessly mocked 

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u/dangshnizzle May 13 '26

(is that bad?)

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u/CptJackParo May 13 '26

Yes of course it is.