At least that is what one Twitter user had to say. Now, this may sound demeaning, but he had a reason so let me elaborate. While the movement of feminism was much needed and helped a lot of people to embrace change.
Men, however, weren’t lucky enough to receive the same treatment. Sure, it might not ‘seem’ like that they are dealt with unfairly, but the truth is quite the opposite. And Michael Ian Black wanted to shed some light on this subject matter.
Deeper even than the gun problem is this: boys are broken.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
Until we fix men, we need to fix the gun problem.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
The last 50 years redefined womanhood: women were taught they can be anything. No commensurate movement for men who are still generally locked into the same rigid, outdated model of masculinity and it’s killing us.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
If you want to hurt a man, the first thing you do is attack his masculinity. Men don’t have the language to understand masculinity as anything other than some version of a caveman because no language exists.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
The language of masculinity is hopelessly entwined with sexuality, and the language of sexuality in hopelessly entwined with power, agency, and self-worth.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
So men (and boys before that) don’t have language for modes of expression that don’t readily conform to traditional standards. To step outside those norms is to take a risk most of us are afraid to take. As a result, a lot of guys spend their lives terrified.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
We’re terrified of being viewed as something other than men. We know ourselves to be men, but don’t know how to be our whole selves. A lot of us (me included) either shut off or experience deep shame or rage. Or all three. Again: men are terrified.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
Even talking about this topic invites ridicule because it’s so scary for most men (and women). Men are adrift and nobody is talking about it and nobody’s doing anything about it and it’s killing us.
— Michael Ian Black (@michaelianblack) February 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/CAdamPeart/status/964196605900374016
https://twitter.com/DWilsonEsq/status/964285189584236545
https://twitter.com/lkumar11281/status/964444081970585600
Please stop trying to project your own pathology on the general male population. You only make yourself look pathetic.
— The Centerville Conservative (@cwcollinsjr) February 16, 2018
What about you? Do you agree with his beliefs? Share your thoughts in the comments down below.