Masculinity Is A Performance For Other Men
Masculinity is a performance for other men, and the Cornell 7 are a textbook example of what happens when that performance becomes the only reality men trust. None of this is about impressing women. It’s about proving to other men that you’re willing to cross lines, enforce dominance, and protect the group’s image at any cost. Masculinity becomes a stage where the audience is always male, and the applause comes from violence, silence, and loyalty.
This is why toxic masculinity is an epistemic problem. It warps how men understand truth. It tells them that aggression is evidence, that…
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