Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
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Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
Related Communities
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!askmen@lemmy.world
!mensmentalhealth@lemmy.world
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My comment was too long as is. There are like 20 comments in this thread I didn't think I was asking for a lot to point you to a list.
I got to "the patriarchy" through leftism not feminism. When I say patriarchy I mean hierarchal structures of oppression. I spent a long time working against hierarchal structures and thinking before I realized that when feminists say "the patriarchy" they refer specifically to the primary hierarchal structure of oppression that has been operating for the last few centuries in the western world and in other parts. Since it's more specific and precise than "the primary hierarchal structure of oppression that has been operating for the last few centuries in the western world and in other parts" I use it. It also helps me understand and connect to feminism better. I find as a man, it's easy to feel alienated with certain rhetoric lately so this helps counter that.
I feel like I responded directly to your question though:
We don't have a good pipeline for young men to get from curious to fighting for their rights through leftism
We're not good allies to young men who fight for leftist ideology.
You're right in your final point, most people just want to live their lives. When we show them the things that help them are on the left they'll vote left. The ones who want to fight will be the ones fighting.
No you still didn't answer what aspects for young men, the left does not cover?
Also do you have any real life experience with leftist spaces? I happen to work with visuals and so I'm involved in with the alternative scene quite a bit. Never been alienated as a dude or see other guys being alienated for being a man. There is also no shortage of guys there.
Kudos to you for contributing! No, I've never felt out of place in leftist spaces, but I know many young men are alienated by what they see of "loud" leftist ideology, lack of support online etc....
As for "aspects" I believe ideologically the left has the best answers for men. I think it's more the logistical aspects I described in previous posts we don't cover well/enough.
So how does the left has the answers for men despite not even asking the questions?
Or maybe of what they see, by how right wing is portraying the leftist ideology? Lack of support online, what do you even mean?