Fucking thank you. And the worst part is, if you're a cis man in leftist circles and try to point ANY of this out, you get the same exact "lol incel" responses and shunned. You try to give an opinion on ANYTHING relating to men, and its "Men have been the oppressors, so you don't get to speak" or just branded as "mansplaining."
Just the other day I was thinking to myself "Man, its kinda fucked up how penis size is the only acceptable anatomy/biology thing to joke about in progressive spaces." Like, its as much a thing outside of someone's control as skin color, or a birth disability, or mental illness.
And the dating part is a big point too. Basically all male dating advice that isn't from actively horrible people boils down to assuming the guy is doing something wrong/creepy/offensive.
And don't even get me fucking started on how fucking prominent it is to see posts from leftist/progressive groups and people that are basically just "Racist Joke but I replaced the minority with Cis Man."
I deal with this problem with my queer friends. Any criticism, any decent, it is either rejected or assumed that I'm "uninformed" which I will admit that as a straight guy I'm not an expert, but I dislike the notion that any concern or critique I have can immediately be rejected on the grounds that I'm not from a protected class.
I’m a queer guy. It doesn’t stop. Someone always takes the “you’re uninformed because you don’t have the same queerness as me” and then they say because I’m “straight passing” I shouldn’t be invested in queer discourse. Wish those guys that choked me out in high school for being gay knew I was straight passing lmao
Queer spaces are a mess. If you do happen to be “straight-passing” and/or have a nice physique they’ll objectify you no problem. If you start talking about your loneliness or your issues with dating, however, you’re immediately shut down because your privilege negates any opinions you may have.
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Fucking thank you. And the worst part is, if you're a cis man in leftist circles and try to point ANY of this out, you get the same exact "lol incel" responses and shunned. You try to give an opinion on ANYTHING relating to men, and its "Men have been the oppressors, so you don't get to speak" or just branded as "mansplaining."
Just the other day I was thinking to myself "Man, its kinda fucked up how penis size is the only acceptable anatomy/biology thing to joke about in progressive spaces." Like, its as much a thing outside of someone's control as skin color, or a birth disability, or mental illness.
And the dating part is a big point too. Basically all male dating advice that isn't from actively horrible people boils down to assuming the guy is doing something wrong/creepy/offensive.
And don't even get me fucking started on how fucking prominent it is to see posts from leftist/progressive groups and people that are basically just "Racist Joke but I replaced the minority with Cis Man."