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"Are Bronies Changing the Definition of Masculinity?"
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Almost Scarily Relevant.
FYI, I didn't mean to blame anyone for posting here, by observing that the other thread got far fewer posts. If I didn't want people to post I wouldn't have made the thread; otherwise it'd be like saying TVT needs fewer anime work pages because there's too few classic literature work pages.
And to be honest, I expect a thread like this to get more posts because, well, we're a bunch of people who are accustomed to media discussions.
Formaldehyde's opinion on this matter is basically identical to mine here, and he's less casually wordy than I am, so I don't think that I have all that much to say here.
Yeah, upon thinking about it more I guess it makes sense that the reaction to this realization might be outsized.
That said,...is it really true that observing something can change it? I guess, in a way, this is vindicating a very unfortunate principle of quantum mechanics.
Well, observation is a very indirect form of interaction in its own right.
If you look into the abyss, the abyss might stare back. Or run screaming.
That middle photo actually has a not-awful point, in its own way; the other two, however, are... awkward and sad.
The Fandom Bell Curve is in full effect here.
I feel it kinda appropiates women's struggles with society and minimizes them, but meh, it's better than MRAs
Honestly the only one of the 'I need feminism because' ones I've seen held by a dude that wasn't ridiculous or making it about themselves was one held by a black man talking about intersectionality.
Of course I need feminism because ranges from completely valid to 'because my dad doesn't like my boyfriend'.