Feminists, do you derive pleasure from the fact that male traits such as risk taking, machoism and exuberance?

Question

some the very traits that have paid for our privileged lives are being medicated out of existence in our feminised education systems?

Answer 1

Define "machoism". I don't mind exuberance and risk taking, but I don't like arrogant people, especially if they're going to declare themselves leader and expect me to do as they say just because I'm standing next to them.

"Feminised education system"? You do know that this fear that OH NOES civilisation was going to be the end of everything masculine was around 100 years ago, too? That's why the boy scouts were founded.

Answer 2

You sound like a serious crybaby wuss, dude.

Answer 3

I would be more than happy if machismo was medicated out of existence.

"machismo:

Exaggerated pride in masculinity, perceived as power, often coupled with a minimal sense of responsibility and disregard of consequences. In machismo there is supreme valuation of characteristics culturally associated with the masculine and a denigration of characteristics associated with the feminine. It has for centuries been a strong current in Latin American politics and society. Caudillos (military dictators), prominent in the history of Latin America, have typified machismo with their bold and authoritarian approach to government and their willingness to employ violence to achieve their ends."

Violence, aggression, excessive pride, disregard of consequences, no sense of responsibility, denigration of women and less 'masculine' men .... you think these are positive traits that should be encouraged?

Perhaps you think it is acceptable for boys to pick on 'feminine' looking boys? You think it's ok for ignorant boys  to disrupt classes? You think they should be given more attention because they are louder?

Answer 4

You don't even see your own ignorance.  You believe that those traits are reserved for MEN....That's pretty sexist and you have been brainwashed with a bar of stupid.  I guess nobody ever told you, but women have always been and will always be brave, strong, exuberant, we can think, invent, create, hunt, gather, fish, protect the ones we love and survive.  The problem is that men made up this b.s. about gender-roles, and they appointed their own desired behaviors of men and women.  But the truth is,  lots of men are better at cooking and home making than some women are.   And there are many women who are better at other things which require bravery, power and risk-taking.  That's just facts of life, but somehow it always manages to threaten the fragile egos of some of the guys in this world.  I think it's because some men cannot validate themselves as men unless they believe that men can do things that women just can't do.  When you guys see women proving you are wrong, it angers you because you see it as a threat to your way of life, and you feel inferior as men....But ya know what - that's YOUR problem, and guys like you need therapy....And read a few books.  And "machoism" is nothing more than an over-exaggerated behavior of how some men think they need to behave.  It is unflattering, really.

EDIT: You were the merkin who described risk-taking and exuberance as "male traits."  It doesn't matter if your ex girlfriend was a bricklayer or a roofer.

Answer 5

It's quite sad really... the wonderful qualities of little boys(bravery, energetic, adventurous, curiosity) have suddenly become a disorder that must be treated.   This, combined with educational methods that are not well suited for boys  and teaching them false ideologies ..well.....the possible outcome frightens me to say the least.

I have 5 sons and quite well understand and embrace the very dear nature of boys. The same qualities that they try to stifle in young boys are the very  qualities that make great men.

Answer 6

Both males and females have traits that are similar and different.  I think they complement each other well.

Answer 7

Firstly, why do you think the education system is "feminised".  It is because girls mostly do better academically than boys, and therefore in a results driven academic system, more emphasis will be put on the education of girls.  I don't think women and girls are any less risk takers or any less exuberant than men.  With regard to machoism, what's so great about that?

Answer 8

Do you know what the word "medicated" means? It has nothing to do with education.

I suspect you have little personal experience of the education system

Answer 9

What's so great about machismo? The way I see it, it only serves to turn people into a__holes. As for risk-taking and exuberance, it's up to people to develop those traits on their own. When was the last time you had to skateboard over a big vat of razor blades in the playground? And furthermore, these traits are NOT exclusively male. Anyone can have them.

Answer 10

a bit angry, hey? sounds like that education system didn't have that effect on you

Answer 11

I'm an English teacher. You wouldn't believe the lengths that the authors of our books have gone to feminize men.

Every doctor is a woman and every nurse is a man. The pilot is a woman the flight attendent is a man, etc.

Soon boys will be wearing pink satin panties to school because they'll think that's what boys are supposed to do.

Answer 12

Firstly, exuberance is definately not a male trait. Neither is machoism particularly. Risk taking possibly, but I've never really heard of a gender difference in this (it applies to gambling behavoirs, etc). Plus, I'm not totally sure these are what make our lives privaleged; medical research was noit particularly exuberant, for example.

Secondly, neither medication nor education attempts to limit these when they are within normal limits (yes, we will attempt to pressure people with mania, or extreme risk takers like impulsive gamblers to seek help. However, the increase in such sports as tombstoning and base jumping suggests these traits are not exactly under risk and that you have a huge chip on your shoulder.)