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RJ-MacReady

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Tue Apr 29, 2025, 01:08 PM Apr 29

Thoughts on "bro culture" [View all]

We all know what it is, toxic masuculinity and misogyny. This is just my personal opinion but I feel for too long our side has been intimidated by this "manosphere". We saw it this past election putting so much stock into a goober like Joe Rogan. Instead we need to take it apart by attacking it for what it is. An ideology spread by weak "beta" men and incels who simply hate women. Yes yes i know Rogan has one of the "most popular podcasts in the world" so what? Instead of getting outraged when he let's quacks kooks and MMA meatheads spew their nonsense we should laugh at them, diminish them. Take their power away by simply treating them as the loser children they are.

I know some here may think this is a terrible idea and that's ok, please discuss why.

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Thoughts on "bro culture" [View all] RJ-MacReady Apr 29 OP
Lots of flavors to this...the tech bros, the trad bros, the hick bros....only justice is they have a hard time... dutch777 Apr 29 #1
You're suggesting using bro culture's insults (beta male) to take down the manosphere? maxsolomon Apr 29 #2
I used their term as a joke RJ-MacReady Apr 29 #3
"Thorough deconstructions" aren't going to resonate with "bros" maxsolomon Apr 29 #8
We definitely need to engage there EdmondDantes_ Apr 29 #4
agreed RJ-MacReady Apr 29 #5
I am more a live and let live kind of guy WSHazel Apr 29 #6
1) Yes. More women do go to college. YET men STILL Scrivener7 Apr 29 #9
How did this approach work in 2016 and 2024? WSHazel Apr 29 #14
This isn't an approach, and this isn't a race to be a bigger victim. It has nothing to do Scrivener7 Apr 29 #19
Who is responsible blubunyip Apr 29 #12
I think people continue to misinterpret MAGA WSHazel Apr 29 #16
Building coalitions blubunyip Apr 29 #21
These are the same crybabies who won't support labor unions leftstreet Apr 29 #13
Some of them are in unions WSHazel Apr 29 #15
I wonder why more women are graduating from college Wicked Blue Apr 29 #18
They don't need to. When they get out into the workforce, they still make considerably more than women. Scrivener7 Apr 29 #20
There's an old saying in women's circles... haele Apr 29 #7
They are all just money grubbing weasels JustAnotherGen Apr 29 #10
"Bro culture" is a contradiction in terms. (nt) Paladin Apr 29 #11
It's toxic masculinity wrapped around a cult LS0999 Apr 29 #17
exactly RJ-MacReady Apr 30 #22
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