Democrats and Republicans Agree Men Are in Trouble. They Disagree on What to Do About It.

Submitted by Mastodon on Sat, 2023-07-15 02:57

Article here. Excerpt:

'The survey asked respondents to agree or disagree with a series of quotations from Democrats and Republicans that pointed to problems with American men and Americans’ ideas about masculinity.

Most people — Democrats and Republicans — agreed that prevailing societal ideas of masculinity are flawed, that boys’ and men’s economic prospects are under threat and that men should spend less time watching porn and playing video games. Though there are partisan splits on some questions, majorities of Republicans and Democrats agreed with statements on the problematic state of American masculinity or a need for a more positive version of it, no matter the party of the speaker. (Respondents could see only the quotations, no attribution, in the survey.)

These results surprised both political pollsters and scholars who focus on gender.'

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...makes me want to hurl.

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Submitted by Matt on Sat, 2023-07-15 21:05

"Republicans and Democrats agreed with statements on the problematic state of American masculinity or a need for a more positive version of it"

This statement says more about the misandry of the researchers who designed and ran the survey, and says almost nothing about masculinity.

A survey instrument is a powerful tool. Phrasing questions in a particular way allows the researchers substantial control over how responses can be interpreted and ideological frameworks imposed on responder choices.

These researchers are clearly influenced by feminist ideological principles that frame masculinity as a social construct, a thing that can be re-written, re-constructed, and views men and boys as dumb recipients of ideologically designed doctrines of masculinity.

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Submitted by rabel111 on Sun, 2023-07-16 07:22