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Edited by explosivediahrea:
10/30/2014 7:40:07 PM
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Why Do People Go Postal, Besides "Toxic Masculinity"
Or why are there so many of them recently, anyway. So Anita Sarkeesian says "We seriously need to address connections between violence, sexism and toxic ideas of manhood before more boys and men commit more mass shootings." Well, I'm neither agreeing nor disagreeing with that, I can't quite wrap my head around it, in fact, so I'm posing the question. What's up with all the mass shootings and why [i]is[/i] it always a dude? Men are just more prone to violence it seems, I guess due to testosterone. There are probably about as many mentally unstable (talking the suicidal/homicidal status here) females as there are males, they're just less likely to say -blam!- it, I'm gonna get a gun and go to work. That one seems easy to me. The reason there have been so many shootings lately could be a direct consequence of the flaws in society, not that sexism isn't one of them, but is it the biggest one? Is it more directly responsible for people snapping and going pscyho than, say, prescribing mental patients narcotics and drugs that alter your brain chemistry instead of therapy designed to help them better the circumstances in their life that are holding them back? [b]I[/b] say not, what say you?
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12 Replies in this Sub-Threadmen may be may be more prone to some types of violence, whereas women are more prone to other types. women are typically the ones that you hear of drowning or smothering their children. (not at all implying this is a common thing or limited to women) i just think that violence emanates from a thought which is fueled by testosterone or estrogen or a number of other things to mature into an act. and those acts, in my opinion, can be more common in one group than another, (whether those groups are broken down by gender or culture or a number of other qualities).
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good points. i think ultimately it comes down to....wait for it...wait for this unoriginal thought....parenting. lol. but seriously i do. our children will interpret the world, (in general), through the lenses we have crafted for them through childhood. and just like leaving a debt when you die for your children to pay, you can leave indelible marks/debts on your children's perceptions with your own mindset and prejudices; teach your child to be a racist, and he/she will carry that debt around often forever...which will cost them throughout their lifetime. it is funny to me how as a culture we experiment on children first, not knowing the consequences, before experimenting on adults. i remember a story not to long ago out of california where they said that a kid could choose the gender they identify with and use the restroom that corresponded to that gender. now, without saying anything about that concept in general, you can walk into the courthouse where that ruling was made as a man and not be allowed to go into a woman's bathroom even if you identify gender as a woman. they wouldn't allow it to happen in their courts, but they will experiment on the children. it is just sad. i am not saying anything to belittle gender identity issues, only that it is a symptom of a systemic illness in our culture to say that we will "try this out on the kids first."
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Yeah kids are for the most part just viewed as people who can't stand up for themselves, can't think for themselves, are less than citizens. When in reality they're usually super aware and do formulate their own opinions, (yes often based on ideals absorbed from their parents). I remember being small and people who always talk about you like you're not there. Like telling your parental figure how cute you are or how smart you are or how big you've gotten instead of looking you in the eye and saying, what's up little person, how's your day, et cetera. I gotta give my dad credit he was always straightup with me about religion, he'd say, I don't believe in it and here's why but I'm not going to tell you there's no such thing as angels or god, because I don't know, so it's up to you to make your mind up.
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