Feminists used to claim that it is essential to dissect the negative aspects of traditional manhood to organize a cultural revolution. As condescending as it may sound for certain women to redefine what it means to be masculine, third wave feminists are set on emasculating all of culture entirely. To an intersectional feminist, even a redefinition of masculinity is vexing. Gender must conform to their ahistoric perspective of a "gender continuum." Never-mind that 99.99% of people can comfortably self-identify as cis or trans male/female; it's now stated that to even identify a gender binary is offensive.

Well, fuck these people. I want to devote this thread to positive aspects of masculinity. I'm sure the blue pillers will feel compelled to chime in through their safe spaces that women can also exhibit these traits. Let it be said here. "We know." It's called stereotyping because it's based on an element of truth. There are still distinguishable traits that can be safely defined as masculine away from the confines of feminists' echo chamber.

• Male camaraderie, separate from the influence of a vixen, is much more powerful and engaging than female friendships. I can't tell you how many times I've woken up to a phone call or text at 2:00 in the morning from a "brother." I may have not talked to this person in months, but I always responded when they were in need, and the assistance has been reciprocated. When these stories are communicated to women, most of them almost appear alarmed that you would ruin your Saturday night to drive 30+ miles to help jump your friend's car. Why not tell your friend to call a tow trunk or walk in the cold to find help? Because internally I desire for my friendship to extend beyond empty platitudes at the bar. I think this is a consequence of evolutionary dimorphism. For the tribe to survive, males need to avoid backstabbing each other. That's why certain rules are enacted with high publicity like the "bro code." Men can be rude and intolerant to other men not in their inner circle, but as soon as some level of camaraderie is reached, very few men will breach that code without feeling terrible.

• Male Empathy. Whether we want to disclose it as male disposability or not, men are able to perceive and act on empathy more than women. If my tire blows out, I can assume the car pulling over to help is a man. If I've sunk to the hells of depression, I can assume that the friend who will actually try to motivate me to take action (instead of "talk through my feelings" which is just the first step of recovery and the easiest problem to mitigate) is a man. Who is more likely to give up a seat to an elderly person, hold a door open for a stranger, or volunteer to help with menial tasks? These are all powerful statements about male empathy, but it is most evident in conversing with men. All people are guilty of internalizing a conversation through their personal experiences, but women will often redirect a conversation so it's about their experience. Male empathy is more genuine. If you haven't acquired it, you'll know. Men won't bullshit with you. You'll know where you stand.

• Male Responsibility. Men typically have a much more realistic and positive view of human agency. This can work against us as we usually take full responsibility for when an organization (such as a business or family) experiences hardships. Women are more likely to bring up external factors. This is most evident in how women defend large government socialism whereas men are more likely to be proponents of the free market (or libertarian socialism at the very least). It's not that men are blind to the inequitable distribution of wealth. It's that men recognize how you need people to buy into personal responsibility for a system to properly operate. If everyone is pointing fingers, nobody has their hands on the lever.