• brain_in_a_box [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 year ago

    Well the short answer is Patriarchy. Accusing people of behaving in a way contrary to traditional ideas of masculinity is a classic technique for shaming people with heterodox views.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 year ago

      Yeah, yeah, good point. It’s honestly shocking, I spend so much time in Hexbear I forget how common and casual misogyny and queerphobia are out in the ret of the world.