[edit: I thank everyone for their comments and time. A lot of very interesting opinions and view points. Unfortunately also a lot of things that went away from the actual answer. So I'm thinking maybe this thread can be closed without deleting it?]

The more I hear people talk about it who aren't cis-het men, the more I hear criticism about the concept. But so far, I've only heard people say that it's stupid, that it's not a thing, that it's men's own fault etc. But I've yet to understand where that criticism comes from. I don't want to start a discussion on whether or not it's real or not. I just want to understand where the critics are coming from.

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[–] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But I don't really see an answer to the question

That question being:

I just want to understand where the critics are coming from.

To repeat my answer: It comes from a lack of empathy, as it's easier to downplay a problem than to take it seriously.

Whenever a statistic isn't fair towards a group, be it income, housing, ... corrective measures are being implemented. Unless that group is men, such as the homelessness, suicide, incarceration, lower education, ... Then it's seen as "normal" due to "toxic men".

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