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[drunk theory question] do you all think revolutionary masculinity is an oxymoron? if not, what would it consist of (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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was discussing this with a friend of mine (she's an anarchist but she actually organizes and shit). she was saying there can be no such thing as revolutionary masculinity because the two things are contradictory. but i'm a marxist so contradictions really butter my bread.

i think in a utopian, communist world gender identity would be completely different, to the point where it might not even be legible to us today, but my question is more about how we get from here to there. basically, can we men find a way to not be shitheads in such a way as to bring about communism, or does that not even make sense

feel free to dunk on me if this is a dumb question

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

If we’re talking about labeling things, that’s not going to go away. People are always gonna associate xyz with a group, and maybe masculinity will consist of different things and omit certain things. It’s a waste of time and perhaps detrimental to try to “eliminate” these labels. Instead, we should eliminate the moralizing and strict exclusivity with these labels.

For example, weightlifting and sports can still be considered masculine, but it shouldn’t be a bad thing if you’re a man and not into it, and it shouldn’t be a bad thing if you’re a woman and are into it, and it shouldn’t be a bad thing if you do those things and still paint your nails or do ballet or whatever.