Toxic Psychology

12 Saturday Jan 2019

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APA, culture, decline, evil, men, psychology, toxic masculinity

This very week, by a strange chance, I had the dubious pleasure of thumbing through what passes for a modern psychology textbook. Suffice to say, the new age of illiteracy may actually be a good thing.

So it is was that I was prepared for the latest shenanigans from the APA: being male is bad:

Attention boys: bullying, homophobia, sexual harassment and abuse are all your fault, according to new guidelines published by the world’s largest association of psychologists.

While traditional gender roles – under which men are stoic, competitive, dominant and aggressive – have existed for millennia, the rise of social justice culture has seen a new phrase popularized in recent years: toxic masculinity.

In the APA’s “first ever” set of guidelines to help psychologists work with men and boys, the association states that “traditional masculinity is psychologically harmful,” and “causes damage that echoes both inwardly and outwardly.”

But what is ‘traditional masculinity’ anyway? The APA says traditional masculinity is defined by “stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression.” It’s found in men’s resilience in the face of adversity and insistence on “looking tough” despite mental suffering, and in their tendency to handle emotional strain with anger.

It’s safe to say that anyone claiming association with the APA is now an enemy. Regard them as such.

It’s a Woman’s World

07 Monday Jan 2019

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Men just built it and are expected to run it and pay for it. The power is her’s, the discrimination is his:

Men ‘face MORE discrimination than women’: Global study claims males receive the raw end of the deal with harsher punishments for the same crime, compulsory military service and more deaths at work

Men are disadvantaged in 91 countries compared to 43 nations for women
The UK, the US and Australia all discriminate against men more, a study claims
Italy, Israel and China are harder environments for women, researchers say
Scientists created the Basic Index of Gender Inequality to assess inequality
Closer the BIGI score is to zero the greater the level of equality is in the country

This comes as a surprise to no-one expect, perhaps, a few modern-wave feminists and their lavender supporters. The US comes in at number 61, favoring (you guessed it) women.

Tell us more about that ERA thing.

Man Up, Millenials

04 Tuesday Dec 2018

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This is from Vancouver, mind you. But, what the heck?

VANCOUVER — As the famous Village People song declares, “Every man wants to be a macho macho man / To have the kind of body, always in demand.” But are “macho macho” mindsets becoming a thing of the past? A new study finds that male millennials are drifting away from stereotypical masculine values.

The research, led by the University of British Columbia, showed that younger men tend to value selflessness, social engagement, and health over traditional male ideals like physical strength and autonomy.

Of course, physique and independence were still prominent values for the 630 Canadian men aged 15 to 29 who took part in the survey, just not as important to participants as selflessness. In fact, selflessness was by far the top-rated male value. Nine in 10 respondents said that men should should help others, and 88 percent of the respondents agreed that men should be open to new ideas, new people, and new experiences. Eight in 10 felt it imperative that a man gives back to his community.

The irony of the Village People quote.

Give back? Without manly men, there would be no communities. No figure in all of history is more selfless than Western Man. There would be no society to engage without him. There would be no modern notion of health without him. The strength and autonomy ensure those other things exist.

Read up and hot the weights. Get in touch with your masculine side, Men of the West. It’s you or no one.

Battling From the Open Raft

15 Monday Oct 2018

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This kind of goes back to the old 53% statistic. Or the Justice K show trial. Is it possible men can be something other than oppressors? Even the opposite of that?

Washington (AFP) – The notion that it is dangerous to be an American man in the #MeToo era took off during the angry debate over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

But tossing more fuel onto the fire were a sarcastic tirade from Donald Trump and a painfully awkward tweet from a seemingly over-anxious mother.

On the day Kavanaugh was sworn in as the junior justice to the high court, Pieter Hanson’s mother posted a message on the social media network comparing the plight of the jurist — who had vigorously denied allegations of sexual aggression — to the dating challenges facing her 32-year-old son.

Under the hashtag #HimToo, she said her son was refusing to go on “solo dates due to the current climate of false sexual accusations by radical feminists with an axe to grind.”

1) Unless it comes from Donald Trump, I find anything on Twitter idiotic and/or suspicious. Doubly so for “mom’s” plea Tweet.

2) Sailer Jerry has already cucked hard. He may be okay, but he’s not Judge K.

However, I find the sentiment of the story plausible, probable. Another case of modern liberal, cannibal PC dining on itself. See also, the spectacle and mockery visited upon Kanye West, as told best, here, by Jim Goad.

If they’re not GITMO’d fast, Killary and Pocahontas may announce (failing) bids for 2020. Any word from Giant Meteor??

#BoysToo

27 Thursday Sep 2018

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Violence, unwarranted and unjustified, is wrong.

Who is more likely to be victimized by teen dating violence? If you’re quick to think it’s girls, new data shows you’re wrong. In a surprising twist, recently published research indicates boys are more likely to report being victims of dating violence committed by partners who hit, slap or push them.

Researchers with the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Simon Fraser University (SFU) conducted a longitudinal study of dating violence. While reports of physical abuse went down over time, they say there is a troubling gender-related trend.

Five percent of teens reported physical abuse from their dating partners in 2013, down from 6 percent in 2003. But in the last year, 5.8 percent of boys reported dating violence compared to 4.2 percent of girls.

“It could be that it’s still socially acceptable for girls to hit or slap boys in dating relationships,” says lead author Catherine Shaffer, a PhD student with SFU, in a release. “This has been found in studies of adolescents in other countries as well.”

It is substantiated by multiple studies from multiple countries. But it is not limited to teens. The consensus number is 53% – a slight majority – of “domestic” violence victims are males. Men are also the majority of victims of other violence. That patriarchal privilege or something. A dollar to a donut the Canadian study, like others, found that the 5.8 and 4.2 stats are skewed as men tend to underreport while women overreport.

We don’t blame victims unless they’re men, then it’s their fault. All that toxic masculinity.

Brown’s program is part of a growing trend on campuses to address “toxic masculinity,” a term generally defined as elements of masculinity that encourage dominance and prevent men from showing emotion.

Some experts identify this as a root cause of #MeToo issues. They say it can lead to self-detrimental, sexist and sometimes violent behavior, including sexual assault.

The behavior and attitudes of young men at educational institutions is under particular scrutiny as prospective Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh faces accusations of sexual impropriety dating back to his high school years.

Many of the programs on campuses report new energy since the #MeToo movement began, while some unlikely campuses have addressed the issue for the first time because of #MeToo.

Neil Irvin is the executive director of Men Can Stop Rape, a non-profit that runs training for men, including on college campuses, on stopping sexual assault. He said it’s crucial that men break down harmful norms of masculinity.

Maybe there’s some truth to some of this. Maybe men would be better off embracing their ~~inner witch~~ feminine whatever. Like this:

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Symbolism is real. Baphomet Records.

The Boys: Cultural Questions and Answers

22 Thursday Feb 2018

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Two good stories today about the decaying culture.

The first, a very good Times piece by Michael Ian Black, a little confused on the effects of feminism, asks for help:

I believe in boys. I believe in my son. Sometimes, though, I see him, 16 years old, swallowing his frustration, burying his worry, stomping up the stairs without telling us what’s wrong, and I want to show him what it looks like to be vulnerable and open but I can’t. Because I was a boy once, too.

There has to be a way to expand what it means to be a man without losing our masculinity. I don’t know how we open ourselves to the rich complexity of our manhood. I think we would benefit from the same conversations girls and women have been having for these past 50 years.

I would like men to use feminism as an inspiration, in the same way that feminists used the civil rights movement as theirs. I’m not advocating a quick fix. There isn’t one. But we have to start the conversation. Boys are broken, and I want to help.

In the second Fred Reed delivers the answers, uncomfortable but incontrovertible; as he notes, “The causes can be argued, but the fact cannot.”

I think feminism plays a large part in the collapse of society in general and specifically in pushing boys over the edge. In my school years boys were allowed to be boys. Neither sex was denigrated. Doing so would have occurred to nobody. Then came a prejudice against boys, powerful today

All of this affected society in its entirety, but especially white boys. They are constantly told that being white is shameful, that any masculine interest is pathological, that they are rapists in waiting. They are subjected to torturous boredom and inactivity, and drugged when they respond poorly. They go to schools that do not like them and that stack the deck against them. Many are fatherless. All have access to psychoactive drugs.

Add it up.

Unintended consequences? Or part of the plan? Either way…

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Norman Rockwell.

A Pressing “Engagement”: the War at Princeton

25 Tuesday Jul 2017

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In a move to run off any man still left on campus Princeton currently seeks a “Interpersonal Violence Clinician and Men’s Engagement Manager:”

Are young men at Princeton University violent, aggressive, hyper-masculine, stalkers, or rapists?

A new position at the Ivy League institution indicates campus officials apparently think enough of its male students grapple with such problems that it warrants hiring a certified clinician dedicated to combating them.

The university is in the process of hiring an “Interpersonal Violence Clinician and Men’s Engagement Manager” who will work with a campus office called SHARE that’s dedicated to “survivors” of sexual harassment, assault, dating violence and stalking.

First they should change the title from Engagement MANager to something more progressive, more fitting, like “Gyne-ager” or Trans-ager.” And lose the “engagement” as well – sounds to active, too potentially masculine.

The new employee (will NOT be a straight, white man for certain) will need a background and degree in social justice work or womyn’s “studies” or some such BS. She or … It … will likely pull down six figures. The job of the new otherkin will be to aggressively hunt down and destroy the last vestiges of manliness at the former Ivy League University.

She or It should move immediately to kill the association with John Witherspoon, a signer of the manly Declaration of Independence. Far too masculine! Independence is date rape!

The persecution rolls on, unabated seemingly.

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Mantra of the Poison Ivy League. Someone’s YouTube.

For all this social engineering garbage, Princeton charges the very reasonable yearly fee of $43,450 ($61,160, all frills included)! What a bargain!

Support this nonsense at your own risk, financial, social, and ideological.

She Gets Half – If You’re Lucky: Bill Sardi on the “Divorce Trap”

14 Friday Jul 2017

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Mainly for men. There’s a whole lot of truth in this one:

If you are the primary wage earner in the middle of a divorce, you are likely the victim of a hidden trap that you may never become aware of even when the divorce is finally over.

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The process of modern divorce is a crime. It is an exercise in wealth transfer. But who will put a stop to it? Divorce today is not fair, but it is legal. Somebody told me in divorce nobody in the courtroom believes anybody is telling the truth, certainly not the attorneys and sometimes not even the judge. Be forewarned.

Much of this comes from a layman’s perspective, which is a good thing, here. I knew this was Cali-based before it was stated (“pro per” and community property, etc.). However, the experience, especially for men, is nearly universal across the country. Please pay attention to everything he warns about if you are: 1) getting a divorce; 2) unhappily married, or 3) thinking about getting married.

A few facts:

Women initiate most divorces;

Divorce is more common than cancer;

Women “win” in divorce cases at least 75% of the time despite usually being at least 50% of the problem(s);

Women, according to every study conducted in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, are the majority of domestic violence aggressors (despite the facts that women grossly over-report and that men grossly under-report);

This system is rigged, it was designed to be rigged;

Domestic courts are a sham in America;

Courts are a sham in America;

The law is a sham in America;

No one seems to care, at all, about any of this.

Do take heart that, eventually (and that may be a loooong time), the offending party will self-destruct. However, like a truck bomb, this usually takes out half the neighborhood.

A note: the “private judges” Sardi writes about are usually known as mediators or arbitrators. Do beware of them along with Guardians, friends of the court, and other expensive meddlers. Also know that they are frequently mandated the courts. This, while not binding, can be expensive. It can also be a useful trial-run for determining how much of a case you and the other side may have (not that often matters in a rigged system) – make of it what you will, if you have to do it.

Again, consider Sardi’s advice. I have three additional points which go a long way towards preventing any of these headaches, heart attacks, robberies, and jail terms from ever happening to any man. They are as depressing as the are effective. Accordingly, I withhold them…

It’s a Trap!

Lucas/20th Cent. Fox/Disney?

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The Quest for a Man’s Suitcase

02 Sunday Jul 2017

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So, it’s a little late without a post today…

I had some stuff in the hopper: something about the Church; earnings and buying power flat for 50 years; something about immigration; blah, blah, blah. Where’s the fun in all that?

Then I remembered something else I’ve been working on, something to make a much easier post for me and smoother Sunday night reading for me. I’m on a quest for a new used suitcase.

Many of you seemed to enjoy my conquest of the Briefcase World, last year.

And, earlier last year, I had mentioned the utter impossibility of finding a new man’s suitcase.

I may have found the solution! I’m thinking hard about this:

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Looking at the big one; it is spot on for what my old man used to carry. And that means carry by the handle – lifted up off the ground, no matter the weight. A real, 1970’s, hard-sided, manly Samsonite. No wheels, no straps, no women, no kids, no pets.

This is how they used to do it before the wheels of Bernard D. Sadow (yeah, I know his name, now) came along and the country went to hell:

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Two cases, no wheels, and still smiling.

Still investigating but I may have found it. Developing – more to come…

Good evening, all.

Countering the Man-Hating, Civilization-Hating, All-Hating Counter Culture

02 Thursday Feb 2017

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This is a good one: Matt Labash on the slip-sliding culture:

Remember when grandpa used to dispense wise clichés like “Grin and bear it”? Sorry gramps, we don’t do that anymore. We’ve traded out for “grimace and express it”. The traditional hallmarks of “manliness”—bravery, stoicism, physical courage—have been discounted for some time now, and are damn near being criminalized by the likes of Reiner and The Emasculators.

As ever-wise Harvey Mansfield, who literally wrote the book on manliness (titled, appropriately, Manliness) put it: “Today the very word manliness seems quaint and obsolete. We are in the process of making the English language gender neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather, of one sex, seems to describe the essence of the enemy we are attacking, the evil we are eradicating.” Sometimes, I wonder if I should be encouraging my own two sons to go full Caitlyn, as owning a penis 20 years from now will likely be considered as criminal as drinking a large Coke or driving your own car.

It’s not enough that they are freaks. That would be tolerable, for the most part, by itself. The problem is that they want us gone. Dead and gone. Look at what passes for protest in D.C., Berkeley, etc. While the left denounces everyone under the sun (you included) as Nazis, they engage in violent Nazi tactics.

This won’t be one-sided much longer.