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Following the conventional norms of manhood can bring social and professional rewards to some boys and men. But it's not a one-size-fits-all kind of thing.

So when people are telling everyone that real men don't express emotion openly, that they have to be "tough all the time", that anything other than that makes them "feminine" or weak, there's a problem. They're putting others in a box. Scratch that. They're putting half of this world's population in a box.

Showing just how often that happens online, the Twitter account Hot Masculinity Takes accepts submissions from folks who find the absolute worst opinions about men on the Internet and reshares them on its wall. Sadly, judging by the number of entries, there's no shortage of these instances.

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Mangrovee
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4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the hell? If you want to be safe and not get arrested you are not a “man”?

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    Natalie Kudryashova
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yep, he got her pregnant by being gay. That’s how being gay works

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    The person behind Hot Masculinity Takes wanted to remain anonymous but they told Bored Panda that the point of this account is just to post the takes and let people draw their own conclusions.

    "I will say that it’s not purely about 'toxic masculinity,'" they explained. "I do draw a lot from the manosphere but a lot of the takes are from women speaking about men, and I include left-wing hot takes too."

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    Zedrapazia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone should tell him that car light are LED too.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yet anyone can knock someone else out but not everyone can cook good food.

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    Adam C
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    dumb dumb think push ups put food on the table.

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    According to the American Psychological Association (APA), these cultural "lessons" have been linked to “aggression and violence,” leaving boys and men at “disproportionate risk for school discipline, academic challenges and health disparities,” including cardiovascular problems and substance abuse.

    “Men are overrepresented in prisons, are more likely than women to commit violent crimes, and are at greatest risk of being a victim of violent crime,” the American Psychological Association (APA) wrote.

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    N G
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wha.....? This is even more stupid than the height obsession

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    Gareth Graham
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thats a lot of words for 'ive never satisfied a woman"

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    Societal pressures, expectations from family, friends, and partners, and even expectations of religious identities can be burdensome to a man seeking out his masculine identity.

    While some social, political, or religious groups may provide a set of guidelines for a healthy form of masculinity, experts say it is better for an individual to stick to their own definition, so long as it does not harm themselves or others.

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    Roadkill The Brave
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait staff in the U.S. make less than minimum wage. Plus I'd love to see these people actually wait tables. Seriously. Lets see how long they last when they have to deal with other people like themselves and everything else wait staff has to deal with.

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, real men only eat unhealthy food and die young!

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    Roadkill The Brave
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh dear sky daddy someones been reading too much paranormal romance novels.

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    Lauren Caswell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, who wants a partner with self control, right?

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    Nela Rothenbach
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would think that a man who does not want to make me sick cares about me. Even if it's just as a human being who deserves their health protected.

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    SANNE
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Modern men beg for women's appreciation..and ancient men didn't? MUHAHAHA The Greek 'ancient man' Paris chose Aprodite as the winner of this beauty pageant because she promised him that if he did so, Helen of Troy (the most beautiful girl in the world) would love him. This started a 10 year war..10 YEARS!!!!

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    Joost van Leeuwen
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think men with illegible handwriting have far more explaining to do...

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    News for you: gay men are, by definition, men.

    Zarg Boinger
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i dont get it? why is gay being used for "weak" masculines? Gay is a way of life, who you love, not for insulting others!!! It's not an insult!

    Bender Bending Rodríguez
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are many reasons I don't buy Apple products, believing Apple products are for women or gays only, is not one of them.

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    Charlotte Yu
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so is he not posting using an apple product?

    Shinomi Chan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never used an apple product. Guess I'm a man now.

    Robert T
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Most Apple fanbois are in fact men.

    Amelia G
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? They are starting to put anything out there

    Bacony Cakes
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, Apple is just for suckers who have too much money. Just a little overlap.

    Mr. Vr
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't gay to use a good product, liking other men as a man, and liking other women as a woman is. I hate people bending facts. Also, if you're gay, you're still the gender you physically are, why do some people treat being gay as a gender? Kinda dumb.

    Steve
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's hoping it's a tell, because he's been shot down by so many women he wants to try switching teams

    cah
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So you're either gay or a woman?

    Gay Llama
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am both so I doubly use apple products

    Cookie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Pretty sure everyone loves apple juice.

    Tim Haight
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dont use crapple products because they are over priced pieces of s**t.

    Martin Kaine
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like apple cider vinegar? That's great for making BBQ sauces.

    Max Thompson
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are u using to type this s**t then

    kjorn
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i do... apple pies are delicious

    Iggy
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on where you put it.

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    Zedrapazia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A man drinking brewed coffee?? *Angry screeching noises*

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    N G
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I kinda like this one. Sawdust gets abso-fricken-lutely everywhere, just like glitter. It's just as irritating. Statistically speaking, more men are going to generate sawdust than women. That's the trouble with absolutes though - men will use glitter (if they are an artist, for example, or a chef and it's the edible kind) and women will do woodworking and create sawdust. But lumping stereotypes together makes for a short, pithy joke.

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    Kristof De Smet
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Would be funny to pop up to a construction site wearing business attire.

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Real man rather feel miserable than warm!

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    Dave In MD
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guess the overabundance of testosterone keeps them from typing. Or is that gay too?

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    Zedrapazia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I hope this one gets eaten by his profile pic. Lion snack

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    Roadkill The Brave
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    4 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok depends on *how* frugal. Regular to moderate Frugal I can get behind, sure we'll probably need to triple coupon but saved money is security. Excessive frugalness to to the point of where you're issued 4 squares of TP a day, that's just insane and kind of scary. None of it's gay unless they're talking about how happy the Frugal man is to buy his car or house in cash.

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    N G
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think I had a stroke reading that.

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Are you an endocrinologist? If not you better shut up.

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Eating t-bone steaks will help, right?

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    Amy Pattie
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow this level of sexism is legit Disney-villain-evil

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    René Kok
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Okay, i will start : Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson endorses Joe Biden

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    the annoying theatre kid
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    damn brush YOU got pronouns turn in YOUR man card now. you f*****g idiot

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    Lilith the Demon Panda
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so she grew up with abusive dictator instead father, now she will seek exactly such man for herself and raise another generation of these... great

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    4 years ago

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    Zedrapazia
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A man that can aim? UNACCEPTABLE!! :P

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    Kristof De Smet
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you mean? He can't pay for the picture?

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    Hans
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am sorry, I can't take a male, who's incabable of basic thinking, seriously. Grow up, idiot.

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    Ozacoter
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To summarise: He only sees women as walking vaginas and not humans being. So he is uncapable of valuating them in a non sexual way.

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    Kno
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Did he have it, though? I still think it was just for media.

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    Kristof De Smet
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the eighties called... they want their shorts back.

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    Vic 404
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes me wonder : is checking your spelling gay or feminin too ???

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    M O'Connell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't talk about politics because I'm surrounded by redneck morons who probably all have guns. It's not worth it.

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    M O'Connell
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So this is technically true, though low testosterone level is merely a symptom of the actual problem, and not a problem unto itself. The "decline in average testosterone levels" is at least partially attributable to the meteoric rise in overall incidence of sedentary lifestyles, obesity, diabetes, depression, and medication use.

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