
We need more male role models that aren’t just fictional imo. Parents also need to be involved in their kids lives and guide them towards good outlets. I feel like so many young people see so much hate from one gender online from a very small vocal minority and think “ok they all hate me and dehumanize my gender so ima do the same” and so they get pushed towards further extremes and rabbit holes rather than actually reflecting
men, of all kinds, need to listen, hear, and read the experiences of women from all kinds. men learn from an early age from their male figures on how to act towards others. some learn it by seeing their father act a way towards women. some learn it by being heartbroken from a woman. we all experience heartbreak, so they need to understand that this heartbreak is a part of life and not because women hate them.
I’m in the optimist group that believes men are actually better than they used to be minus like the recent manosphere decline. Like sexism is the (unfortunately still very prevalent) exception now, not the rule. Like society used to be sexist by default, now there are just sexist members of society