The whole thing seems pretty gay to me.
Posted on 11/20/2023 4:53:47 AM PST by DoodleBob
The theme for 2023 is ''Zero Male Suicide,'' a reminder of the disproportionately high rate of suicide among men. As suicide has been found to be the biggest killer of men under the age of 45, International Men's Day aims to create a space for men to talk about mental health.
Throughout November Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust (LSCft) is encouraging men to speak about their mental health and seek help and support. LSCft want to highlight November as an important time to talk about men’s mental health, work towards reducing stigma, changing societal expectations and increase the likelihood of support uptake among men.
Research from the Mental Health Foundation found that approximately one in eight men have a common mental health problem such as anxiety, stress or depression, but worryingly over 40 per cent of males say they have never spoken to anyone about their mental health.
(Excerpt) Read more at blackpoolgazette.co.uk ...
I had no idea there was an International Men’s Day until it popped up on LinkedIn over the weekend. I never heard that there was such a day - upon inspection it seems like it’s big in India and outside of the USA.
No disrespect meant to the idea or cause, but this comes across as cringy. I don’t need or want a day to celebrate the collective of “men.” I mean, ALL men? Does that include Bidet? Schumer? Hamas? Trudeau?
I think “International Men’s Day” is equally as inane and stupid as “International Women’s Day” (although for all I know, it might be “International Women’s Month” which somehow seems more fitting)
But the fact you and I didn’t know about “International Men’s Day” but everyone on earth knows about “International Women’s Day/Month/Quarter/Year/Decade/Century” tells you all you need to know about the purpose of these stupid things, and what force is driving them.
It is the difference in suicide success rates that is at the root of why suicide is the biggest killer of males under the age of 40.
Suicide statistics reveal that women are roughly three times more likely to attempt suicide, though men are two to four times more likely to die by suicide which means when men do it, they really mean to do it, where in females who use less lethal techniques, it is regarded as “a cry for help”.
That is the theory at least.
The cure for men’s troubles always seems to be to become more like women. Which also means less attractive to women, despite the demands.
Must of started after 4 J6’s did the deed…… now they are concerned.
Is their an international woman’s day? They too commit suicide, usually by overdosing on some form of opioid.
The whole thing seems pretty gay to me.
Yes. The “Feminization” of society.
The fact is, Men and Women both bring different skill sets to the table, and for a well rounded, functioning society, both general skill sets must be taken into account and leveraged for the good of all, or at least to present the best possible outcome.
However, the approach seems to be to label any masculine qualities (no matter whether they are good or bad) as “toxic masculinity” and gleefully (and deliberately) throw out the baby with the bath water by eradicating.
This corrosive and destructive attitude is reflected by the Feminist sayings “A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle” and “After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”
We have been reaping the bitter fruit of Feminism for some time now in their attempts to eradicate masculine traits in favor of feminine ones, and they have been using the combined power of Education, Media, Big Tech, and Government for many decades now to do just that, with some success. We have seen the negative results of it clearly.
Well.
G. Michael Hopf wrote: “Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.”
We are well into the Fourth Turning (Weak men create hard times) and it will remain to be seen if the next “First Turning” works out, where “Hard Times Create Strong Men”.
“But the fact you and I didn’t know about “International Men’s Day”
I don’t care that I didn’t know there was an International Men’s Day. What depresses me is that I have to know that February is black people’s month, and June is homosexual people’s month, because it’s not possible to avoid knowing it.
I think we may be seeing the early thaw on a lot of nonsense.
A few times recently I jokingly referred to my “toxic masculinity” and the people hearing me took it as a good-natured joke. If it was 2 years ago, I’d be ripped to pieces.
To be fair, you have to pick your audience. Further, the ultra leftist mob have no funny bone. But I feel like the pendulum has peaked, and is swinging toward the center.
Would fix a lot of this.
BS. Everyday is men’s day.
Right there's the problem. Get out of mama's basement. Grow up and be a responsible productive adult. Enough with the pansy act.
Nailed it.
The US has developed generations of men who grew up in broken homes. With no fathers around.
The US is reaping what they have sown.
A lot of the problem is based in three things:
1) The cultural devaluation of the worth of men.
2) Unrealistic expectations taught to women about what they should want in men and in life. This is that from the age of about 15-30 they should sexually experiment with many partners, including have illegitimate children, then marry and settle down with a “provider” male, who should be satisfied with just providing for them.
Needless to say, men don’t want to marry such women.
3) The law, which is terribly imbalanced against men in situations of divorce and child support.
Objectively, Dating apps and Bridal stores are closing down, and the Men Going Their Own Way (MGTOW) movement is growing by leaps and bounds, along with “passport bros.” seeking foreign wives with traditional values. But even if they find a suitable wife in another country, they can’t bring her back “to the states”, for fear of her becoming culturally corrupted.
A modification of a statement by Robert Ingersoll (19th century atheist).
But he said it about a man without religion.
Uh...
After abortion.
By who(m)?
Pajama boy?
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