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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (9 children)

As a biological male and someone who identifies as a man, it's pretty weak, IMO, to need someone else to make you feel a particular way.

Are you in control of your feelings, or do you constantly need someone else to reinforce, or induce a feeling in you?

Personally, I'm in control of my feelings, and bluntly, nobody else has control over me. Neither for how I feel, or what I think/do; with the only exception to what I do being governed in part by legality. Eg. If I know a thing isn't legal to do, then I won't do that thing. Beyond the rule of law, I do, think, say, and feel, whatever, and however I want.

To me, having that much control over my own self is what makes me a person living in a free country. Anyone who does not have the ability, like I do, to think, feel, do, and love, whomever and, whatever they want, is someone who I want to support in gaining that right.

[–] Pacattack57 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

People in general like receiving positive feedback. There is no need to assign feedback to gender roles.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

I agree.

If I may ask, did you feel the need to post this because you felt that I was portraying the opposite, or are you building on the point?

I'm hoping it's the latter, but if it's the former, please tell me what I said that made you feel that way. I'm always trying to improve my communication.

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