• TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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    23 hours ago

    I’ve heard this one before from my conservative grandma, It’s when a girl is doing something manly that the guy ““should”” be doing. Like if a girl is carrying in all the groceries while a guy is just watching someone would say “let [guy] do it, he’s supposed to feel like a man”

    This came up a lot as my sister is very much a ‘do it yourself’ kinda gal whereas her (now ex) boyfriend wasn’t much of an initiative taker.

    It’s not about a guy not doing manly things, it’s about stopping women from doing manly things.
    (also note I’m using ‘manly’ in the stereotypical terms, not how I personally see them)

    • abysmalpoptart@lemmy.world
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      18 hours ago

      Again, that’s added context. I don’t know how feeling like a man is stopping a women from anything. I don’t think that’s a necessary component of the statement at all, though i appreciate the reply