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In reply to the discussion: Why don't more men identify as liberal? [View all]the_working_poor
(34 posts)Ironic really.
The way the left has allowed "liberal" be berated over the decades is a big reason why.
Being a liberal is to be swishy, gay, and slightly feminine.. ie an insult to all things "MANLY" in "modern" culture. Honestly if we WERE modern, none of these hings would matter to real men.
I think men don't identify as proudly as liberal is because of a subconscious desire NOT to be seen as "less manly".
Despite what the other gender may say, women DO think less of men, in general, who aren't sufficiently "manly"
On this board the number of "manlyness" insults I've read from people who should know better is astonishing to me, and only reenforces WHY I think men have trouble admitting they're liberal.
I'm a liberal. I have made a quiche, bread, and overall I'm a decent cook. I'm also better at sewing than a lady friend of mine who I partner with making crochet my little ponies. all things that make me "less manly" and I honestly don't care anymore.
but many many men do, and I think that's the crux of the problem. Men who are comfortable with who they are identify as Liberal. Those who aren't, don't. We need to make it clear to those men that it's ok to be a democrat, and it's ok to be a liberal.
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