Antisexism

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This community is about Antisexism, a joint movement of men, women and nonbinary people against gender stereotypes and all sorts of gender-based discrimination.

Here you can share useful materials (articles, research, statistics, opinions...) on gender-based discrimination against men, women, and nonbinary people, and participate in common discussions and activities.

Rules:

1. No promotion of patriarchy (or matriarchy)

Systems based on dominance of one gender harm everyone, including, often times, people in the dominant group. They are intrinsically sexist and therefore strictly forbidden in this community.

2. Be civil and listen before you speak

The issues of gender equality often come as contentious. Remember - there are no enemies here! The purpose of this place is to discuss and find solutions together.

3. Respect personal experiences

All of us have different history and issues regarding gender stereotypes. Every experience is valid! Don't try to belittle it.

4. Everyone is welcome!

Antisexism is about everyone: men, women and nonbinary, cis- and trans-people. Every group and every person individually have unique experiences that we need to address.

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Men's Mental Health Awareness Month (lemmy.today)

submitted 1 day ago by Allero@lemmy.today to c/Antisexism@lemmy.today

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/50283327

This November, it's important to remind ourselves men have the right to feel what they feel, and be accepted with their traumas and worries.

Let's foster a healthy community where men are free to express their feelings in a supportive and safe environment, where male victims are free to talk about their trauma without being dismissed, where people care about how men - and all other people - feel.

Doing that means creating a better, happier and safer world for all of us.

Thanks @ShadowOfMiisha@lemmy.blahaj.zone for bringing this up!

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[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 15 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

Always concerned when, in this day and age, we cannot put aside gender bias in discussions of personal health and treat our problems as just that: human problems. That being said, I'm not criticiIng this graphic, and am all in with respect to improving mental health care, for all genders. I have a niece and a nephew and a great number of observations and am disappointed when the observations and their 'solutions' seem to swing wildly between misogynistic and misandric opinions to the detriment of one or both of them.

We need to get comfortable with opening up to others, and allow ourselves to be vulnerable. At the same time, we also need to be sympathetic when someone opens up to us, and facilitate the building of trust and support.

I get so triggered by posts that allude that one gender is solely the problem (again, not criticizIng this post in particular). Fact is, the problems are universal, and solutions need to be treated the same way.