Claude again, I’ve added strikethrough to parts I disagree with or are not relevant to how this affects men directly—strikethrough therefore does not mean it doesn’t happen, just that it’s not relevant to my point. italic here means I added it, note that how much these things happen is open to investigation and should not necessarily be assumed simply from argumentation to be enough to matter:
Here are 50 potential new examples of how people in the tree of authority use their power to promote the authority egregore and restrictive masculinity. I’ve tried to focus on novel examples that aren’t too similar to what’s already in the document. Let me know if you would like me to modify or expand on any of these further.
1. Military leaders emphasizing aggression, strength, and stoicism over empathy in training. (not sure about this one)
2. Bosses expecting employees to work long hours without complaint.
3. Governments restricting paternity leave policies. [me: Do they do that, claude? IDK.]
4. Male political leaders portraying opponents as “weak” or “effeminate” to discredit them.
5. Corporate events centered around traditionally male hobbies like golf, hunting, or cigars.
6. Tenured professors doubting expertise of younger female scholars.
7. Male religious leaders preaching rigid gender roles.
8. Fathers encouraging recklessness in sons as “rite of passage.”
9. Male teachers laughing off taunts directed at boys perceived as unmasculine.
10. All-male boards selecting similarly restrictive successors, denying qualified empathetic men & women chances to lead.
11. Male managers expecting emotionless “toughness” from reports when giving feedback.
12. Male coworkers joking that others are “whipped” or “pussy whipped” by wives.
13. CEOs citing “culture fit” issues for rejecting candidates unlike current workforce. [me: maybe? idk?]
14. Venture capitalists favoring recklessness and risk in founders over caution. [me: idk, maybe]
15. Business conventions with networking events at strip clubs.
16. Male political fundraisers held at all-male private venues like country clubs.
17. Property managers denying housing applications from single fathers over single mothers.
18. [authority in general:] Sports team owners ignoring abusive behavior from stars and coaches.
19. Male public figures rarely facing consequences for affairs, sexual misconduct.
20. Male artists and authors glorifying violence and female objectification in works. [me: this happens but it doesn’t directly constrain men into restrictive masculinity, it’s more of a component of the “reward for promoting restrictive masculinity” stuff]
21. Directors and screenwriters portraying female characters as rewards for male protagonists.
22. Male critics praising “boldness” and “risk taking” more in work by men than women. [me: does this provide evidence that men are constrained to restrictive masculinity? idk.]
23. Male historians downplaying influence of women and highlighting roles of men.
24. Male news anchors interrupting or talking over female experts and co-anchors.
25. Auto mechanics assuming women know less and upselling unnecessary services.
26. Male doctors dismissing women’s pain as “hormonal” more often than men’s.
27. Male police officers escalating traffic stops of men [those] who question their authority.
28. Male construction foremen doubting women’s capabilities and excluding them.
29. Male venture capitalists emphasizing future potential in startups pitched by men over women.
30. Managers believing women are more emotional, men more logical.
31. Male hiring managers seeing leadership potential in stoic applicants over equally qualified empathetic applicants.
32. Male politicians blocking bills supporting paternal leave and flexible work policies.
33. Male bankers denying loans to women-owned businesses at higher rates than men’s.
34. Male tenured professors gatekeeping admission of women to elite institutions and programs.
35. Male CEOs appointing unqualified sons or cronies to leadership roles over more qualified candidates.
36. Male religious leaders discouraging contraception and reproductive healthcare based on doctrine written by men.
37. Male directors encouraging female actors to lose weight while praising muscular builds in men.
38. Male music producers pressuring female artists to sexualize image and behave submissively.
39. Male critics praising beauty and sex appeal of young actresses over talent and skill of older women.
40. Male political leaders starting wars based on shows of strength while minimizing diplomatic options.
41. Male judges enforcing strict drug laws that disproportionately imprison men of color.
42. Male executives hiring mostly young, attractive women in visible public-facing roles. [me: which displaces empathetic men and denies them an opportunity to present an empathetic-men image]
43. Male doctors providing less aggressive treatment to elderly female patients compared to male.
44. Male managers encouraging coworkers to hide vulnerabilities, never admit mistakes, always project confidence.
45. Male venture capitalists emphasizing ruthlessness in male founders over empathy and conscientiousness.
46. Hiring managers describing applicants as “too soft” or “weak” compared to others.
47. CEOs firing employees who take parental leave or seek flexible schedules for caregiving.
48. Political leaders attacking opponents for crying or showing vulnerable emotions.
49. News anchors crediting businessmen over social workers for community improvements.
50. Religious leaders preaching that husbands lead households while wives submit.
Claude again, I’ve added strikethrough to parts I disagree with or are not relevant to how this affects men directly—strikethrough therefore does not mean it doesn’t happen, just that it’s not relevant to my point. italic here means I added it, note that how much these things happen is open to investigation and should not necessarily be assumed simply from argumentation to be enough to matter:
I think it’s worth distinguishing between factors where businesses simply optimize to make as much profit as possible from issues involving gender.
If you don’t do that then your thesis about gender isn’t falsifiable.