Men's Liberation
This community is first and foremost a feminist community for men and masc people, but it is also a place to talk about men’s issues with a particular focus on intersectionality.
Rules
Everybody is welcome, but this is primarily a space for men and masc people
Non-masculine perspectives are incredibly important in making sure that the lived experiences of others are present in discussions on masculinity, but please remember that this is a space to discuss issues pertaining to men and masc individuals. Be kind, open-minded, and take care that you aren't talking over men expressing their own lived experiences.
Be productive
Be proactive in forming a productive discussion. Constructive criticism of our community is fine, but if you mainly criticize feminism or other people's efforts to solve gender issues, your post/comment will be removed.
Keep the following guidelines in mind when posting:
- Build upon the OP
- Discuss concepts rather than semantics
- No low effort comments
- No personal attacks
Assume good faith
Do not call other submitters' personal experiences into question.
No bigotry
Slurs, hate speech, and negative stereotyping towards marginalized groups will not be tolerated.
No brigading
Do not participate if you have been linked to this discussion from elsewhere. Similarly, links to elsewhere on the threadiverse must promote constructive discussion of men’s issues.
Recommended Reading
- The Will To Change: Men, Masculinity, And Love by bell hooks
- Politics of Masculinities: Men in Movements by Michael Messner
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Patience requires time, which means people need to feel as though they aren't constantly overworked.
So, yes, people need to feel that way, absolutely. But... people can't expect that some magical event is going to come along and produce patience within them, or make the world stop so that they can have time to develop some patience... if you're waiting for something external, you will always be waiting.
I disagree with you, actually - patience doesn't require time, patience makes time - patience is what happens when you make time for someone else. For patience to exist, you have to stop what you're doing, what is important for you in that moment, and focus on what is important for someone else... and I'm not suggesting that's an easy thing to do, right?
Patience is a practice. It's not something that you have, it's something that you do, and you become capable of doing it by practicing (and, you know, failing, a lot).
I like Thich Nhat Hanh's book Peace Is Every Step. He describes this better than I can: