Elle Beau ❇︎
1 min readSep 2, 2023

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How exactly is a man writing about male loneliness "showing contempt for men"? He is simply pointing out that the narrative out there is overblown, doesn't take into account equal female loneliness, and that the story about what we are supposed to do about male loneliness is misogynistic.

Still: I am confident that many of the people currently on the “male loneliness” trip are hurting. I am just as confident that “society hates men” is not the problem.

You apparently don't like that assessment, so it's OK to pretend that is "showing contempt for men."

Newsflash: It's not! It's pointing out a false martyrdom narrative that is highly popular right now and showing how erroneous it is. He doesn't say, "Sorry, you're on your own." He says, "Stop making it women's job to fix this for you."

"There are productive ways for men to seek out emotional support: Going to therapy, using art or writing to process, or just learning how to have deeper and more honest conversations with each other."

You haven't actually responded to what he even said. It's kind of pathetic, really. I don't have any more time to waste on this...

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Elle Beau ❇︎
Elle Beau ❇︎

Written by Elle Beau ❇︎

I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother, I'm a sinner, I'm a saint. I do not feel ashamed. I'm your hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between.

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