Elle Beau ❇︎
2 min readDec 23, 2021

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I have no issue at all with people who disagree with me who can support their positions. But why are disagreeing with a story that very clearly believes all the things that you believe? This is not the way to share your thoughts. It comes across not only as you trying to hijack my story, but also as being unnecessarily didactic in a way that is rude. How about highlighting and agreeing with all of the places where I've said things that you think are important and then adding a bit more about why you agree with them? That would be a much more civil and less offensive way to share your thoughts. Here are some things I said in this OP that you might have elaborated on without giving any offense at all and which might well have contributed to the discussion of this topic:

"Both men and women can behave badly, be manipulative or employ elements that are considered stereotypical for their gender based in the expectations of a patriarchal society."

"It speaks to a culture where masculinity is so wounded that it causes problems for men, women, and society."

"When patriarchy demands that men must only be Yang, that imbalance can lead to norms that are unhealthy."

"A lot of anti-social behaviors for both men and women come out of the kind of social system that we live in. "

"Toxic masculinity isn’t about men being inherently bad people (which it might seem like if used too broadly). It’s about a culture that doesn’t value balance and the feminine and that forces men into a box where they aren’t allowed to be full human beings — something that is harmful to them, to women, and to society."

"When your culture demands that you behave in ways that are considered typical for your gender, but taken to such a degree that they are disruptive, anti-social, or otherwise harmful to individuals or the society, that’s toxic whatever."

One becomes a more popular writer by publishing regularly and by former collegial relationships with other writers via reading their stories and leaving comments that engage in conversation. This does not take place by "one-upping" people on their own stories. That's a domination-based behavior that comes straight out of patriarchy. Listen/read to understand and to engage in dialogue - not to grab your chance to be heard, and I think you'll have a lot more positive and fun experience.

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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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