• @Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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    62 months ago

    I’m a man, I’m not a rapist. In fact I’m the survivor of childhood sexual abuse. It’s absurdly offensive to me to be called the thing I hate most, an rapist. And I hate that I’m fair game at being called that, simply because I was born the “bad gender”.

    The thing is I like being a man, I’m proud to be a man, I’m happy with my life. but even saying that makes people look at you weird. I have no idea why.

    • @elidoz@lemmy.ml
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      32 months ago

      another thing that I really dislike is that men are looked at weird when they say they like children, often assuming in a sexual way

      our whole species is genetically built to find children cute, we literally have no other choice

      • @Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world
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        32 months ago

        My daughter is 13 now and I get weird looks when I hold her hand on hug her in public. She’s a huge daddy’s girl so she’s very affectionate, and I hate the weird looks old ladies give me