• @[email protected]
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      217 days ago

      Which is ironic, because it predicts toxic masculinity 20 years before it became a widespread phenomenon. Andrew Tate is basically Tyler Durden/the narrator in real life.

      • @[email protected]
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        157 days ago

        it predicts toxic masculinity 20 years before it became a widespread phenomenon

        20 years before it became a widespread phenomenon

        err… toxic masculinity has been mainstream since the beginning of recorded history.

        Males in Athens who in adult life willingly submitted to anal penetration were derided as kinaidoi, a term of abuse which had the connotation of effeminacy.

        -Professor Paul Cartledge

      • snooggums
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        Toxic masculinity has existed for all of recorded human history. Hell, the whole fight club mentality in the movie was basically adults having the same kind of fight culture as high schoolers having fights after school to prove how tough they were to themselves and others.

        It did do an excellent job of predicting internet based toxic masculinity, or maybe it was an inspiration for those that didn’t understand the point of the movie.

      • Cruxifux
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        26 days ago

        That’s giving Andrew Tate WAY too much credit

      • @[email protected]
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        16 days ago

        Lol you think fight club is about masculinity and not mental illness?

        Hahahahahahahaha

        Omg that’s hilarious

        • @[email protected]
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          16 days ago

          Eh I’d be open to hearing an argument about how the movie or book comments on the interplay between caustic masculinity and mental illness. I don’t think the script would work without it.

    • Cruxifux
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      56 days ago

      The people who made that movie didn’t understand that movie.

      Chuck Palahniuk was very not impressed with the message that movie left with young men. You should read the fight club 2 comic. It expresses his view on the situation very well.

    • metaStatic
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      67 days ago

      What do you mean Marla wasn’t real? They would totally let a female into the testicular cancer meetings …