Toxic Masculinity in alternate universes.

[Jayson1]

Everyone I am sure is familiar with the concept of Toxic Masculinity and as nerds we are also familiar with the concept of alternate universes. For fun and curiosity what are some forms of Toxic Masculinity that are happening in these alternate worlds were it's similiar or even very different from our world? I got 4 to start off with:

1 In one world the fist pump was never created, Instead they got the penis touch. It's when two manly men touch penises to celebrate a exciting moment or when their team sores a touchdown.

2 Remember that silly nonsense in the 80's were if you wore a earring on the left you were gay ore on the right you were straight or maybe it was the other way. I forget which way it was. Well in this world if you wore one swatch it means your straight, two means gay.

3 In one world knife fights is a top ranked ESPN show that gets tons of viewers, cheerleaders and each knifing team has their own team colors and nicknames Things like the Boston Red Slicers and the Chicago Cuts.

4 In one world it's not manly to use fancy dancy things like language! Men in that world have reverted to gun based, Captain Pike communication. You ask a man only the most simpliest questions. You always wear body armor so if he shoots you once that means he is saying yes or agreeing with you. If you get shot twice that means no.

Jason

 

[ALF]

It's when two manly men touch penises to celebrate a exciting moment or when their team sores a touchdown.

I get that this thread is a parody... but I can't place what it is a parody of. The idea of finding fun things in toxic masculinity sounds like a bit of an uphill battle to me since it is traditionally attached to things like unpleasantness and violence.

Kind regards,
ALF

 

[TrickyDickie]

1) That sounds like a world where getting off on starting fires would be much more prevalent.

2) Pretty sure it was left ear for straight. Had a friend in the mid 80s who wore one. When I asked him why, he said he was "Making a statement." When I asked him what the statement was, he had no answer. I thought the whole thing was ridiculous. There was some additional nonsense about if you wore green on Thursday you were gay. Some people have nothing better to do than think up dumb shit.

3) That sounds a bit like 'The Running Man'.

4) Not quite sure about this one. Do you mean Admiral Marcus?

 

[Jayson1]

I get that this thread is a parody... but I can't place what it is a parody of. The idea of finding fun things in toxic masculinity sounds like a bit of an uphill battle to me since it is traditionally attached to things like unpleasantness and violence.

Kind regards,
ALF

Mostly about how stupid it is and how it can exist in different types of situations.

Jason

 

[ALF]

Mostly about how stupid it is and how it can exist in different types of situations.

Jason

Thanks for clarifying.
Your #4 kind of reminds me of that Simpsons where Homer got a gun and he went around shooting everything to turn it on and off: light switch, TV, etc.
It could end up being a Black Mirror episode or something. If they haven't covered this already...

 

[Jayson1]

Thanks for clarifying.
Your #4 kind of reminds me of that Simpsons where Homer got a gun and he went around shooting everything to turn it on and off: light switch, TV, etc.
It could end up being a Black Mirror episode or something. If they haven't covered this already...

I forgot about that episode. Kind of makes me think of the Klingons and how anything can turn any conversation into a knife fight and they love fighting just to fight. Plus some of the stupid things people do with guns. I remember in "Bowling for Colubine" Micheal Moore went to that bank that gave you a gun if you made a account with them.

Jason

 

[Avro Arrow]

For fun and curiosity what are some forms of Toxic Masculinity that are happening in these alternate worlds were it's similiar or even very different from our world?

Are you kidding me? You want to create a game thread out of the concept of toxic masculinity, an actual real-life serious problem?

I'm going to close this, at least temporarily. If upon review, either @Locutus of Bored or @the 4th hanson bro feels this is an overreaction and the thread should be reopened, then so be it.