How Bad is Toxic Masculinity? There are Men who Don't Wipe Because "It's Gay" I have Thoughts
How Bad is Toxic Masculinity? There are Men who Don't Wipe Because "It's Gay" I have Thoughts
White supremacy can kill you, so can toxic masculinity, and if you don't die, you will definitely smell like shit... Probably
Trigger Warning: We’re discussing some hygenic stuff, you may want to skip out on this one.
The other day, while casually scrolling through Twitter, I saw a tweet that literally stopped me in my tracks. According to the user @Baybonvonbonbon (I’m serious), there are men who refuse to wipe after going number two. Initially, I thought this person was just trolling; because why was this even a conversation to be had, and who in their right mind would brag about not wiping?
Like any rational person with plenty of things to do, I decided to blow off all of my responsibilities and dive headfirst into a Twitter research rabbit hole. What I quickly discovered was that not only were men refusing to wipe, and proud of it, they had a litany of reasons why. 200% of those reasons were grounded in deep homophobia. There were some men who seemed to be ok with using toilet paper, but thought that baby wipes was a “step too far.”
To be clear, I’m sure many of the participants of this conversation were joking, but this isn’t as ridiculous as some might think. Just ask any poor soul who has had to do another man’s laundry, things can get shitty real fast. With that in mind, I want to remind all of the men reading this that wiping your ass after using the bathroom does not make you gay, nor is it a sexual act. I mean sure, there is probably someone somewhere who really really enjoys that part of their day, but in general, it is not sex. Even if it were, unless you have romantic feelings for, and are attracted to the same sex, you are not gay. You’re just a dude who wipes his ass, and maybe also enjoys butt stuff. Nothing wrong with that, do you King
Here’s the other part, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being gay. Being gay is not a problem, its just a normal ass sexual preference. Being anti-gay, or homophobic is definitely a problem. If you’re not homophobic, or anti-gay, but are refusing to wipe your ass, and then forcing the rest of us to smell your booty wind, you are definitely a problem. Sexual preferences are fine, choosing to smell like “all day” with a heavy dash of booty butter is a hate crime.
Society has really done a number on us. It has created unrealistic expectations for men, and these impossible, and unfair ideas about manhood, and sexual orientation. The key to breaking out of these musty and violent ways of thinking is to break the cycle. Gender is a construct, what it means to be a man is entirely up to us. Let’s just change the rules! Think about it, men all over the world are following an imaginary rule book that tells us that our value is tied to what we can produce. And if we can’t produce something, we are worthless.
That same society puts all of that pressure on us, then tells us that we are not allowed to ask for help, that we must show no emotion, that our only outlets are sex, alcohol, and violence, then expect us to somehow be good people. We’re expected to do all of this, whether we agree or not, and now it wants us to have Mudd butt too? I don’t know about the rest of you, but that sounds violent to me, and I’m looking for peace. Finally, to all of the men reading this, homophobia, and toxic masculinity will have you musty as hell with shit stains in your draws. Is that really the life you want to be living? I hope not.