<![CDATA[If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you?]]>If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you?

If you're a cis woman, what does femininity mean to you?

Have you ever taken the time to sit down and carefully ask yourself that question, and listen to yourself about it?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/1f8410d4-3965-4707-9686-eb2350c2b92e/if-you-re-a-cis-man-what-does-masculinity-mean-to-youRSS for NodeMon, 06 Apr 2026 12:27:19 GMTTue, 31 Mar 2026 17:18:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:28:49 GMT]]>
oh and clothing sizes are vaguely related to actual measurements, instead of assigned at random
]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hj.9fs.net/khm/p/1774985329.497511https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hj.9fs.net/khm/p/1774985329.497511Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:28:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:20:16 GMT]]>@munin as a cis dude the only kind of "masculinity' I've thought about is the toxic kind. And how to actively avoid it. I bet if I suddenly woke up as a woman though I would think about it a lot more.

Its one of those things that's a bigger deal when there's a mismatch between expectations than reality.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/varx/statuses/116325169011970004https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://defcon.social/users/varx/statuses/116325169011970004Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:20:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:28 GMT]]>@thehole

'roundabouts 2020, my partner came back from a pilgrimage and shortly after told me they were nonbinary, which - ofc I supported them, but it got me thinking "well shit, what does that mean for me?"

And things kinda progressed from there.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116325032181837281https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116325032181837281Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:45:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:43:58 GMT]]>@munin haha, fair enough.

When did you first come to think about your gender, if I may ask?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116325026299094854https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116325026299094854Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:43:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:38:49 GMT]]>@thehole

Honestly, I've met a lot of people who just aren't attached to their notional gender and who kinda dig the "agender" "I'm opting out of this BS" option lol

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116325006008286688https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116325006008286688Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:38:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:38:36 GMT]]>@munin Whenever I've reflected on those terms I'm disappointed to think about how much of their societal representation imprinted on us is the results of layering decades of commercial marketing. Everyone has elements of their own takes on the impact of those terms, but I always circle back to how did they get there rather than anything intrinsic about those aspects.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/fundamental/statuses/116325005165108244https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/fundamental/statuses/116325005165108244Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:38:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:35:08 GMT]]>@munin ah yes, thought about whether cis describes me and didn't come to a conclusion either 😅

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324991524877731https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324991524877731Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:35:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:33:14 GMT]]>@thehole

You might consider looking at 'agender' as an option; it's a pretty neat one.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116324984057748299https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116324984057748299Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:33:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:41 GMT]]>@munin ah, I did in the past and came to no conclusion, really.
At least nothing that would fit me, personally.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324974057755402https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324974057755402Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:30:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:29:31 GMT]]>@thehole

Perhaps think about what you consider to be masculinity and whether that fits what you feel about yourself.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116324969457246472https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116324969457246472Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:29:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to If you're a cis man, what does masculinity mean to you? on Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:22:31 GMT]]>@munin cis man
though I do have no idea what masculinity means to me. If it's the stereotypes from (social) media, then I'm certainly not masculine

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324941918094922https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://dasforum.org/users/thehole/statuses/116324941918094922Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:22:31 GMT