there's a reason it's "hard out there" you know (OC) - eviltoast

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  • Windex007@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    I agree with everything you’ve said. Generally.

    I think it’s maybe telling that the character who popped into your head was from a film 30 years ago, though. Do you think it’s possible the availability has been on the decline in the last 30 years? Most of the young men who are being woo’d by this nonsense weren’t even alive when Jurassic Park was released.

    And I’m not saying good role models don’t exist, just that they’re discriminated against for airtime because they don’t score as highly in the recently popularized metric of “drives engagement” by the consolidated private media entities.

    • snooggums@midwest.social
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      9 months ago

      I think it’s maybe telling that the character who popped into your head was from a film 30 years ago, though.

      The character ‘popped into my head’ because I watched it yesterday and it was a popular movie that is still talked about. Honestly, there are more engaged dads and men to look up to in media now than 30 years ago, even if my ADHD brain can’t think of all of them off the top of my head.

      • Windex007@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Ok. I am wrong. Positive male role models are numerous and recieve equal airtime to their toxic counterparts.