• kameecoding@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      I disagree I would say most kids/teen’s refusing to wear helmets for cycling and skating are doing it because they think it’s uncool, why is it uncool? Because it makes you look less tough afraid of falling, definitely toxic masculinity.

      Head injuries, accidental bad falls can ruin your life.

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          11 months ago

          I’d call it toxic masculinity if it was primarily a male problem.

          Toxic masculinity is not a solely male problem, it’s a set of behaviors that’s harmful or potentially harmful to either the person itself or people around them that is perceived as normal masculine behavior.

          It’s similar to toxic masculinity, but I’d rather call it hivemindlessness lol

          Those are the same things, Toxic masculinity is literally the product of the hivemind, the idea that you are a wuss if you protect your brain and wear a helmet isn’t something that you are born with.

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      It’s not just stupidity, some people might just make different risk calculations than you. BMX and MTB is way different than visiting a shop.