Ben Latini
benlatini.bsky.social
Ben Latini
@benlatini.bsky.social
Lecturer in English at UMass Amherst. I study the pop cultural interactions between American masculinities and tech/digital culture.
Comedy sketch idea: The Nice Bully. "What goes around comes around, nerd. But in a good way. I am a nerd too. Let's go play D&D. OR ELSE (just kidding!).
May 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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People talk about what the alternative is for the manosphere, and the answer is "men being able to talk about crying at some point". Have you ever watched a guy who doesn't cry much cry? it's like someone playing the tutorial mode of a game called "how to vomit"
May 3, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Women learn solidarity with each other in a way that men do not. Love, loyalty and trust require vulnerability that men fear, as the sensation of connecting with your emotions feels tender and raw. Real weakness is fear of your emotions, but men are taught - and act as if - the opposite is true.
May 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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I think the real problem is that men have an insecurity epidemic. Men act as if they do not have emotions, that they do not get insecure, and poor parenting reinforces this repression. It's much easier and convenient to be pissed off and mad than it is to take responsibility for how you feel.
May 3, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Did you aspire to your job as a kid or find out about it later? It's awesome and I'm curious how someone ends up I'm a job like that.
May 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Clean-up on aisle Darth!
May 4, 2025 at 1:17 AM
He turns them on after someone throws a drink in his face, tugs his collar, and says, "um . . . check, please!"
May 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Ultimate Showdown of Ultimate Destiny
April 29, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Damn, he looked cool:
April 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I meant to say Monte Hellman.
April 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What makes someone a hipster wannabe instead of a hipster? What was the bar they failed to clear?
April 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Yeah, that makes sense. I guess in 70s Hollywood, studios may have felt that that they had to allow experimentation because they didn't have as many formalized ways of figuring out what they thought audiences wanted. What a bummer.
April 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM