Where is lawbreaking not just visible, but designed to be seen? Where is antisocial behaviour worn as a badge of honour? Where is pleasure gained directly from causing distress? And where is reckless endangerment often ignored by the police or treated with the mildest of punishments? The answer is on the roads.
Driving
that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity?Hey now, I drive my nerdy EV 10 below in the far right lane.
Petro masculinity 😂.
It’s like they want people to make fun of them.
Woke 1 cringe must go
My mom drives like this, don’t be sexist about a non gendered issue. Ah just realized it’s from the opinion article title.
I understand the academic roots and I’m sure the paper it was coined in is top tier sociology. But we have got to stop labeling bad shit as masculine, it only amplifies the behavior. The dude 6" off your bumper is not going to hear “petro-masculinity” and have a quiet contemplative moment about carbon emissions and road safety. He’s going to feel scolded, hear that you’re triggered and frightened of his masculinity, and then he’s going to start driving even more aggressively out of spite. And nobody will stop him, because nobody with the power to do so cares. Hell, the cops themselves are often the ones who drive like this.
Is there any action that won’t trigger spite from this type of person? Their entire existence consists of playing the victim and throwing tantrums because somebody advocated for something different to what they are used to.
This thread got me thinking. I think OP is correct that we need to stop doing the masculinity thing. If its a behavior change we are hoping for a better way to cause self reflection might be to use some of the noble features of what they think masculinity is. Does a protector drive like that and endanger everyone? Other peoples families / kids are also on the road. Would someone trust you to drive their loved ones around? Dont you want to be the guy everyone can count on to do the right thing and get us back safe?
Hey man I saw you pull into the lot the other day. I was surprised cause don’t act like you would drive that way. Make them question how they are being perceived. A little manipulative but fuck it.
Journalism finally discovering terminal car brain?
Because we think it kills more of them than it actually kills the rest of us?
Sadly, it does not. Also think about all the non-fatal but life changing injuries they cause.
This sounds very whiny. Why don’t you get your local council to build some speed bumps. No one is going to speed up over them. And the idiots will then go on to get killed on the empty country roads.
Better to just install them yourself.
You’re right, sending them my orders now. Local council have to do everything I tell them, right?
People racing around you at night sounds like a problem of everyone. If enough people are affected then the council will surely listen
And writing articles about a problem is not a valid way of getting more people to support your cause and convincing politicians to address them? How are people supposed to get their councils to do something without complaining about it?
Framing it like an issue of masculinity surely does not help
Yes, this completely different point you’re making now is better then the first point you’ve made.
