STUDY: SOCIAL MEDIA IS FOR SISSIES

A study from the University of Dayton, published on TheConversation.com, found that men who often post online are viewed as “more feminine” compared to men who rarely post on socials. Researchers ran a series of experiments in which respondents were asked to evaluate a “normal, average, ordinary” man who either frequently or rarely posts on social media. Respondents consistently rated the man as more feminine when he was described as a frequent social media poster. Using an identical scenario to describe a woman’s posting behavior had no effect on how feminine people thought she was. Researchers were unable to determine why this unique prejudice was happening.
* It’s because real men don’t like blabbing about their problems. Duh. I was on a group chat discussing this very thing last night.
* Were the men wearing makeup in their profile pictures?
* So, guys – if you want to appear more masculine when you’re posting, include more fart jokes.
* Have these researchers been on social media in the past 10 years? You have to have the fortitude of Hercules to handle most of the comments.