Männer, denen die Aufrechterhaltung eines traditionellen männlichen Bildes am Herzen liegt, äußern möglicherweise weniger Bedenken hinsichtlich des Klimawandels, um nicht weiblich zu wirken. Männer, die den Druck verspüren, ihre Männlichkeit zu beweisen, meiden möglicherweise umweltschützerische Einstellungen, um ihre Geschlechtsidentität zu schützen.

So, conservatism correlates with conservatism.

We’ll see who maintains a traditional masculine image during the Water Wars

Maybe it’s because I’m not insecure about my masculinity or manhood but I don’t really see caring about nature as feminine?

I see being in touch with nature as raw and animalist if anything, and you could draw a link between that and masculinity, if you were inclined to feel the need.

Fellas, is it gay to oppose the destruction of our only natural environment?

It boggles my mind that protecting one’s home from destructive forces was somehow twisted into a “feminine” initiative by conservative politics, when protection and self-sacrifice are traditionally masculine traits. If we lived in a sane world it would be the manliest men leading the charge…

Just as I suspected: trees are gay

The fact this is even an article is hilariously pathetic

Scientists will study anything except unbiased climate papers.

This one of stupidest things I’ve ever heard

This is sad and absurd, and show how much gender has been politicized to push harmful propaganda.

Traditional masculinity has been about several things, but it has always been about promoting strength and vitality, and protecting one’s family and people from harm. How can you effectively do any of this while the earth, water and air is being polluted with poisons, nature is cut down and destroyed, and climate change run rampant? It is impossible.

Healthy masculinity and femininity must be founded on a healthy natural world. Masculinity needs a spiritual component to be whole.

There is nothing more emasculating than a loser who is too afraid to speak facts. 

I’d like to see a correlation study between the concern expression about the environment vs concern expression about anything.  The typical masculine model is „shut up and take it.“. 

That said, imagine thinking expressing concern for the welfare and environment your children, children’s children and beyond will experience and thinking that makes you less of a „man.“ Likely weren’t doing anything to match the real definition to begin with.  

Where did they do this study? I know quite a few „mainly men“, who are are fire squads for wild fires and talk about climate change all the time.

Saddest and weirdest correlation ever

Caring about the environment is unmanly

I’ve always assumed that the thing that will block our EV push is just dudes thinking it’s gay if your vehicle doesn’t make deep bass exhaust sounds. „Cool guys“ don’t have a sissy quiet car…
Screw that. Even if I didn’t care about the environment, I would get one for the ease of use and cool new tech

this might not be a popular perspective but i’d encourage people to think about where they’ve been negatively polarized to things that appear traditionally masculine. It’s the same phenomenon just reversed. Theres also a ton of reasons people might want to perform a more masculine role when the world feels uncertain and there’s less upward mobility.

I’ve been thinking a lot about environmentalism as an opportunity to broaden a coalition of more traditionally conservative voters. I would really like to see more creative work done on telling a story about protecting land and water for things like hunting and fishing.

Reverse the phrasing of the title:

>Effeminate men may be more likely to express concern about climate change to appear less masculine. Men who feel pressure to prove they are in touch with their feminine side may express environmentalist attitudes to protect their gender identity.

Isn’t this just classic stoicism? Feeling concern or showing signs of concern has been taboo for men for a long time. We can care about the environment without freaking out about it.