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[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 days ago (3 children)

The Great Male Renunciation and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

To save some people a minute, from Wikipedia:

The Great Male Renunciation is the historical phenomenon at the end of the 18th century in which wealthy Western men stopped using bright colours, elaborate shapes and variety in their dress, which were left to women's clothing. Instead, men concentrated on minute differences of cut, and the quality of the plain cloth. Coined by British psychologist John FlΓΌgel in 1930, it is considered a major turning point in the history of clothing in which the men relinquished their claim to adornment and beauty.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

I shall allow my male OCs to wear bright colors. Pink. Bluish Spruce, even Apple Green.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 5 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Wow, that's amazing - thanks!

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

How have I never heard of this, too? Because I've definitely complained about this before lol.