13 Men Open Up About What Makes Them Feel Emasculated

I’ve felt emasculated many times, but the occasion that immediately comes to mind was when I attended a women’s pole dancing class for a writing assignment. All these ladies were climbing up and down the poles and doing all kinds of maneuvers on them, while I slid straight down. It was a real eye-opener regarding my lack of upper-body strength. (The only upper-body work I do is typing.)

Recently, reddit user JoeyPitlock took to the AskMen subreddit and posted the question, “What’s something that makes you feel emasculated?”

Here some of the many, many answers from men who chimed in.