Michael Kaufman in “Men Feminism and Men’s Contradictory Experiences of Power” begins by expressing that men suppress certain kinds of feelings in a patriarchal system. These emotions are those of being nurturing, receptivity, empathy, and compassion. These emotions are suppressed by men in a patriarchal because they may restrict their ability and desire to control themselves or to dominate others. Furthermore, men suppress their emotions as if they don’t, it comes to be associated with the feminity they have rejected as a part of their mission to become more masculine. Many negative consequences arise when men suppress important emotions and try to show a persona of more masculinity. First, men might direct buried pain against themselves in
