Why isn’t male insecurity taken seriously?

It feels like there’s a huge double standard when it comes to body insecurities. If a woman opens up about not liking something about her body, people usually respond with support. Her comment section will be filled with love, reassurance, and reminders that she’s beautiful just as she is. But when a man does the same, the reaction is often completely different. Instead of encouragement, he might get downvotes or dismissive comments telling him to “just be confident” or acting like his feelings aren’t valid.

It’s frustrating because men’s insecurities are often treated like a joke. Take phrases like “small dick energy,” for example. People throw it around to insult men they don’t like—even someone as terrible as Hitler. Yes, Hitler’s actions are beyond condemnable, but mocking someone’s body to criticize their character is absurd. It sends the message that a physical trait somehow defines someone’s worth. And here’s the thing: the same people who make comments like that would never say something similar about a woman’s body because they’d immediately see it as body shaming. So why is it okay when it’s about men?