The 12 WORST Times to Be a Man in History

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History tends to remember power — kings, generals, emperors — and assumes that being born male meant inheriting control. But the reality, for most men across most of history, was far from privilege. From Spartan training grounds to factory floors, from plague pits to holy wars, this video takes you through twelve brutal moments in time when masculinity didn’t mean dominance — it meant obedience, suffering, silence, and slow erasure.

This is not a competition in pain. It’s not about who had it worse. It’s a quiet dismantling of the myth that men always ruled history. Through dark humor, historical accuracy, and immersive storytelling, we’ll explore the crushing expectations placed on men throughout the centuries — and how often their identities were forged not in freedom, but in function.

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