As Alankaar Sharma, a social worker and researcher, tells Quartz, “Possessing a gun is considered by many men, if not most, as a straightforward way of subscribing to dominant masculinity.” In his view, the patriarchal system, which privileges a certain set of masculine behaviors, values, and practices, provides men with “a clear and justifiable reason to own guns.” It cements their identity as masculine men.

kneegroping:

john and sherlock will always always always take care of each other. it’s not a one way street, john will ease the hard days for sherlock, and sherlock will hold john and not say anything when john wakes up screaming from nightmares in the middle of the night. sherlock will make the tea, john will cook. john will wash sherlock’s hair when sherlock is in need of some extra affection and sherlock will let john spoon him for hours while he talks about cases and experiments after john’s had a bad day at the clinic. they will always be there for each other and always keep each other safe ALWAYS