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What can be done to rebalance society's views on masculinity? What does healthy masculinity even look like? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago by a-man-from-earth@kbin.social to c/men@kbin.social

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Men get so many mixed messages in today's society, from being called toxic to being pushed to be top dog (or else you're a loser). There are lots of expectations put on men, and various ways men rebel against those.

What can be done to address society's negative views of men and masculinity? And how can we formulate what healthy masculinity looks like, so we can teach that to our boys?

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[–] a-man-from-earth@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

I disagree. Gender doesn't become meaningless just because we have difficulties defining it within modern sensibilities. There is something about gender that drives certain people to want to transition, for example, and it's not just about genitalia.

Now if you mean to say that one doesn't have to be a masculine man to still be a man, I agree. Tho it does make certain things (e.g. dating) a lot more difficult when you're an unmasculine man.