Masculinity
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The crisis facing men is not the crisis of masculinity. It is the crisis of patriarchal masculinity. Until we make this distinction clear, men will continue to fear that any critique of patriarchy represents a threat.
—bell hooks
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Suffer your interpretation
of what it is
to be a man
—Fugazi
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Look here,
not a thing to fear
Brother to brother,
not another as sincere
Teach a man how to be a father,
to never tell a woman
he can't bother
You can't say you don't know
what I'm talkin' 'bout,
but one day
brothers gonna work it out
—Public Enemy
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Some people claim
that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's my own damn fault
—Jimmy Buffett
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I am Kenough.
—Barbie
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Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness
Today’s masculinity is stifling
The miseducation of the American boy
Raising boys with a broader definition of masculinity
The many possible meanings of the ‘masculinity crisis’
21 reader views on the masculinity crisis
What does healthy masculinity look like?
The end of violent, simplistic, macho masculinity
The problem with a fight against toxic masculinity
Psychology has a new approach to building healthier men
Stay-at-home dads are reshaping American masculinity
Men have to ‘allow ourselves to be loved’
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
The Hidden Spirituality of Men
Reclaiming the divine masculine
Practices for recovering the sacred masculine
The Rag & Bone Shop of the Heart
Carl Jung’s life lessons men learn too late in life