Posts Tagged ‘masculinity’
Earning Our Place as Men
Some say the world is stripping men of their authority or power. But maybe we’ve stopped doing what it takes to earn it. I often think about what it means to “be a man.” Not just the biological randomness that we’re born as a male human, but what it really means to be a man worthy of…
Read More5 Ways To Smash The “All Men Are The Same” Stereotype
You’re not obligated to fit into the mold. Here’s how to smash it to pieces. As men, we constantly fight the stigma that we lack empathy, compassion, and the ability to communicate about anything besides sports or beer. Every day, you have the opportunity to show up in the world in a way that smashes…
Read MoreEverything You’ve Been Taught About Masculinity Is A Lie
As our society evolves, so must our view of what it means to “be a man.” masculine [ mas-kyuh-lin ] adjective pertaining to or characteristic of a man or men. Well, there it is. The definition of masculine. Characteristic of a man. As our species and societies have grown and evolved, the roles of men have…
Read MoreWhat It Means to be a “Real Man” is Evolving, and so is Masculinity
In more recent months with the controversial Gillette advertisement, there really is a mainstream focus on what it means to be a “real man” in society. Many men lashed out at the ad, which negatively portrayed things like bullying and harassing women, claiming the ad was designed to attack masculinity and take away their ability…
Read MoreIf the new Gillette #TheBestMenCanBe campaign offends you, you’re the problem
Just in case you’ve not yet come across Gillette’s new #TheBestMenCanBe campaign, here is the one minute and 49 second short film: The commercial is designed to encourage men to set better examples in society and step up to support others in doing the same. To stop making the same old excuses for bullying, violence,…
Read MoreYou Can’t Have The Fairy Tale, But You Can Have Prince Charming
“Where are all of these gentlemen you talk about all the time?” When I started writing over 4 years ago, my mission was (and still is) to bring back the concept of men being gentlemen – and update what it really means in modern day society. Being respectful, chivalrous, aware, connected (to one’s self, and…
Read MoreHow Men Should Really See Women
I don’t know about you, but I have recently come across an influx of articles lately about men and women, relationships, gender roles and stereotypes, and who knows what else. People are attempting to fit each other into boxes, and then claim why the boxes shouldn’t be there, and then get into the same box…
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