Dropping Lines on Toxic Masculinity

Drop A Line

Are we on the same page when we talk about "toxic masculinity"?

Do we not think "toxic masculinity" is prevalent because we don't know what it is, and how it is harmful to ourselves and others? Parita and Edwina discuss their views on toxic masculinity, their experiences and witness accounts of it, and the struggles related to bringing the subject up altogether.

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From our conversation on the podcast, we also looked up different movements in India and Hong Kong respectively that addressed toxic masculinity. We didn't know if there was a conversation around that, but now we know! If you're also interested in taking a look at how these conversations are addressed in some non-European and non-American contexts, here are a couple of links:

Hong Kong

• https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/39385/1/alexandra-leese-beautiful-sensual-photos-of-hong-kongs-young-men
• https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270214113_Masculinity_health_behavior_and_age_An_examination_of_Hong_Kong_Chinese_men

India

• https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2018/12/there-is-toxic-masculinity-we-dont-talk-about-in-india/
• https://qz.com/india/1157796/boys-cant-be-boys-heres-how-to-fix-indias-toxic-masculinity-problem/

Lastly, here's the Gillette commercial that Parita brought up during the episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koPmuEyP3a0

Be free to drop us a line with related material and/or let us know what you think about the contents of this episode!