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1: Masculinity and Its Discontents - Nina Power | Maiden Mother Matriarch 1

Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry

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Is History Going to Prove Circular Again?

I think my book is optimistic, but it's on the basis of what already exists. So basically, we already have lots of nice relationships. And I don't think I'm particularly unusual in laughing male family members, male friends, male partners. Of course, there are some terrible men. Let's be clear. It's not some kind of attempt to whitewash male capacity for violence and harm. We're all capable of harm as well. The idea of toxic masculinity or men are X blah, blah, right? We know that that's not true in practice in the real world."

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