The Pulse The Search for Modern Masculinity
Jun 7, 2024
The podcast discusses changing ideas of masculinity with women gaining ground, leaving men feeling lost. It explores challenges men face in defining masculinity, evolving generational perspectives, and redefining traditional gender norms. The impact of fatherhood on men's neurological responses, emotional connections, and evolving roles in childcare is also examined.
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Script For Men Was Torn Up
- Richard Reeves finds men's old script as providers has been torn up but not replaced, leaving many men destabilized.
- He warns a conversation void lets reactionary online voices fill the gap with simple, zero-sum messages.
Negative Messaging Leaves A Vacuum
- Reeves says public messaging tells men what not to be but offers few positive visions of who to become.
- That absence makes reactionary manosphere messages attractive because they provide simple identity rules.
Problems With 'Toxic Masculinity' Label
- Reeves cautions that the term "toxic masculinity" widened from narrow academic use into a sweeping, alienating label.
- He argues the framing implies an inherent badness in masculinity and drives men away from constructive conversation.