Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry Should We Encourage Our Sons To Be Masculine? | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 163
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Sep 14, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, Kate Phelan, a lecturer from RMIT and author of 'Feminism, Defeated,' joins Johann Kurtz of 'Becoming Noble' fame. They delve into whether we should promote traditional masculinity in our sons. Topics include the hierarchical dynamics of masculinity and femininity, the challenges of aggression in men, and whether historical gender roles are beneficial or oppressive. They also tackle the implications of raising emotionally aware boys amidst evolving societal expectations and feminist perspectives.
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Masculinity As Political Scaffolding
- Kate Phelan frames masculinity as a political-cultural scaffold that supports male dominance rather than an innate biological fact.
- Radical feminists see masculinity as traits encouraged by a state order that corrals women into dependence and powerlessness.
Christian Virtue Meets Embodied Difference
- Johann Kurtz locates masculinity in a Christian-virtue framework mixed with embodied differences and cultural guidance.
- He argues masculinity trains male-specific attributes toward virtue and social roles like leadership and protection.
Protector And Threat Paradox
- Kate Phelan highlights the 'protection racket' problem: men are both the main threat to women and the primary source of their protection.
- She suggests state failure leaves women dependent on men-as-protectors, compounding vulnerability.
