While social constructions of femininity demand that women be thin, beautiful, accommodating, and some unattainable balance of virginal and fuckable, social constructions of masculinity demand that men constantly prove and re-prove the very fact that they are, well, men. Both ideas are poisonous and potentially destructive” (Holloway) This is an excerpt from Kali Holloway in her article Masculinity Is Killing Men: The Roots of Men and Trauma. The society we live in is built on a culture of sexist ideology. former NFL player and coach, Joe Ehrmann once said “The three most destructive words that every man receives when he’s a boy is when he’s told to 'be a man,” and while his word seem a little extreme, sadly they are not far fetched. One study showed that parents overwhelmingly reported that baby girls were more delicate and “softer” than baby boys; they imagined baby boys to be bigger and generally
While social constructions of femininity demand that women be thin, beautiful, accommodating, and some unattainable balance of virginal and fuckable, social constructions of masculinity demand that men constantly prove and re-prove the very fact that they are, well, men. Both ideas are poisonous and potentially destructive” (Holloway) This is an excerpt from Kali Holloway in her article Masculinity Is Killing Men: The Roots of Men and Trauma. The society we live in is built on a culture of sexist ideology. former NFL player and coach, Joe Ehrmann once said “The three most destructive words that every man receives when he’s a boy is when he’s told to 'be a man,” and while his word seem a little extreme, sadly they are not far fetched. One study showed that parents overwhelmingly reported that baby girls were more delicate and “softer” than baby boys; they imagined baby boys to be bigger and generally