"The Current Depiction of Masculinity Isn’t Cutting It"

Article here. Excerpt:

'The definition of masculinity is fairly straightforward — the possession of qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man. However, society has shifted its collective perception of what it means to be masculine. Nowadays, there’s no ennobling, culturally accepted role for men; males are cast as either historical villains or self-abasing sinners begging for the collective forgiveness of their gender.

The notion that men must atone for the sins of their forefathers leaves them with little room for a socially acceptable alternative. Essential, formerly valued masculine traits have now — mostly — become unacceptable and discouraged outside the entertainment industry.
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These images fuel the fantasies of many frustrated young men who not only lack guidance from healthy role models, but are also occasionally chastised for their natural exuberance. Instead of being appreciated for their male qualities, boys and men are asked to swap their natural gender traits for a watered-down, more politically correct version of masculinity.'