This Photographer Asked Men How They Reject Toxic Masculinity

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2019-02-22 15:53

Article here. Excerpt:

'We often give short shrift to the ways feminism benefits men.

When men resist the stereotype of what a “real man” should be, they’re free to live life on their own accord: Cry with reckless abandon after a crappy day at work or stay at a home and raise the kids while their partner brings home the bacon.

In a new photo series, photographer Jessica Amity captures just how liberating rejecting gender norms can be for men.

Armed with her Nikon D850 camera, the Nepal-based photographer hopped around the streets of Kathmandu and asked men for their general thoughts on toxic masculinity and its effect on their lives. Then she asked them to finish this sentence: “It’s OK for me to…”
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"It's OK for me to be sensitive to intersectionality and to be an ally in fights for social justice, because, as a cis white gay male, I am bombarded with privilege that I definitely don't deserve."'

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... these guys know what things are actually being attributed to them?

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2019-02-22 17:31

. . . for me to reject feminism because it's abundantly clear through projects like this that there is no real interest in improving men's well-being; the only interest is in blaming men for the all of the world's problems, including the unfair discrimination they face--most of which is actually enabled, encouraged, and enforced by women and feminists.

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Submitted by xtrnl on Sat, 2019-02-23 17:32

Oh, wait, it never got started in the first place.

But #HeForShe had some success. Hermione waved her magic wand and made it so.

For feminists, gender equality has always a differential equation, with some genders more equal than others.

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Submitted by el cid on Sun, 2019-02-24 19:40