Talking To A Feminist About Masculinity - Christine Emba - #664

Christine Emba is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post, journalist, social commentator, and an author.

Christine wrote one of the best articles on modern masculinity that I've ever read and it absolutely broke the internet. But it begs the question of why it's come down to a woman to raise the topic of men's issues.

Expect to learn why making men and women equal is good but overreaching into making men and women the same is terrible, whether Christine thinks it is harder to be a man in 2023, the biggest issues that boys & men are facing, why it is women who are dominating the narrative on what it means to be masculine, why the only "non-toxic" suggestions for masculinity just look a lot like traditional femininity and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Christine’s Controversial Article

(02:31) What is Happening to Men Today?

(09:54) The Term ‘Toxic Masculinity’

(16:39) The Failings of Modern Feminism

(22:20) Why the Right Adopted Men’s Issues

(25:20) Why Male Issues are Represented by Women in Mainstream Media

(30:54) Are Conservative Men Are More Attractive?

(37:16) Why the Left Are Ignoring Men

(46:17) Recognising Female Success & De-gendering Male Success

(52:32) Is the Masculinity Crisis Impacted by Absent Fathers?

(1:00:43) The Need for Single-Sex Spaces for Male Bonding

(1:09:05) Who is Trying to Provide a Solution for Men?

(1:20:56) Has the Left Criticised Christine?

(1:26:03) Where to Find Christine

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