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Where did all the 'masculine men' go? | It's Been a Minute
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28:16Now PlayingHas there been a decline in "masculine" men?
Some women on Tiktok seem to believe so. The phrase, "Who's gonna be the boys?" has been used online to refer to all the mundane things men are doing that could be described as femininewearing earrings, having a skin care routine, and even eating a banana, to name a few. But what does this online question about the alleged absence of masculine men say about our society’s expectations of men? And how might these expectations be causing problems for us all? To explore these questions, Brittany talks with Shar Jossell () , entertainment journalist and culture critic, and George M. Johnson () , author of All Boys Aren't Blue and the upcoming memoir, And If I Die Before I Wake.
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