Smith apologized to Rock saying: “I was out of line and I was wrong. My actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
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From Taylor Swift to the Rocky Mountains, amidst wind-whispered stories and cold-night sleeping bags, we’re shaping the lives of boys becoming men. As they’re held in meaningful relationships and supported to overcome real challenges, a generation of compassionate, resilient and courageous young men is taking shape.
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With a healthy masculinity summit in October 2012 in Washington, D.C., a key component of an ambitious two-year project to ‘spread the message of nonviolent, emotionally healthy masculinity,’ it seemed timely for Voice Male to ask several members of its national advisory board, and other colleagues and allies, to address in short essays their thoughts about the challenges inherent in trying define ‘healthy masculinity.’ What follows are the voices of those who responded just before the magazine went to press.
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Thanks to #MeToo, the heightened awareness and expressions of support for these changes increases their relevance and impact. These actions also offer men ways to respond to #MeToo and to be more respectful and nonviolent toward women. Even if there is never another #MeToo tweet, now is the time for individual men and profeminist men’s organizations to step forward and work to achieve real, lasting change.
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What came to the fore in Columbine in 1999 has become a pattern of violence that stems from the disconnection, aggrieved entitlement and rage rebellion of vulnerable boys and young men. To change that, we need to look with our eyes wide open at the ways young people navigate the violent tenets of masculinity, and we need to empower boys themselves to become leaders of the change we so desperately need.
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It comes back to parents, the primary protection for growing boys and their closest model for what it means to be authentically connected to others. It lives within schools, where boys learn the script for manhood and navigate their resistance to it. And more than anywhere else, it unfolds in the inner lives of boys: in the unseen depth of their friendships and shared secrets, in the quiet breathing as they fall asleep, in their ability to say the words that are too often left unsaid.
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Next Gen Men is always striving for balance: standing in front (advocating in all-male spaces), standing beside (showing up in solidarity), and standing behind (supporting feminist leadership).
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In the not-so-distant past of 2017, the MASKulinity podcast sprang to life. Samantha, the fearless explorer of patriarchy's depths, embarked on a quest to unravel the intricate web of gender's influence on our chaotic world. For over two years, Samantha and Remoy locked horns with Pulitzer Prize Winners, runway strutters, athletes, and your friendly neighborhood folks, dissecting the seismic impact of gender on our planet.
Now it’s time to sneak a peek into some of their absolute favorites! 🌟🗺️🎙️
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Now more than ever, we need to view the next generation of men with hope—not as problems to be fixed, or just as allies for girls and women, but as fellow stakeholders in the movement for gender justice.
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Regardless of your gender identity or expression, if you have a position of leadership and you hope to leverage that power to engage the boys or men that you work with, this community is for you!
Anyone looking to build their knowledge and skills about how to effectively engage the boys and men in their lives in gender justice is invited to join—whether gender justice is new or familiar to you, we welcome your curiosity and courage.
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What can men do to make online dating as positive an experience as possible?
Here are our top tips for making online dating a better experience for you and your potential matches.
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Over the span of several months, we took four highlights from the card deck and worked with an artist to turn them into streetwear-style apparel. Like my white swoop-emblazoned Nikes, we hope that these t-shirts catch the attention of the teenage boys in your life, and we hope that they foster an opportunity for deeper conversation.
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