Rachel and Janis discuss patriarchy and toxic masculinity and how it hurts men (and also everyone else).

Resources:

• What we mean when we say toxic masculinity
• Bell Hooks: The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
• History of Incels (Involuntary Celibates)
• The Rage of Incels
• How Men's Rights Activists are not really fighting for men's rights
• Male Contraception
• Class Status and the Construction of Black Masculinity
• @KissAndCurse - Instagram
• Kevin Powell On Moving Beyond His Own Toxic Masculinity
• Talk Like A Man
• The Good Men Project
• A Call to Men
• Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity

Q for the audience: What are some patriarchal truths that you’re holding on to? What purpose does it serve in your life?