It's almost as if there's a war being waged on men these days. "Toxic masculinity" seems to say that the male personality is inherently defective. Maybe it's bad to expect men to "be a real man!" Or maybe our culture is confused about what a "real man" is.
In 2018 a young man walked into a bar on designated college night, threw grenades to create confusion, and started shooting his pistol. He managed to kill twelve people, then killed himself.
A 20-year-old student acted quickly when the shooting started, pushing people under a table. He and seven other friends piled their bodies over them as a shield from the gunfire. While the shooter re-loaded, they threw chairs out the back windows of the bar and repeatedly guided people outside.
The American Psychological Association says that traditional masculinity is harmful. But wait . . who is the traditionally masculine man in this story? It's not the shooter.
from The Toxic War on Masculinity
(cont'd tomorrow)
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