FFN 092: The Myth of "Toxic Masculinity"

Order of Man

Ryan Michler

Society & Culture, Business

4.8 • 9.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2018

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

There's a term that's being tossed around these days that's really been bothering me the more I think about it. The term is "toxic masculinity." The reason that term bothers me is because, frankly, it does not exist. It's not real. And, to perpetuate the term is to do injustice to what it means to be a man in the first place – which is probably why it's pushed with such a heavy hand.

I think there's a growing movement to undermine masculinity and the term, "toxic masculinity (and others like it)" is just one way to spread the propaganda that somehow masculinity is bad, or evil, or toxic. It just isn't the case. Masculinity, by its very nature is good. It's strong. It's assertive. It's productive. It's caring. It's compassion. It's charitable. And, I've even go so far as to say it's loving.

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0:00.0	You're a man of action. You live life to the fullest.
0:03.0	Embrace your fears and boldly charge your own path.
0:06.0	When life knocks you down, you get back up one more time.
0:09.0	Every time you are not easily deterred and defeated.
0:12.0	Rugged, resilient, strong.
0:15.0	This is your life. This is who you are.
0:18.0	This is who you will become.
0:19.0	At the end of the day, and after all is said and done,
0:22.0	you can call yourself a man.
0:25.0	Gentlemen, what is going on today?
0:27.0	I am Ryan Mcler and I am the host and founder of this podcast,
0:30.0	The Order of Man.
0:31.0	I want to welcome you today, whether you've been tuning in for months or years,
0:35.0	or this is your first episode.
0:37.0	Guys, this is a show dedicated to helping you become a better man
0:41.0	and every facet of your life.
0:43.0	From family to business to community service to your health
0:46.0	and relationships, wealth, everywhere in between.
0:49.0	I've got some really interesting thoughts for you today regarding a term
0:52.0	that seems to be thrown around more and more that frankly just isn't true
0:56.0	and it ends up painting an accurate picture about what's really going on
0:59.0	with the state of masculinity in the world today.
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