Making Sense of Masculinity
Tricky Topics on UpTrust
What does masculinity mean today? How is it changing? Come be part of the conversation.
Join us on UpTrust for an online forum where anyone can contribute their perspective on this complex, personal, and cultural topic.
Whether you want to reflect on raising boys, celebrate the men you love, explore vulnerability, or wrestle with feminism and “toxic masculinity”- you’re invited to join the conversation.
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Themes
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How did becoming a dad change you? What was it about your dad that made you who you are today? How should we raise young boys and girls?
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What changes could we make at a societal level to turn around ‘toxic masculinity’? What does the healthy masculine look like? Does ‘masculinity’ only apply to men?
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What are your favorite qualities in your brothers, spouses, boyfriends? What should people do to show appreciation to men?
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Who are the right role models for men? Who aren’t?
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As a man, what is something you wish more people knew about your experience? As a mother, friend, sister, what do you wish more men shared?
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How do men find and maintain loving relationships? What qualities do they need to cultivate?
What should I share?
Your take on what’s going well or needs to be improved for the future of men.
Good examples from UpTrust:
It's too intimidating for men to be men. By Annabeth
Planetary Patriarchs. by Forrest
Reverent Men. by Hannah
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The state of online conversations on Masculinity is bleak. Let’s change that.
