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The reinvention of a ‘real man’: In cowboy country, a father and husband troubled by suicide reimagines American masculinity, one conversation at a time
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- Title
- The reinvention of a 'real man'
- Published
- May 23 2022
- Word count
- 3862 words
This article addresses men's mental health in a way that really touched me. I've thought a lot about masculinity in the last few years, and it was challenging at the start, but has made me much more secure and healthy as a person.
Just some thoughts about a point in the article. Not hidden for anything sensitive, just hiding it for those that don't care.
I get frustrated every time I see someone say online they won't/don't talk to their father, brother, uncle, friend, etc. over political beliefs. I think it's crucial that men provide a space for other men in their lives to be vulnerable, especially when other men are more conservative. We should be especially open to exploring masculinity with conservative men, since toxic masculinity harms them too, but they may just not see it! Otherwise, what? They're going to find support in more deeply radical spaces that support the us vs. them narrative.