Men Are Scared Of New Definitions Of Masculinity

… because a lot of the stuff they’re being asked to do now, they don’t really want to do

I have about 10,392 thoughts on all this, but that would be boring to read, so I will spare you the bulk of it. If you want to check out a long read on masculinity and where it is and where it might be going, with the caveat that every male is an unique individual with an unique situation, read this.

What exactly do men, well, “do?”

Here’s a new newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, and I want to draw you up on two charts:

It’s easy to look at these charts and sneer something gendered, or trip over yourself talking about “need to put food on the table,” or bring up COVID, or maybe even go into gender roles. All of those would be valid relative to your specific situation and understanding of what men do, what women do, what both need to do, and how that ecosystem impacts the thriving of a…