http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/may/21/masculinity-debate-men-fear-ridicule-matriarchy
quite well written i thought
First comment looks a bit STW
haven't read the comments.
made me instantly think of this:
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Interesting, and certainly rings a bell with me. Never had the guts to speak about feelings, admit personal weaknesses etc. Always find it embarassing and shameful, completely irrationally I might add!
I do worry that this kind of article although probably worthwhile and to a greater extent true is often used as a way of denigrating feminism and the (still) vast inequalities in our society. Despite all that has been achieved by Germaine Greer et al there still a long way to go, and anything like this is often picked up as a tool to either beat feminists with, or conversely by the more RadFems as proof that the Patriarchy is still all-powerful and that while the Guardian and media are worrying about the emasculation of men, the abuse of women conitnues unabated (the usual elephant in the room).
Anyway, I suppose anything that spurs the debate and generates knowledge and education should be encouraged.
