Is a return to traditional masculinity needed to pull men out of the widely observed "crisis" they are facing?
For the past month, we've been inundated with images of the indestructable Alpha male that is Ron Swanson. The quintessential man's man from NBC's Parks and Recreation, played by Nick Offerman, has acted as the de facto ambassador of Movember. His gruff, moustachioed mug—as seen in several viral videos for the campaign—harkens back to a traditional archetype of masculinity. One where hunting, oiling your gun and never crying are all a guy needs to get by.
It’s a prototype of a man some believe doesn’t exist anymore, but one that nevertheless still offends people. In a recent column published in the McGill Daily, Ralph Haddad argues Movember is sexist because it's characterized by “an archaic view of gender,” as well as “overarching shows of masculinity, and a general overload of testosterone.” An article in The Link, Concordia University's independent newspaper, takes it even further, arguing the movement sees men “raise money towards saving a group of extremely privileged people—themselves.”
- See more at: http://www.chillmedia.co/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:are-men-the-new-underclass&catid=20:health--fitness&Itemid=262#sthash.MNPvf36M.dpuf
Is a return to traditional masculinity needed to pull men out of the widely observed "crisis" they are facing?
For the past month, we've been inundated with images of the indestructable Alpha male that is Ron Swanson. The quintessential man's man from NBC's Parks and Recreation, played by Nick Offerman, has acted as the de facto ambassador of Movember. His gruff, moustachioed mug—as seen in several viral videos for the campaign—harkens back to a traditional archetype of masculinity. One where hunting, oiling your gun and never crying are all a guy needs to get by.
It’s a prototype of a man some believe doesn’t exist anymore, but one that nevertheless still offends people. In a recent column published in the McGill Daily, Ralph Haddad argues Movember is sexist because it's characterized by “an archaic view of gender,” as well as “overarching shows of masculinity, and a general overload of testosterone.” An article in The Link, Concordia University's independent newspaper, takes it even further, arguing the movement sees men “raise money towards saving a group of extremely privileged people—themselves.”
- See more at: http://www.chillmedia.co/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:are-men-the-new-underclass&catid=20:health--fitness&Itemid=262#sthash.MNPvf36M.dpuf
For the past month, we've been inundated with images of the indestructable Alpha male that is Ron Swanson. The quintessential man's man from NBC's Parks and Recreation, played by Nick Offerman, has acted as the de facto ambassador of Movember. His gruff, moustachioed mug—as seen in several viral videos for the campaign—harkens back to a traditional archetype of masculinity. One where hunting, oiling your gun and never crying are all a guy needs to get by.
It’s a prototype of a man some believe doesn’t exist anymore, but one that nevertheless still offends people. In a recent column published in the McGill Daily, Ralph Haddad argues Movember is sexist because it's characterized by “an archaic view of gender,” as well as “overarching shows of masculinity, and a general overload of testosterone.” An article in The Link, Concordia University's independent newspaper, takes it even further, arguing the movement sees men “raise money towards saving a group of extremely privileged people—themselves.”
- See more at: http://www.chillmedia.co/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:are-men-the-new-underclass&catid=20:health--fitness&Itemid=262#sthash.MNPvf36M.dpuf
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For
the past month, we've been inundated with images of the indestructable
Alpha male that is Ron Swanson. The quintessential man's man from NBC's Parks and Recreation, played
by Nick Offerman, has acted as the de facto ambassador of Movember. His
gruff, moustachioed mug—as seen in several viral videos for the
campaign—harkens back to a traditional archetype of masculinity. One
where hunting, oiling your gun and never crying are all a guy needs to
get by.
It’s a prototype of a man some believe doesn’t exist anymore, but one that nevertheless still offends people. In a recent column published in the McGill Daily,
Ralph Haddad argues Movember is sexist because it's characterized by
“an archaic view of gender,” as well as “overarching shows of
masculinity, and a general overload of testosterone.” An article in The Link,
Concordia University's independent newspaper, takes it even further,
arguing the movement sees men “raise money towards saving a group of
extremely privileged people—themselves.”
- See more at:
http://www.chillmedia.co/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:are-men-the-new-underclass&catid=20:health--fitness&Itemid=262#sthash.MNPvf36M.dpuf
For
the past month, we've been inundated with images of the indestructable
Alpha male that is Ron Swanson. The quintessential man's man from NBC's Parks and Recreation, played
by Nick Offerman, has acted as the de facto ambassador of Movember. His
gruff, moustachioed mug—as seen in several viral videos for the
campaign—harkens back to a traditional archetype of masculinity. One
where hunting, oiling your gun and never crying are all a guy needs to
get by.
It’s a prototype of a man some believe doesn’t exist anymore, but one that nevertheless still offends people. In a recent column published in the McGill Daily,
Ralph Haddad argues Movember is sexist because it's characterized by
“an archaic view of gender,” as well as “overarching shows of
masculinity, and a general overload of testosterone.” An article in The Link,
Concordia University's independent newspaper, takes it even further,
arguing the movement sees men “raise money towards saving a group of
extremely privileged people—themselves.”
- See more at:
http://www.chillmedia.co/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=713:are-men-the-new-underclass&catid=20:health--fitness&Itemid=262#sthash.MNPvf36M.dpuf
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