James Gates, writer for Culture Trip, and I discuss today’s topic: Toxic Masculinity. After reading “The Descent of Man” by Grayson Perry (https://buff.ly/2L1HhDI), James had a pivotal moment of understanding his own consciousness of gender stereotypes. The book is a great read, but according to James, recognising how detrimental to society as a whole it is, creating awareness is not enough. Creating dialogues about toxic masculinity is where it needs to start.

Therefore, we go into our individual experiences, into the toxicity of labels and the changes we try to make every day. Most importantly, we address the reality that change is hard. Challenging norms is hard work and vulnerability really should become the basis of human interactions.

For more on James: https://theculturetrip.com/authors/james-gates/

@jamespetergates on Twitter & Insta

Shout outs & References:

Jo on Twitter! @Jowebber1981

Satan’s Whiskers, https://buff.ly/2LAvWHG

On Eurydice Dixon, https://nyp.st/2HRSbX4