MASKulinity Podcast

We’re back with part 2 with Dr. Liu.

• Dr. Liu sheds light on the real impact at work, in public spaces, and more on men of color being held to the standard of white masculinity.
• We dig into the notion of racial meritocracy and the dangers of falling for it!.

Is proximity to whiteness helpful in certain spaces? Perhaps, but it’s still a facade. And don’t we want our selves evaluated just for us?

• Dr. Liu shares some statistical insights on how various generations dea lwith and understand the intersection of masculinity and race.
• We continue getting the game on how pervasive white supremacy is and how important it is to continue discussing race when talking about gender and sexuality.

COMPANION PIECES:

Relevant Episodes

• UnMASKing the Workplace
• #WAKANDAFOREVER
• White Supremacy to Google Said What?

Referenced on this episode:

• Dr. Liu shares his experience at the Journal of Counseling Psychology
• Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A black Feminist Critique of Anti-discrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Throwback Thursday part 1! OK, it’s been a while since we said that too… We are running back the “Racial Hierarchy” episodes for your .edu earphone pleasure. The acclaimed Dr. Liu joins us and breaks down white supremacy, how language changes to suit it, and how it’s all systematized. This is a jam-packed episode; no notes can do it justice!

• We unmask how white supremacy and masculinity are inextricably linked, and how BIPOC men’s identities and lives are policed through that lens. 
• Get ready to hear how the construction of a complicit middle class allows for the superiority of whiteness. 
• You get some important definitions this episode, including intersectionality and how it’s changed over time, white supremacy, white privilege. What is hegemony, again? Dr. Liu covers it all.

COMPANION PIECES:

Relevant Episodes

• Black Masculinity, Mental Health, and Education
• #WAKANDAFOREVER
• White Supremacy to Google Said What?

Referenced on this episode:

• White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack by by Peggy McIntosh
• "Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A black Feminist Critique of Anti-discrimination Doctrine, Feminist Theory and Antiracist Politics" by Kimberlé Crenshaw

Happy Thursday! It’s movie night AND trivia time on MASKulinity this week. Remoy and Samantha give each other their favorite film recommendations that expose MASKulinity in different ways. 

• One is a thoughtful indie about a father-daughter vacation. It explores themes of loneliness, mental health issues, and human connection, using beautiful cinematic devices. We’ll give you a few hints—it’s not an American film and it’s a coming-of-age story, perhaps not for whom you might think.
• The other is making waves on Netflix. A covert office romance gone wrong. A high-power couple sees their relationship tested in the battleground that is Wall Street when one unsuspectedly gets a promotion. The filmmaker asks a pertinent question: Why does a woman being powerful make a man feel powerless?
• There are spoilers in the companion pieces—you’ve been warned!

COMPANION PIECES:

• UnMASKing the Workplace
• Ya can’t pour from an empty cup! How Men Can Take Better Care of Themselves

Some friends to the north join us this week! Next Gen Men Program Manager Jonathon Reed and Higher Unlearning Founder Jeff Perera shed some light on the radicalization of men and boys. 

• Remoy’s still living under a rock, and it’s not a drill. Samantha gets him up to speed on why some conservative men feel betrayed by Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s relationship. Is she empowering women too much with these break-up songs?
• We get to talking about Critical Race Theory, your new-edition Fahrenheit 451.  Where does the term actually come from? And what does it have to do men and boys trying to get a grip on healthy masculinity?
• Finally, how is it that boys and men of color are being radicalized into far-right extremism? Our  guests have done a decade's plus work around maskulinity and provide what knowldege they've surfaced. We talk empathy, what is missing that extremist groups are the recourse for boys, and what we can do.

COMPANION EPISODES:

• Michael Kimmel helped us understand why some men feel left behind. Which is how men be part of a community upholding the maskulinity they’ve been taught: 
  • Make America Great Again, How the Dominant Was Left Behind, with Dr. Michael Kimmel
• If you didn’t catch it last week, Dr. Liu’s input and work are more relevant than ever:
  • The Racial Hierarchy of MASKulinity, with Dr. Liu - Part 1
  • The Racial Hierarchy of MASKulinity, with Dr. Liu, Part 2

MASK is BACK! We’re excited to kick off the new season of MASKulinity. It’s a little different this time around. 

• First off, we’re now supported by Next Gen Men, your friendly neighborhood healthy masculinity organization based in Canada. Shout-out to them for doing the work to transform how the world sees and acts on masculinity.
• Remoy has also been living under a rock, writing, reading, traveling and staying the hell out of the news cycle. So each week, Samantha will put him up on game about all things news, pop culture, sports and more, working to try and make sense of this maskulinity thing. This episode they discuss #girlmath and #boymath, and healthy masculinity nemesis Andrew Tate!
• Our hosts are joined by podbro German Villegas, Next Gen Men board member and host of Modern Manhood,  on our post-COVID premiere to go further in depth into this masked collusion between influence and tech and how that's informing his next season of the pod.

Previous episodes mentioned:

• The Racial Hierarchy of MASKulinity, with Dr. Liu - Part 1
• The Racial Hierarchy of MASKulinity - with Dr. Liu, Part 2

At the time this episode was first released, Roe vs Wade was a possibility and we invited Heidi Sieck, founder and CEO of VOTEPROCHOICE, which dedicated to putting votes behind pro-choice candidates, to talk about what American faces if this milestone case overturned. That day has arrived, so now it's a matter of staying informed and empowered to keep people safe and cared for as much as possible, knowing that unfortunately, too many people will be unjustly harmed by this widely unsupported decision. At the moment, 80% of Americans are in favor of access to abortion. Listen to this episode for a helpful discussion on how patriarchal control maintains the façade of consent to this demise.

Samantha and Remoy return on the airwaves to talk about Kobe Bryant and his passing. Some people are sad and some people are mad that he's being revered and missed so much, given his rape charge. We talk about the complexity of this news, and go deeper into why people are into their feelings. Samantha and Remoy offer different perspectives on this one, delving into competition and how we've come to understand it as a society, into Mamba mentality is so attractive, and yet how it's emblatic of maskulinity. Let us know what you think! [email protected]

*New Module Alert* We are talking about the workplace for a bit! In this intro episode, we're scratching the surface and getting the facts on who's in charge at work. We explore the concept of masculinity contest culture and how it manifests. We ask why we associate leadership with masculinity and manhood and whether it's actually helpful to have mostly men executives heading companies and organizations. We talk to some New Yorkers about leadership in the workplace! Tune in!

This week, Samantha and Remoy have the pleasure of speaking with three open folks about their relationships to addiction and masculinity. How do expectations of strength and stoicism create isolation, and isolated suffering? What does it look like to care about someone who is dealing with addiction? We explore the different facets of recovery and how our relationships to our own vulnerability can hold us back.

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