D ominance. Rugged good looks. Sexual prowess. Music, sport and young adult literature have all been happily singing from this feminist hymn sheet for some time.
Sex, porn and toxic masculinity: the struggle to bring up better boys | Society | The Guardian
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Every few pages, the boy world cracks open a little bit…. It also had an unexpected effect on its author: Orenstein realized that talking about girls is only half the conversation. Boys are subject to the same cultural forces as girls—steeped in the same distorted media images and binary stereotypes of female sexiness and toxic masculinity—which equally affect how they navigate sexual and emotional relationships.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. Now she turns her focus to boys with an examination of how young men are navigating sexual culture in these changing times - and what we need to do to help them.