That’s who these men are. Men who support forced pregnancy, as now mandated in states like Texas, support rape culture. That’s just who these men are. The modern GOP is a weaponized product of our generations old dominance-based culture of masculinity. Men in dominance-based masculine culture debase, control, abuse and rape women as the central…

Depicting the Remarkable Caregiving Capacities of Men in America is the Next Big Challenge for Hollywood. This week, The Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, in partnership with Equimundo, released their report on the depiction of men as caregivers in entertainment media. While depictions of men as caregivers is growing and some bright spots are out there, mainstream entertainment continues to negate male care givers’…

The solution begins with our young sons. — I absolutely support an assault weapon ban and common sense gun control laws. That said, until we effectively shift our current culture of masculinity to one that is healthier, male violence will continue. The narrow retrogressive rules of our Man Box culture of masculinity bully young boys out of expression/connection…

The logical outcome of dominance-based masculine culture is gun violence. Boys/men in Man Box culture are bullied into believing that showing dominance over others is the only way to validate our masculinity. Guns are an overt expression of dominance. Which is why 99% mass shooters are men. Mass shootings are born out of our dominance-based culture of masculinity Our dominance-based…

Refusing to discuss the systems and structures that underpin what language means is an intentionally political act. — Before we begin: Abusive and violent behavior is not limited to men, especially in intimate relationships. The US Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 1 in 4 women and nearly 1 in 10 men have experienced contact sexual violence, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner during their…

If we’re truly progressives, who is harmed by our protest votes should be the first thing we think of, not the last. — Some white folks on the left think the Republican and Democratic Parties are “the same.” They say they might not vote “bcuz what’s the diff?” When we’re white, we don’t experience the GOP’s growing white supremacy in the same way Black people do. Maybe self reflect on this: withholding our…

We’re done with isolating, hyper competitive, and uninspiring work cultures. — Far too many men continue to fight against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The retrogressive masculine cultural conditioning that drives this resistance to DEI is generational and runs deep. Men like myself, (I count myself as one among millions,) don’t just support diversity, equity and inclusion from the standpoint of…

They are locked away in the Man Box, but we can break them out. — Our dominance-based culture of masculinity can appear to define all there is to know about men. The vast impact of our bullying Man Box culture often feels so exhausting and universal that men’s capacities for connection, expression and empathy seem like an impossibility. But we know from men’s work with…