Rachael Stirling

I want the kind of feminism that allows me to have a voice and to compete on equal terms with men yet still, potentially, to have one of them hurl me over their shoulder and carry me off somewhere, because I still find proper, old-fashioned masculinity deeply attractive.

English Actress

Theo James

We're in a world where masculinity, especially with these big spectacle movies, is often pushed by rippling six packs and forcing an image down someone's throat trying to prove masculinity. Whereas I think true masculinity comes from having a strong sense of self.

English Actor

Nate Parker

All I can do is seek the information that'll make me stronger, that'll help me overcome my toxic masculinity, my male privilege, because that's something you never think about. You don't think about other people.

American Actor

Gad Saad

Let us stop pathologizing masculinity. Instead, let us appreciate the endless ways by which men and women are similar to one another, as well as the important ways in which the two sexes differ.

Canadian Scientist

Kathleen Hanna

In terms of men being feminist allies, it's just important to speak from your own place. I'd love to hear men singing about masculinity and the damage it does to them.

American Musician

Perfume Genius

I've definitely met some people that cultivated a masculinity that they taught themselves. I don't know how they figured out how to do it, but I couldn't.

Ezra Furman

Far from being a showbiz gimmick, for me dressing as I please has signalled the end of a lifelong performance of straightforward masculinity.

Josh O'Connor

I have no memory of feeling strong and rugged at any point. I've been considering masculinity my whole life.

Oliver Stark

I think if we took away that toxic masculinity then the world would be a much better place.

British Actor

Miranda Otto

It's good to see a man who isn't afraid to live out his masculinity.

Australian Actress

Understand that 'masculinity' often refers to traits society expects from men.

Gender Norms

Sometimes 'masculinity' implies negative traits, like aggression or insensitivity.

Not Always Positive

'Masculinity' can mean different things in different cultures.

Cultural Variance

'Masculinity' sometimes describes physical strength or a deep voice, stereotypically male.

Physical Stereotypes

Remember, not all men's appearances align with typical 'masculinity'.

Not Definitive

'Masculinity' can refer to behaviors like bravery or stoicism in societal roles.

Behavioral Expectations

The idea of 'masculinity' changes over time and with social progress.

Evolving Concept

While 'masculinity' includes strength, it also involves emotional and moral qualities.

Beyond Strength

 there's a shark. The thing about "Jaws" is, it's really about a guy who is sort of dealing with his place in the world -- with his masculinity, with his family, how he's going to, you know, make it work in this new town. This is one of my favorite scenes ever, and this is a scene that you wouldn't necessarily think of

The mystery box PIPE JJ...

 that I was living in a state of conflict, conflict with who I feel I am in my core and conflict with who the world tells me as a man I should be. But I don't have a desire to fit into the current broken definition of masculinity, because I don't just want to be a good man. I want to be a good human.

Why I'm done trying to...

 knowing I'll soon be able to fit in my old butt pants; 30 minutes thinking sweat is a masculinity cloak. And I'm weary from trying to work out my irrational fears, drown them in a puddle of perspiration, shove the imperfections I should be proud of under my gap-tooth smile, my frizzy hair,

Beach Bodies (in spoken...

 in my child's world. I realized that I was reinforcing sexism and the cultural norms I teach as problematic. No matter how much I believed in gender neutrality in theory, in practice, the absence of femininity is not neutrality, it's masculinity.

What it's like to be a...

 hikiko mean hikikomori now spend their entire life in their room they never leave their room it says up here when life sucks might as well just stay in your room and live life there so what's the next we have to refined masculinity

The Demise of Guys PIPE...

 And this is how to we must raise our daughters differently. We must also raise our sons differently. We do a great disservice to boys on how we raise them; we stifle the humanity of boys. We define masculinity in a very narrow way,

Chimamanda Ngozi...

 No, but it's a great quote, I think. We're not better than men, we just don't have our masculinity to prove. And that's really important. But men are so inculcated in the culture to be comfortable in the patriarchy.

A hilarious celebration...

 or get changed in supports a lifestyle choice that you feel offends your morality, or your masculinity, or your religious beliefs, then let me just appeal to the part of your heart that probably, hopefully,

Why we need gender-neutra...

 I'm interested in how boys learn to become men in different parts of the world. Certainly, a critical element of historic notions of masculinity has been overcoming fear.

Exploring Rodeo,...

 The challenger is driven off. His masculinity intact, the male enjoys the rewards whilst he can.