mASKing for It: The Best of the MASKulinity Podcast
In the not-so-distant past of 2017, the MASKulinity podcast sprang to life. Samantha, the fearless explorer of patriarchy's depths, embarked on a quest to unravel the intricate web of gender's influence on our chaotic world. For over two years, Samantha and Remoy locked horns with Pulitzer Prize Winners, runway strutters, athletes, and your friendly neighborhood folks, dissecting the seismic impact of gender on our planet.
Now it’s time to sneak a peek into some of their absolute favorites! 🌟🗺️🎙️
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The Influence of Influencers: How to Tackle Andrew Tate in Schools
Now more than ever, we need to view the next generation of men with hope—not as problems to be fixed, or just as allies for girls and women, but as fellow stakeholders in the movement for gender justice.
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Community Matters: How We’re Coming Together to Engage Men & Boys in Gender Justice
Regardless of your gender identity or expression, if you have a position of leadership and you hope to leverage that power to engage the boys or men that you work with, this community is for you!
Anyone looking to build their knowledge and skills about how to effectively engage the boys and men in their lives in gender justice is invited to join—whether gender justice is new or familiar to you, we welcome your curiosity and courage.
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5 Online Dating Tips for Guys
What can men do to make online dating as positive an experience as possible?
Here are our top tips for making online dating a better experience for you and your potential matches.
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How Next Gen Men is Empowering Positive Masculinity Through Apparel
Over the span of several months, we took four highlights from the card deck and worked with an artist to turn them into streetwear-style apparel. Like my white swoop-emblazoned Nikes, we hope that these t-shirts catch the attention of the teenage boys in your life, and we hope that they foster an opportunity for deeper conversation.
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Hope for a Healthier Hockey Culture: How it is Changing & How We Can Help
There is no panacea to fixing hockey culture. It will take a multi-pronged approach of various methods and programs at all levels. The good news is the work has already begun.
There is a future where instead of insular conformity, hockey culture is centered around a unified desire to make the game safe, exciting, and enjoyable for us all.
That’s the future I am hoping for.
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Prescribed Pain: How a Culture of ‘Toughness’ Hurts Hockey
Sports are never stagnant. There is no ‘natural’ state of the game.
Whether you’re talking about tennis, basketball, football, soccer, or hockey – any GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) debate will inevitably feature hypotheticals about how stars would have fared in different eras. Things can and do change.
What needs to change next is the culture of playing through injury.
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Minecraft & Mental Health: A Discord Server for Boys
If you think about it, what we’re doing is building an alternate reality. No, not VR or AR, but a reality of masculinity where even the most tough, ready-to-fight, disinterested-in-equality boys can maintain an alternate version of themselves in a space that is defined by respect and inclusion. Even if they feel the need to buy into toxic masculinity elsewhere to protect themselves, there’s still a part of themselves that doesn’t.
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Assisting Abusers: How Hockey's Approach to Harm Prevents Accountability
What’s the problem with patriarchal ideas about masculinity and exclusionary ideas about who belongs in hockey? In short, these attitudes shape what kind of behaviour we see on and off the ice, who is upheld as role models, what kind of conduct is excused or overlooked (and from whom), and why there is so much fear about speaking out against abuse.
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Is Conformity the Hidden Cause of Harm in Hockey Culture?
Why should we push back against hyper-conformity in hockey culture? I’d argue that it’s about so much more than beards and bear hugs. Hyper-conformity is linked to allowing harmful behaviours to continue.
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Can We Reclaim “Mama’s Boy?”
The connotation of “mama’s boy” has generally been negative, irrespective of which scenario people are referring to. “Mama’s boy” has historically been used as an insult, typically challenging the masculinity of the boy or man to whom it is applied.
We’re going to break down the term “mama’s boy” and consider whether it’s a term that can be reclaimed, or if it should be abandoned altogether.
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The Role Of Men In Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women
Men have a powerful role to play in ending violence against Indigenous women and girls in Canada. As fathers, brothers, sons, friends, colleagues, and partners – we occupy many roles of power and influence as coaches, managers, teachers, and bystanders. There’s always something in our power to stop violence before it starts.
Today, we provide some ideas for men to deepen their knowledge and recommit to building a safer world.
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