Tag Archives: emotions

Why You Don’t Need To “Man Up”

Toxic masculinity – a much debated and heavily loaded topic. Examine your reaction to reading that phrase. It might tell you a little bit about your relationship to it and how it might be affecting you. Toxic masculinity is often touched on in academic discourse and in the media. It is defined as being a […]

Is “bromance” expired?  

The origins of the word come from a combination of “bros” (male friends or brothers) and romance. Ideally, a bromance only happens when two guys meet and just get along so great, they develop this instant, platonic love for each other. A bromance is generally understood to be a same-sex, non-sexual male friendship that is, […]

Inside the ‘man-box’: This is how men get a free pass

Throughout the history of mankind, society has favoured men more than women. Excuses such as “he’s just being a man” have helped men to get a free pass to anything. Men have coined phrases to justify their toxic behaviour and made sure they remain a superior gender. Let’s agree bro, being a man in this […]