Toxic masculinity. What is it? How can we understand it and where does it come from? Is it a universal trait across the world and cultures? Perhaps most importantly for this podcast, how is viewed through that "Old World" lens? Join John Heers and the WAWTAR crew as we attempt to understand: toxic masculinity.

Links:

• Is Toxic Masculinity Islamic?
• Learning to Be a Man Without Masculinity
• CNN: Inside Africa - Tackling Toxic Masculinity
• Feminist Current Article on Toxic Masculinity and Patriarchy
• Mythopoetic Men's Movement

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