2/4/23
Masculinity is in crisis, as readily agreed upon by many scholars, media figures, pop psychologists, and the general public. However, people mean different things when speaking of the crises, so to understand it, one can look at its usage in and outside of the manosphere.
People within the manosphere point to a loss of male purpose as being the crisis, while those outside the manosphere point to an aggrieved entitlement as being the crisis. However, neither of the two perspectives adequately captures the underlying crisis as both either essentialise or totalise (give undue importance) to masculinity (alone).
As such, the narrative of masculinity in crisis is insufficient to explain the crisis, and deeper socio-political reasons need to be explored, such as the impact of neoliberalism and capitalism on the societal structure, economy, and human psychology.
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