The Problem With Men Being Feminized

A boy is praised for crying. A man is told his strength is toxic. A husband is taught that providing for his family is patriarchal. The message is everywhere: masculinity is the problem. The result is not equality. It is a generation of men who do not know how to be men.In this episode, I examine the consequences of the systematic feminization of men in Western culture. Testosterone levels among young men have dropped by 50 percent in the last fifty years. The number of men reporting no close friends has quadrupled. Male suicide rates are four times higher than female rates. The men who are told to embrace their feminine side are not happier. They are lonelier, more anxious, and more likely to kill themselves.The problem is not femininity. The problem is the destruction of masculinity without offering a replacement. Boys are told what not to do but not what to do. Men are told to express their emotions but shamed when they do. The result is confusion, resentment, and a generation of young men who feel abandoned by a culture that once needed them.Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the war on masculinity has left millions of men stranded on an island with no map and no way home.