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This was really beautiful! I totally agree in regards to masculinity. I love to ask my guy friends (in their mid twenties, mostly) what masculinity means to them. I often get blank stares. My girl friends, on the other hand, I find are far more ready to give definitions of femininity. Their definitions widely vary, but at least they are able to put it into words.

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Hey Courtney, thanks for the mention!! Enjoyed reading this post. Brings me back to some memory lane.

"I had to wait for the song I wanted to come on the radio and then race to press the record and play buttons down at the same time." >>> oh yes. These days, I listen to Spotify and her recommended playlists for me. I can't exactly record anymore. And at the back of my head, I always feel I need to find new ways to record something, just in case when the Internet dies and I have no access to Spotify and the like. Anything is possible, right? FB and all their apps just had a 5-hour outage!

oooo, I love your highlight on toxic masculinity and not shaming men. Yes yes and yes. That's one of the roots of the social and gender issues we are all experiencing right now. As much as I feel for the women in all societies, I too, feel that men need healing too, and also ways to help them overcome any societal pressure. Such a big and deep topic, makes me wonder how do we all really live now.

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