(27) Why is Masculinity a Dirty Word?

ManMaid

Feb 28 2021 • 14 mins

Caring for Men and Boys. This episode plays with the idea of gender reversal. It is based on an article that invites us to imagine what it would be like if we made femininity toxic, how it would be if we were to designate certain female characteristics as negative and in need of reprogramming. We are asked firstly, to imagine a feminine hygiene product manufacturer showing women and girls at their very worst in it’s advert; and secondly to imagine the American Psychological Association (APA) issuing new guidelines specifying that certain feminine traits are problematic and asking it’s members to take action to mitigate them. Gillette and the APA took just these actions with men and boys as their focus.

And of course, as always there’s 'Good Guy of the Week’ who is Alfie Date, the oldest man in Australia who is using his unusual skills to help very small penguins.



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