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Tag: Masculinity

  • Essay

The Best a Man Can Be

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019

Masculinity is not violence, indifference, or cruelty in the name of toughness. Masculinity is courage to stand up in defense of someone who is being objectified or mistreated.

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How Societal Pressures and a Great Christian Bale Impression Turned me into a Mob Enforcer – A Cautionary Tale

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

This may just be another cliche story about a young man pressured by conceived notions of masculinity who ends up becoming an enforcer for a crime family, but I think there’s value in my telling it even if just one person can learn from it.

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