America’s Dangerous Desire to Demonize Masculinity Must Stop

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from The Epoch Times:

In recent years, it has become frighteningly common to hear the word “toxic” followed by the word “masculinity.”

According to a recent study out of the UCSF School of Medicine, the average American female now lives 5.8 years longer than the average American male. The gap hasn’t been this big since 1996.
Speaking to The New York Times, Dr. Brandon Yan, the lead author of the study, called the findings “unsettling.”

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“We need to understand which groups are particularly losing out on years of life expectancy,” he said, “so interventions can be at least partially focused on these groups.”

When discussing the causes of the life expectancy gap between men and women in the United States, Dr. Yan said: “All of these point to a picture of worsening mental health across the board, but particularly among men.”

Which brings us to the demonization of masculinity.

In recent years, it has become frighteningly common to hear the word “toxic” followed by the word “masculinity.” According to another recent study, published in the International Journal of Health Sciences, men who view masculinity in a negative light are more likely to have lower mental well-being than men who view it in a positive light.

The aptly titled study “The belief that masculinity has a negative influence on one’s behavior is related to reduced mental well-being” analyzed the beliefs and behaviors of 4,000 men. The findings clearly demonstrate the relationship between widespread misconceptions surrounding masculinity and how these misconceptions affect men’s mental health. The findings also show that masculine attitudes are something to be preserved and promoted, not demonized.

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