WHAT DOES IT mean to be a man in 2024? We can probably all remember the version of a man passed down to us from our fathers’ time, much of it grounded in physical strength, silence and a burying of emotions. Boys don’t cry, etc.
Now, we tell ourselves we live in a time where anything goes, anyone can be who they want to be. We live in a modern country with same-sex marriage, we know what manscaping is, we’ve heard about metrosexuals, all of it. So, why is it in this seemingly new world are men still struggling with their mental health (the statistics bear that out) and with addictions like gambling and alcoholism? We may see ourselves as modern, but perhaps we aren’t quite sure where we belong after emerging from the repressed time of our fathers.
There’s also the worrying increasein gender-based violence, which not only reflects deep-seated societal issues but is spurred …