masculinity
The positive impact of healthy models of masculinity
July 5, 2026By: Ashra Proctor, SFU Student Content warnings: brief descriptions of parental emotional abuse. Whether you’re grieving the death of a father, a grandfather, or an uncle (or grieving a healthy relationship with one), Father’s Day may have brought complicated feelings for many. My brother and I bond by exchanging relatable posts about neglectful dads. While ours was physically present up until adulthood, he was not present emotionally. He wielded rage and projection like weapons to combat feeling or displaying emotional vulnerability. This time of year is also difficult because August 3 will mark my opa’s third birthday since he passed…
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Men need to stop seeing fashion as just a women’s activity
March 27, 2019Written by: Youeal Abera, News Team Member Whenever I list people who are icons of fashion — at least the people wearing it, not so much those designing and making money off of it — I can only think of…
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What a positive masculinity looks like
February 2, 2019By: Gene Cole, Opinions Editor Gillette recently put out a commercial about their old slogan,“the best a man can get.” The ad talks about how there’s a lot of problems specific to men and traditional masculinity, and how they have…
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Come at me, bros!
October 19, 2015A man’s ballsack is the perfect encapsulation of the incredibly sad irony that is conventional masculinity — it’s painfully sensitive, weak, and very easily crushed. Today, there are some fascinating characteristics ingrained in the typical male psyche. Along with a…
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