E18: E18: Emma Ayers and Spencer Klavan on raising strong men when the world demands softness

Right Now with Stephen Kent

Is toxic masculinity actually a thing? Does one need to be god fearing to be manly? And how and where will today's young men learn about the virtues of masculinity?

On a new "Right Now with Stephen Kent," Stephen sits down with Spencer Klavan, host of the Young Heretics podcast, and Emma Ayers, Managing Editor at Young Voices, for a conversation about the state of manhood in 2021, fathers' roles in shaping young men, the flawed nature of toxic masculinity, navigating shifting gender norms in the modern dating scene, and the importance for men to know their true selves beyond what they share online.
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---- Content of This Episode ----
00:00​​​​​ Episode Start
00:05 Father’s Day post-game analysis of manhood in 2021
02:17 Spencer Klavan and Emma Ayers talk about why their dads rock
09:00 Masculinity is about not being a doormat
11:15 If everything is toxic masculinity, then nothing is
16:35 The sad state of the post MeToo dating scene
21:50 Gen Z and pop culture's angst against gender roles
29:00 Are you living your life? Or are you live-action roleplaying?
34:40 Real men don't tweet
43:30 Understanding the motivation behind your masculinity
50:39 Time for some good news!
---- Reading List ----
Why Twitter Isnt' Manly (Emma Ayers for The American Conservative) https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/why-twitter-isnt-manly/
Whatever happened to flirting? (Zoe Strimpel for Persuasion) https://www.persuasion.community/p/what-ever-happened-to-flirting
Longing for the Male Gaze (Jennifer Bartlett for The New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/opinion/longing-for-the-male-gaze.html
What My Dad Taught Me, His Daughter, About Manhood — And Why It Matters (Elle Reynolds for The Federalist)
https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/19/what-my-dad-taught-me-his-daughter-about-manhood-and-why-it-matters/
What Father's Day Means to the Fatherless (Brad Polumbo for FEE) https://fee.org/articles/what-fathers-day-means-to-the-fatherless/
Dear Men: Stop Working Out (Only Feminists) https://onlyfeminists.com/2021/03/19/dear-men-stop-working-out/
Manhood and the Fall of Civilization (Spencer Klavan for the Young Heretics podcast)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5s1toRFeg
---- Plugs for our guests ----
Spencer Klavan:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpencerKlavan
Young Heretics podcast: https://youngheretics.com/
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