Is there a cult of masculinity which defines violence? Author Derrick Jensen explores this idea and its legacy in
“The Man Box and the Cult of Masculinity.”
“the man box isn’t about putting men in a box, it’s about putting everyone else in a box, the box of other, of less than, of trophies, the box of the violable, the box of targets, the box of victims, the box of the violated, the box of proof of the men’s own manhood.”
Read this engaging article here:
http://onebillionrising.org/blog/entry/the-man-box-and-the-cult-of-masculinity
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