CORRECTION: Ryan referred to Alison Bechdel as a "he" because he didn't do his homework on who actually created the Bechdel test 🤦♂️
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We live in a man-centric world, and there are things men can do with little to no systemic consequence that female, gender fluid, and nonbinary people can't. We dive into gender roles, systemic misogyny, toxic masculinity, and most importantly, what we can do about it.
"Your genuine action will explain itself, and will explain your other genuine actions. Your conformity explains nothing” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Actionable steps to dismantle your own unconscious biases towards a man-centric culture:
GRATITUDES:
TIMECODES:
2:02 - Ryan sparks a rant about how problematic it is that toxic masculinity is so normalized and embedded in our culture.
15:50 - Allyship (lookin at you, menfolk)
20:30 - Misogyny in relationships
38:28 - Misogyny in the media
56:36 - Gender norms
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