masculinity
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"Known for challenging established conventions of fashion and masculinity, her work occupies a singular position between underground culture and the international fashion establishment," Kering said in its statement.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
But since she had her first child when she was 19, she said she’s seen firsthand how the cultural conversations around boys, masculinity, respect and boundaries have evolved over the years.
From Salon ● Oct. 18, 2026
Like the Tech Right, these men see noble masculinity as the solution to most of society’s ills.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
That makes them susceptible, however, to having their masculinity tested and questioned in dangerous ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Being secure in your masculinity isn’t the same as being straight.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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On a more positive note, it’s encouraging to see that many people are really interested in thinking more critically about men and masculinities than perhaps they've ever been.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2024
There is not, for example, enough deep research on African American masculinities, Latino masculinities, poor masculinities or rural masculinities.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
We were all dressed in suits, and some of us who were more effeminate or more borderless in our construction of Black masculinities were put into this very respectable kind of presentation.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2022
John Wells, a 13-year-old student at Xavier College in Melbourne, did some healthier masculinities training at his school.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2021
But there were frivolities in the education of women then which were almost as conspicuous as are the masculinities that have since taken their place.
From A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs by George Cary Eggleston
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