Why Does Our Culture Hate Men? (w/ Nancy Pearcey) - Ep. 122
In a world that is openly hostile to masculinity, does our faith offer a remedy? And what do we as Christian parents need to teach our sons and daughters?
Consider these shocking examples of male-bashing in our culture:
*The Washington Post article by gender studies professor “Why Can’t We Hate Men?”
*The New Stateman featured a British feminist writing, “ You can’t live with them. You can’t shoot them.”
*Trendy hashtag #killallmen
*T-shirts emblazoned with “So many men. So Little Ammunition.”
*Books titled: I Hate Men, The End of Men, and Are Men Necessary?
*A USA Today article states: “At today’s universities, masculinity is almost never discussed except in negative terms, usually with the word ‘toxic’ attached.
*John Stoltenberg, author of Refusing to Be a Man says, “Talking about ‘healthy masculinity’ is like talking about ‘healthy cancer.’”
*Hugh Howey tweeted, “Testosterone is the problem… Women should be in charge of everything.”
*Testosterone is “a toxin that you have to slowly work out of your system,” said James Cameron, director of the movie
*Media researcher, Jim Macnamara, conducted extensive content analysis of more than 2000 mass media portrayals of men (including news, feature articles, talk shows, etc.) found that more than 75% of all media representations of men portrayed them as “villains, aggressors, perverts, and philanderers.”
As parents, we are raising our boys in a toxic stew misandry (hatred, contempt, or prejudice against men or boys), and we should be concerned.
Catherine’s guest in this episode, Nancy Pearcey, has written the quintessential book defining the problem when it comes to masculinity in our culture, and she offers the only viable solution. The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes walks us through this intricate and critical conversation.
Nancy's personal journey from victimization with an abusive father, to agnosticism and radical feminism, to affirming biblical masculinity gives her a unique perspective on this contentious subject. Nancy unpacks the real roots of so-called "toxic masculinity" and discusses why understanding this topic is pivotal for Christian families today.
Nancy’s Bio: Nancy Pearcey's latest book is The Toxic War on Masculinity: How Christianity Reconciles the Sexes. Her earlier books include Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questio
