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It would seem some of you would either gloss over the idea of masculinity and femininity or otherwise view them as faulty constructs; otherwise, it would seem you perhaps would like to make the case for androgyny.
I'm just throwing this out there as I'm taking in your opinions. As I said, I'm rather confused with this. I've never really had strong male role models in my life, and so I'm exploring whether masculinity is something of an issue when it comes to my own self-image and the self-image of men and boys everywhere.
Is there such thing as a healthy masculinity? Or is it either a construct or an old paradigm that is reflected in such things as print ads that today are deserving of ridicule?
Are men and women essentially the same but often caught up in social constructs of gender and sexuality?
Do women generally have the same impact as men when acting as role models to boys and young men? Is the impact the same on girls and young women?
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Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing?
—Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön
Humankind cannot bear very much reality.
—From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot
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