- cross-posted to:
- literature
- cross-posted to:
- literature
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love is a book by bell hooks about men, patriarchy, the relationship between them, and most importantly love. There is no need to pick up a copy, comrade Sen has already uploaded the entire audiobook onto Youtube. Content warnings are generously provided by Sen at the start of each chapter. This time we are doing chapters 2 & 3. Each chapter is only about 30 minutes long, so it's not a long commitment. Let me know if two chapters a week is too much or if I should change the format.
Discuss-
-What stood out to you about this chapter?
-Are there any ideas that bell hooks introduces in this chapter that you've never heard of or wish you had heard earlier in your life?
-Are there any stories in this chapter that resonate with you on a personal level?
Shit. This must contribute to why the only comfortable way I've found to express my masculinity is mens' clothes. My masculine expression feels lacking, but I don't know what else to turn to. I don't care for voicework and I can't think of anything else.
That feeling, if I'm understanding bell hooks in this work, is a default position of man/masculinity in a bunch of western society. So... congratulations! You're successfully being masculine!