What maleness should mean now, from the author of Vice's A Stiff Upper Lip is Killing British Men.

From Professor Green''s TV programme about male suicide to the Southbank Centre''s Being a Man festival, there''s no hotter current topic in the media masculinity. This is the first book to catch that wave.The men''s equivalent of Natasha Walter''s Living Dolls, Caitlin Moran''s How to be a Woman or Naomi Wolf''s The Beauty Myth.From the 22-year old author of Vice''s much-shared article A Stiff Upper Lip is Killing British Men (described as ''fabulous'' by Irvine Welsh)

'Urwin wants to show us that the classic palette of masculine emotions- the fear of looking weak or small, the urge to compete, the need to win- are not a response to reality, but a throwback to a world that no longer exists.'

Autorentext
Jack Urwin, 24, is a journalist and a frequent contributor to Vice magazine, among other publications, who writes on pop culture, mental health, and music. His piece for Vice on his father's death A Stiff Upper Lip is Killing British Men was instantly shared tens of thousands of times around the world, and was called 'fabulous' by Irvine Welsh. This is Jack's first book. @JackMerlin

Klappentext

From the author of "A Stiff Upper Lip Is Killing British Men", an article for "Vice" magazine, this is an exploration of modern masculinity. Urwin's father died when he was ten, but he never grieved properly and sunk into depression. He argues that the myth of masculinity must change.

Zusammenfassung
What maleness should mean now, from the author of Vice's A Stiff Upper Lip is Killing British Men.

Leseprobe
Also, für wen ist dieses Buch? Dieses Buch ist für alle, die in irgendeiner Weise von Männlichkeit betroffen sind (Also: Dieses Buch ist für alle). Unsere gesellschaftliche Auffassung von Männlichkeit schadet nicht nur emotional verkümmerten Männern, sondern jedem einzelnen Menschen auf dieser Welt, ungeachtet von Gender, Sexualität und anderen Faktoren.

Verdammt, sagt ihr, du kannst uns nicht einfach erzählen, in deinem Buch ginge es um etwas, was offensichtlich in irgendeiner Hinsicht jeden betrifft, und uns dann alle beschwören, es zu lesen.

Oh doch, Mann. Oh doch.