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Boys are taught sex-specific guidelines that promotes violence and emotional-suppression at a young age, and awareness is not present in the current educational curriculum
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Makay ’17 (Finn, Senior Lecturer of Sociology at University of the West of England, specialising in

contemporary British feminism and activism, feminist theory, male violence against women and

women’s liberation, “Combating Toxic Masculinity In Our Schools – Un-Teaching Gender Stereotypes For

Boys,” https://www.teachwire.net/news/combatting-toxic- masculinity-in- our-schools- un-teaching-

gender-stereotypes- ) //JM//

//Today there are still...in dressing-up games.//

//Men feel the need to exploit women for sexual intercourse, and view women as sexual objects, which are all a bi-product of the “what it means to be a man” ideology in society//

//Tatum ’15 (Erin, a Contributing Writer at Everyday Feminism. She is particularly interested in//

//examining the representation of marginalized identities in media, “4 Things We Need to Stop Teaching//

//Boys to Avoid Nurturing Their Sexual Entitlement,” https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/05/boys-//

//sexual-entitlement/)// JM

As feminists, we understand...boys the right lessons.

Results of Toxic Masculinity: Men contribute to the exploitation of women’s bodies, all while their social functionality is hindered. The mentality of self-reliance restricts them from seeking mental help.

McCarthy ’16 (Kevin, a writer for Healthline, All Healthline cntent is medically reviewed or fact

checked to ensure as much factual accuracy as possible, “’Toxic Masculinity’ Leads to Mental Health

Problems for Men,” https://www.healthline.com/health-news/toxic- masculinity-mental- health-

problems-for- men#1) //JM//

//Sexism harms women and...women in their lives, too.//

//Toxic Masculinity leads to higher rates in both attempted and successful suicides, where men have an inability to seek help//

//Poland ’16 (Baily, a writer, feminist activist, teacher, and PhD student. She completed her//

//undergraduate degree in creative writing at Ohio University, and received a Master of Arts in Rhetoric//

//and Writing from The University of Findlay, “Mental Health Stigma, Toxic Masculinity, and Suicide,”//

//https://www.baileythebookworm.com/single-post/2016/08/05/Mental- Health-Stigma- Toxic-//

//Masculinity-and- Suicide)// JM

One of the leading causes...men dealing with depression.

Plan: The United States federal government should mandate and fund the Rethink Masculinity program as a curricular standard in primary and secondary education.

The Rethink Masculinity program provides a positive consciousness into the world of toxic masculinity.

Collective Action ’17 (homepage of Rethink Masculinity, http://www.collectiveactiondc.org/our-

work/rethink-masculinity/) //JM//

//A partnership between Collective...our most authentic selves.//

//Plan offers federal standards on a method to address the harms of toxic masculinity through a RM curriculum.//

//Campbell ’17 (Olivia, journalist and essayist, regular contributor at New York Magazine. Master’s in//

//sci-med writing from Johns Hopkins University, “The Men Taking Classes to Unlearn Toxic Masculinity,//

//https://www.thecut.com/2017/10/the-men- taking-classes- to-unlearn- toxic-masculinity.html)// JM

For some time, Stephen Hicks...continue working on it.

Plan solves – changing societal views on masculinity is possible due to the credibility teachers have in the mind of students, and the fact that toxic masculinity can be unlearned Makay ’17 (Finn, Senior Lecturer of Sociology at University of the West of England, specialising in

contemporary British feminism and activism, feminist theory, male violence against women and

women’s liberation, “Combating Toxic Masculinity In Our Schools – Un-Teaching Gender Stereotypes For

Boys,” https://www.teachwire.net/news/combatting-toxic- masculinity-in- our-schools- un-teaching-

gender-stereotypes- ) //JM//

//Of course, any of that might feel...and they can be un-taught.//

//Sexual violence outweighs every impact on timeframe, probability, and magnitude:// //Timeframe: every ninety-eight seconds// //Probability: 100%// //Magnitude: millions// //Vagianos ’17 [Alanna: Women's Editor at HuffPost, “30 Alarming Statistics That Show The Reality Of//

//Sexual Violence In America,” April 6, 2017, HuffingtonPost,//

//http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sexual-assault- statistics_us_58e24c14e4b0c777f788d24f//

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Every 98 seconds someone in...U.S. in 2008 alone.