Last October, three months before Gillette, Ireland’s Darren Kennedy suggested that if young men were encouraged to take better care of themselves they would gain “confidence to become the men they are, and not the men they think they should be”. Afterwards, as the entered the Mansion House, people cheered on the women Ireland once shunned. If we want to talk about toxic masculinity, then let’s talk about how, behind every former so-called Magdalene Women, was a Magdalene Man. Rather than tar these men with the “toxic masculinity” brush, let’s discuss instead the toxins that made many Irish men treat women as badly they did – and still do. Ann LovettNo doubt many Magdalene men – perhaps even a majority – chose the easy route and walked away from their responsibility.

Source: The Irish Times February 06, 2019 09:00 UTC