Manhood: The Bare Reality

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While there were a few quotes that reinforces “traditional manhood” concepts, they were shared by men who had their penises photographed a few minutes earlier and were sharing some of their deepest and darkest moments in their lives. Since my experiences with testicular cancer, many of my conversations with my friends have delved into more serious topics, including taking care of their health and taking a real look at the future. Here, through the pictures and stories, the men and their man respective "manhoods" are celebrated as vulnerable, complex, insecure, brave, full of hopes and disappointments, the subjects of tragedy and achievement.

The million copy bestseller, A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, is an immensely powerful and heartbreaking novel of brotherly love and. We need to talk more – not about sports and women and stereotypical “guy things,” but about what really drives us as people. These themes mainly revolved around the differences between “traditional manhood” and “transformational manhood” – not terms used in the book, but I like alliteration so that’s what we’re going with.I’m not going to weigh in too much on these quotes since they do an excellent job of speaking for themselves. We need to open up lines of communication to dispel any sort of shame or stigma attached to freely discussing men’s health. I feel that when men come together and talk we can integrate our emotions and then be true in our actions.

Prior to cancer, the majority of dialogue with my close male friends included random bantering, ‘roasting’ each other, and discussing movies, but nothing of real substance. It’s very intersesting to read about the lives and “livelihood” of various types men, and see how they view their masculinity. At the end of the day, as the above quoted man said, we’re all human; we shouldn’t assign certain ‘tasks’ to certain genders. I help parents to talk about sex (with less cringe and more confidence) and empower their child to make smart sexual decisions. Als Sexualcoach erlebe ich viel und direkt, dass Männer mit ihrem Genital unsicher oder unzufrieden sind.Masculinity is associated with being ‘strong and silent’, yet here is a book of 100 men talking frankly and intimately about their manhood in both senses. Her Kickstarter campaign to finance Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories achieved its funding target within one day and the video accompanying the project was viewed 1. It is important that penis owners grow up feeling comfortable with the penis they have, and for them to understand that every penis is different. I’m positive not all men think just like this book, but these 100 men are leading a path to discussing real issues and real thoughts.