Feeding the Man in the Mirror
"The crisis facing men and boys cannot be solved by reviving the tired stereotypes that oppress and constrain them" (ABC, 2014).
Steroid use is on the rise in Australia. Recent figures from the Australian Crime Commission show that the number of steroid-linked arrests and seizures hit a record high in 2011-12 (ABC, 2014).Do we watch men on TV and feel unlike them and intimidated, or do we relate to them as real people, feel inspired and learn from them? The aware watcher can distinguish, and learn from these reactions.
We need to talk about masculinity. Across a country undergoing trends of an excess addiction of body image, it is struggling to adapt to social change, men and boys are feeling lost and powerless,
