Understanding is part of it. We need to understand what motivates and drives toxic masculinity. We must be willing to look for it and call it out whenever it appears, whether it’s presented as jokes or as something else. And we must act. When we see it, we must protect those who are its victims. We must tell the boys who hold these ideas—the carriers of this virus—to stop. To go elsewhere. To work on healing and educating themselves. This is how communities stay whole and safe. We all need each other. To see, to believe, to hold wrongdoers accountable. Women and girls are every bit as
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