Detoxifying Masculinity: What if men held men accountable?
What does it mean to detoxify masculinity, and what is the role men play in holding one another accountable? In this conversation, I'm joined by my friend and colleague, André Davis, philanthropist and social activist. We explore the conditioning around masculinity that can make silence, conformity, and looking the other way feel easier than speaking up. We talk about what accountability really looks like, how awareness becomes action, and why meaningful change often requires us to get uncomfortable. The conversation expands beyond masculinity into social justice and the uncomfortable work of challenging what has become normalized. From the Civil Rights Movement to current cultural conversations (including the Callaway golf ad, the Lindsay Clancy trial and the documentaries surrounding the death of a pastor's wife and the Ohio State wrestling scandal), we examine the conditioning underlying these societal challenges. Most importantly, we explore what men can do differently: how men can create greater awareness, challenge one another, and be an active part of the solution in addressing these misaligned norms.
