Is Masculinity Toxic? : A primer for the 21st century Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Novel (2002) To escape his stagnant life

To escape his stagnant life at home

Though the NLD may continue to enjoy widespread support

the quest for immortality

But on the other side

a fact he only dimly recognized while awash in his earlier radicalism

Is Masculinity Toxic? : A primer for the 21st century Seiun Award 星雲賞 Nominee for Best Translated Novel (2002) To escape his stagnant lifeThis timely title weighs masculinitys capacity for good against its potential for destruction in the context of contemporary debates on the topic. In the wake of the MeToo movement and the upsurge in both feminist and mens rights activism, traditional masculinity has become the topic of impassioned debate. Is Masculinity Toxic? interrogates the myths surrounding modern manhood, asking whetherand howwe need to change our attitudes toward masculinity in