Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author performing as a performative male or simply enjoying a drink and a stack of good books (Ariana Baio/The Independent) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These are men who go to great (and often cringe-worthy) lengths to signal how sensitive, intellectual and emotionally attuned they ...

Across TikTok and university campuses, young men are rewriting what masculinity looks like today, sometimes with matcha lattes, Labubus, film cameras and thrifted tote bags. Subscribe to our ...

If “toxic masculinity” is defined as an Andrew Tate-loving, protein-guzzling, chest-thumping man who fantasizes about 1950s era family values, then what's its opposite? Perhaps it's the ...

Eleven matchas, handfuls of tampons, three upside-down books, one cat, one skateboard, one guitar and at least three Labubus. These are just some of the items Duke students hauled to the Bryan Center ...

The moment a man starts performing instead of simply existing, everything changes. The tone shifts, the posts feel rehearsed, and the personality that once felt natural suddenly looks like it’s ...

The rapidly growing trend of pop-up competitions for overcompensating men reached Northwestern over the weekend, in a competition to label the “most performative man.” The collection of men in ...

A participant in a 'performative male' context, flanked by typical accessories – matcha and a tote bag. | Matcha (Andy Li, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons), contestant (Based5290, CC BY 4.0via Wikimedia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At Toronto Metropolitan University, a “performative male” contest recently drew a sizeable crowd by poking fun at this new TikTok ...