Cut Video has released the latest in his its series of powerful word association videos.
This time, they’ve asked 50 men and boys, between the ages of five and fifty, to respond to the phrase ‘Be a man’.
The loaded phrase brings a range of reactions from ‘tough’ and ‘provider’, to ‘sexist’ and ‘one-dimensional’.
For some, it’s something positive – it’s ‘someone who can be a hero to someone’. For others, it’s derogatory – ‘people can be anything they want to be.’
What do you think when you hear the phrase ‘Be a man’?
Five-years-old: ‘Act tough’
9-years-old: ‘Courage’
15-years-old: ‘Sexist. When someone just says “Be a man”…well, there are strong women as well.’
21-years-old: ‘Misleading. I’ve learnt that being a man doesn’t mean to shut out your feelings, it’s… Read the full story