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    Justin Baldoni gave a TED talk about rejecting narrow definitions of masculinity. As an actor, he was often cast in stereotypical "tough guy" roles, but did not identify with those characters. As a child, he felt pressure to conform to masculine gender norms. In his personal life, he is tired of feeling like he needs to suppress his emotions to appear "man enough." He believes men need permission to be loving, kind, and nurturing. Baldoni has found that opening up emotionally to friends and using social media to discuss these issues has helped many men and reduced their feelings of isolation. He acknowledges that unconsciously adhering to narrow gender roles has hurt the women in his life and asks for

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    Justin Baldoni gave a TED talk about rejecting narrow definitions of masculinity. As an actor, he was often cast in stereotypical "tough guy" roles, but did not identify with those characters. As a child, he felt pressure to conform to masculine gender norms. In his personal life, he is tired of feeling like he needs to suppress his emotions to appear "man enough." He believes men need permission to be loving, kind, and nurturing. Baldoni has found that opening up emotionally to friends and using social media to discuss these issues has helped many men and reduced their feelings of isolation. He acknowledges that unconsciously adhering to narrow gender roles has hurt the women in his life and asks for

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    Justin Baldoni gave a TED talk about rejecting narrow definitions of masculinity. As an actor, he was often cast in stereotypical "tough guy" roles, but did not identify with those characters. As a child, he felt pressure to conform to masculine gender norms. In his personal life, he is tired of feeling like he needs to suppress his emotions to appear "man enough." He believes men need permission to be loving, kind, and nurturing. Baldoni has found that opening up emotionally to friends and using social media to discuss these issues has helped many men and reduced their feelings of isolation. He acknowledges that unconsciously adhering to narrow gender roles has hurt the women in his life and asks for

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    Laura Moreno Egea IES Pablo Picasso, Málaga

    VIDEO DISCUSSION WORKSHEET

    Justin Baldoni: Why I’m done trying to be man enough

    Watch the following video and answer the questions in pairs:


    https://www.ted.com/talks/justin_baldoni_why_i_m_done_trying_to_be_man_enough

    1. What kind of roles he was given as an actor?


    2. How does he feel about them? Does he identify with such roles?
    3. How did he create his ‘masculine role’ as a child?
    4. In his personal life, what is he tired of?
    5. What is it that men need, in his opinion?
    6. Who is loving, kind, sensitive and nurturing? Is he happy about it?
    7. Give examples of “man stuff” according to Baldoni.
    8. What’s his advice to counteract “the suffering in secret”?
    9. Give an example of what he did to ‘open up’ to his friends.
    10. Who are his main followers on social media?
    11. Can you tell about the anecdote on the comment “stop the gay shit” from a follower’s
    boyfriend?
    12. Who did he get more male followers on Instagram?
    13. He’s aware he’s been “unconsciously hurting the women in my life”. Why? How does
    he suggest to change it?
    14. What does he ask women’s help for?

    Discuss the following expressions. What do you think they refer to?

    1. game-changing attitude
    2. conforming to gender norms
    3. be man enough
    4. me too
    5. see past our privileges
    6. journey from head to heart

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