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Why it's hard to call out locker room talk

My male coworkers talk about women in ways that make me uncomfortable but I never say anything because I don't want to be the buzzkill.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Social belonging often requires complicity with harmful masculine norms, creating moral tension for those who disagree.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Masculinity — constructed and contested?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.