What John Millais can teach us about Toxic Femininity
On a painting that illustrates man's struggle to define himself against and through women
Wars and women love the same qualities in men and both compete to claim the best of them. This has been a battle as old as men, women and wars have existed. Indeed, it is against wars and women that men may define themselves as Men. In our increasingly feminized world, a man who dares to embrace masculinity is vilified and excoriated.
“A woman simply is…