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How does the Jamaican society treat boys differently from girls? As #InternationalMensDay approaches, @scrapeline1 kicks off the discussion in #ChatboutMasculinity with moderator @CorpEccentric and panelists Dr @mikeyabrahams, @mooretalkja, Rev Astor Carlyle and Sheldon Shepherd.
#ChatboutMasculinity
On the matter of young boys having to prove their sexuality, @thenomaddz artiste and actor @nomaddzshepherd for the first time shares an experience as a teen and how he felt pressured by two older teen girls. How would you handle it?
On the matter of young boys having to prove their sexuality, @thenomaddz artiste and actor @nomaddzshepherd for the first time shares an experience as a teen and how he felt pressured by two older teen girls. How would you handle it?
More conversations such as #ChatboutMasculinity are needed, says @mikeyabrahams as he recalls a young man’s sexual encounter with a domestic worker. Abraham’s says when boys are introduced to sex in this manner, their perception of intimacy can become warped.
In the Jamaican context, a part of being masculine is proven through sexual conquest, and as @mooretalkja explains, it becomes difficult separating masculinity from sexuality. Moore says this shows in men’s mental health as men account for 89% of suicides. #ChatboutMasculinity
