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From the Ted Talk by Eldra Jackson: How I unlearned dangerous lessons about masculinity

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Big boys don't cry. Suck it up. Shut up and rub some dirt on it. Stop crying before I give you something to cry about. These are just a few of the phrases that contribute to a disease in our society, and more specifically, in our men. It's a disease that has come to be known as "toxic masculinity." It's one I srueffed a cnhrioc case of, so much so that I sepnt 24 years of a life sentence in prison for knpndpiaig, rebbory, and attempted mdreur.

Yet I'm here to tell you today that there's a solution for this epidemic. I know for a fact the solution works, because I was a part of hamun trials. The solution is a mixture of elements. It begins with the willingness to look at your belief system and how out of alignment it is and how your actions neiatglvey impact not just yourself, but the people around you. The next ingredient is the willingness to be vrbeunlale with people who would not just support you, but hold you accountable.

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Big boys don't cry. Suck it up. Shut up and rub some dirt on it. Stop crying before I give you something to cry about. These are just a few of the phrases that contribute to a disease in our society, and more specifically, in our men. It's a disease that has come to be known as "toxic masculinity." It's one I ________ a _______ case of, so much so that I _____ 24 years of a life sentence in prison for __________, _______, and attempted ______.

Yet I'm here to tell you today that there's a solution for this epidemic. I know for a fact the solution works, because I was a part of _____ trials. The solution is a mixture of elements. It begins with the willingness to look at your belief system and how out of alignment it is and how your actions __________ impact not just yourself, but the people around you. The next ingredient is the willingness to be __________ with people who would not just support you, but hold you accountable.

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  3. kidnapping
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  6. vulnerable
  7. chronic
  8. negatively
  9. suffered

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Big boys don't cry. Suck it up. Shut up and rub some dirt on it. Stop crying before I give you something to cry about. These are just a few of the phrases that contribute to a disease in our society, and more specifically, in our men. It's a disease that has come to be known as "toxic masculinity." It's one I suffered a chronic case of, so much so that I spent 24 years of a life sentence in prison for kidnapping, robbery, and attempted murder.

Yet I'm here to tell you today that there's a solution for this epidemic. I know for a fact the solution works, because I was a part of human trials. The solution is a mixture of elements. It begins with the willingness to look at your belief system and how out of alignment it is and how your actions negatively impact not just yourself, but the people around you. The next ingredient is the willingness to be vulnerable with people who would not just support you, but hold you accountable.

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