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Toxic Masculinity Is Going to Get Us All Killed

Men have a history of putting their health — and the health of those around them — at risk for fear of seeming unmasculine

Jessica Valenti
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4 min readMay 8, 2020

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President Trump at a National Day of Prayer event in the Rose Garden of the White House on May 7, 2020. Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

As the Covid-19 pandemic drags into May, we have yet to see the president of the United States wear a mask. Donald Trump has reportedly told

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Jessica Valenti
GEN
Writer for

Feminist author & columnist. Native NYer, pasta enthusiast.