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    Punk icon Henry Rollins on toxic masculinity

    Henry Rollins has made a career off his hyper-masculinity. As the frontman for Black Flag, Rollins raged onstage, confronted fans, and incited aggression.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jun 26, 2019 • 1 min read

    Henry Rollins has made a career off his hyper-masculinity. As the frontman for Black Flag, Rollins raged onstage, confronted fans, and incited aggression. Recently, Rollins wrote about Jared Yates Sexton’s book “The Man They Wanted Me To Be,” which focuses on the harmful expectations of masculinity. Rollins says it held a mirror up to his own childhood, growing up with a father he says was militant and deeply misogynist. He says that relationship wreaked havoc on him.

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    4 of 5
    Henry Rollins on how toxic masculinity affected him
    1. 0:00Will Republican and Evangelical support for Trump’s immigration policies change?
    2. 9:10Democrats try to appeal to white working class voters
    3. 17:26Weed is stronger now than ever, and could be damaging teenage brains
    4. 27:12Punk icon Henry Rollins on toxic masculinityYou’re reading this
    5. 44:30The return of full-coverage undergarments empowers women
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