Can't remember if this has been posted already (no dig at MTown intended), just seemed timely:
Rob Ford and Toxic Masculinity
"Violent temper. Refusal to admit wrongdoing. Penchant for expressing every feeling as anger. Penchant for expressing anger through physical intimidation. Homophobia and transphobia. Impulsive, risky behaviour with no consideration of potential consequences. Obsession with the competitive parts of politics (campaigning) and disdain for the collaborative parts. â€Boys will be boys†brand excuses for egregious behaviour. Yup. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford sure is winning at Toxic Masculinity Bingo."
"Articles imploring Rob Ford to step up to some ill-defined code of manhood do not help matters. It is not useful or accurate to frame honesty, accountability and “honour†as masculine traits, nor is it ever helpful to implore someone to “be a man.†Why not just “be a decent, trustworthy human being� Why gender that? This kind of macho posturing only serves to validate idealized masculinity and reductive, binary understandings of how gender can and should influence identity."
http://witopoli.com/2013/11/08/rob-ford-and-toxic-masculinity/