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b"Do we have a problem when politicians such as Justin Trudeau and Theresa May call themselves feminist? Especially if they back policies which in their root cause are anti-feminist? And the other big one, does feminism truly lead to a liberation of traditional masculinity? Or does it just critique? And if it just critiques, where does that lead the men who want to find their own masculinity?\\n\\nAlly Fogg, writer for The Guardian and many other publications, has been asking these questions for years. And not only that has worked to push the UK government for a more gender inclusive language when they talk about issues like violence. We spoke in the summer a little after the many terrorist attacks in the UK, which we get a chance to speak about, and we also talk about the dangers of labels, especially on politicians.\\n\\n I would encourage you to check out Ally\\u2019s fight with the UK government in the role of mislabelling male victims of abuse over at his blog. I would also encourage you to check out one of his latest posts about stopping men being violent through the lens of Raewyn Connell. Asking instead the question \\u201cwhy does society value violent men?\\u201d which makes it hard for men to walk away from violence.\\n\\nThis episode of Modern Manhood is brought to you by the Edmonton Community Foundation which is host to the Well Endowed Podcast, check out their new episode with the one and only, George Takei\\n\\nI will also be speaking at the upcoming Rad Dad's event called The Summit. Check out Rad Dads on Instagram and Twitter if you want to come.\\n\\nModern Manhood is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network, powered by ATB"