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Hot Shots: Sports Help Perpetuate a Culture of Toxic Masculinity

Art by Vivian Hsia

Picture this.

A group of kids are playing a game of kickball.

One boy goes up to kick the ball and kicks it out of the field. He runs as fast as he can to home plate. He scores. All of the kids on his team cheer loudly and proudly for him.

Then, another boy goes up to kick the ball. He’s nervous; there is pressure to do well. He kicks the ball, but it doesn’t go very far, and an opposing player catches the ball before he can even run to first base.