Things People Said: Toxic Masculinity, Cancel Culture and Cinema

1. Shan Vincent De Paul on toxic masculinity —

Photo: Courtesy of Shan Vincent De Paul

2. Author Meena Kandasamy to The Guardian on what she told her publisher about the cover for her 2017 feminist fiction novel When I Hit You: Or, a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Wife

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3. Lizzo on her music journey —

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4. Journalist and Activist Divya Kandukuri responds to actor Parvathy Thiruvothu’s take on representations of toxic masculinity in cinema (Which stated that such characters exhibit symptoms of bipolar disorder. Thiruvothu has since changed her stance) —

Photo: Courtesy of Divya Kandukuri

5. Actor and Comedian Rickey Thompson to Teen Vogue on
cancel culture —

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6. Actor Parvathy Thiruvothu on how film directors and writers choose their lens —

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7. Wolfgang Van Halen on Billie Eilish not recognizing Van Halen’s
music —

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8. Ballet dancer Misty Copeland to ESPN on the broad perception of athletes, dancers and artists — 

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9. Actor Gabourey Sidibe to SELF on mental health care for
black women —

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10. Actor Mena Massoud to The Daily Beast on life as an actor after starring in Aladdin —

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11. Harry Styles to L’Officiel USA on the fluidity of gender, art and
fashion —

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