What would happen if every time someone asked you, “how are you?” or “how’s it going?” or “how was your weekend?” you actually answered truthfully, and not took it as a mere pleasantry. In this testimonial, author, Evan Porter, challenges himself to this very task. Requiring himself to not only be in touch with what he is feeling in the moment, and to reflect on his day, he also wants to convey those thoughts to strangers in a momentary act of connection. Recognizing that gender roles are constructed, socialized, and conditioned, they can be intentionally deconstructed, reformed, and altered in healthy ways. Porter explores what it might mean for men’s emotional well-being to be socialized to experience empathy, and how that might reduce instances of harassment, inter-personal violence, and acts of self harm.
– Brett Goldberg
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