Is It Bad To Be A Man? Criticizing Masculinity

Is It Bad To Be A Man? Criticizing Masculinity

From The Nice Guy Show by Faisal Khokhar, Ari Graff & Chuck Chapman

October 22, 2025 · 46 min · Episode 122

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges and criticisms faced by men in modern society regarding masculinity.

Is It Dangerous to Be a Man? Why Masculinity Gets Criticized Instead of Celebrated A coal miner shows up to his son's basketball game still covered in soot. He rushed straight from work to keep his promise. The photo goes viral — but not for the reason you'd think. Instead of celebrating his dedication, the internet tears him apart. "Performative masculinity." "Virtue signaling." "He could've washed his face." And that's when it hit us: No matter what a man does, someone will find a way to criticize it. In this powerful conversation, Chuck, Faisal, and Ari unpack one of the most uncomfortable truths of modern masculinity: being a man feels like walking through a minefield of judgment, shame, and cancel culture. In this episode, we explore: Why showing up as yourself can get you canceled The difference between how masculine and feminine energy "destroys" — and why it matters How growing up in the feminist era made men feel guilty for being men Why "mansplaining" and similar terms are designed to disempower The schoolyard mentality of men vs. women hatred — and how to rise above it What happens when you own your flaws instead of apologizing for them How to develop thick skin in a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chuck, Faisal, Ari

Topics covered

  • masculinity
  • criticism of men
  • cultural judgment
  • feminism
  • empowerment
  • self-acceptance

Keywords

  • masculinity
  • criticism
  • cancellation
  • empowerment
  • self-acceptance
  • feminism
  • judgment

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