If America Fails?

Join Author of “American Rule: How A Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People,” Jared Yates Sexton, Tonight at 8 pm ET, on PREMIERE of “If America Fails?”

@JaniceOCG @AtwoodSociety #AmericanRule by @jysexton debunks American myths as we witness gaslighting in real-time. Let’s chat w/Jared Yates Sexton tonight, Thurs., Jan. 13 at 8 pm ET, “If America Fails?” on TWN, for discussion on democracy in @HandmaidsOnHulu & threats in America.

Jared Yates Sexton, the author of American Rule: How A Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People, joins the PREMIERE of “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” tonight at 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel.

American Rule, published in 2020 by Penguin Random House, “examines and debunks…American myths,” writes the publisher. This is especially timely given the mythology being weaved before our eyes since the November presidential election. More than a year after becoming the current POTUS, the legitimacy of the election of Joe Biden is still being examined and challenged in some U.S. states – and among some individual Americans. We have an opportunity to witness the myth-making process in real-time…and there’s no wonder we have so much disagreement over more historical events and periods.

So there is much to discuss with Professor Jared Yates Sexton. Here are a few discussion starters inspired by American Rule:

Does the book deal at all with questions around race?

Inasmuch as race is a “social construct,” how does this foundational myth impact our ability to cope with current threats to democracy?

The “collective American imagination” seems very divided and varied these days – as disparate as the number of media sources, and greater than that! Has the American experiment already failed?

How might we effectively challenge threats to collective memory in the face of outright gaslighting, such as we see with attempts to rewrite the events of January 6th?

See you tonight! — LMO

WATCH Prof. Jared Yates Sexton, Associate Professor, Writing and Linguistics, Georgia Southern University-Statesboro – LIVE – Thursday, January 13, 2022, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, when he joins the PREMIERE of “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” in discussion on democracy as seen in The Handmaid’s Tale and threats to America’s system.

“From writer and political analyst Jared Yates Sexton comes a journey through the history of the United States, from the nation’s founding to the twenty-first century, which examines and debunks the American myths we’ve always told ourselves.

“In recent years, Americans have faced a deluge of horrifying developments in politics and culture: stolen elections, fascist rallies, families torn apart and locked away. A common refrain erupts at each new atrocity: This isn’t who we are.

“In American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton upends those convenient fictions by laying bare the foundational myths at the heart of our collective American imagination. From the very origins of this nation, Americans in power have abused and subjugated others; enabling that corruption are the many myths of American exceptionalism and steadfast values, which are fed to the public and repeated across generations. Working through each era of American growth and change, Sexton weaves together the origins and perpetuation of these narratives still in the public memory, and the acts we have chosen to forget.

“Stirring, deeply researched, and disturbingly familiar, American Rule is a call to examine our own misconceptions of what it means, and has always meant, to be an American.” — Publisher

Jared Yates Sexton is the author of three nonfiction books – The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage, The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Making, and American Rule: How A Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People – as well as four works of fiction. He co-hosts The Muckrake Political Podcast with Nick Hauselnan, has a newsletter on Substack, live streams from YouTube, and is Associate Professor of Writing and Linguistics at Georgia Southern University-Statesboro. Sexton has gone undercover into the fascist world and documented the 2016 Presidential Election, gaining himself a national profile after a tweet on the campaign went viral. His political writing has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Republic, Politico, and Salon.com, and he is a strong voice warning Americans on threats to democracy. He is now working on a new book. — If America Fails: The Coming Tyranny, a TruthWorks Network Production

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Meet the Artist: David Ikard of the Ikard Gallery, Tonight at 8 pm ET, on PREMIERE of “If America Fails?”

@JaniceOCG @MargaretAtwood @AtwoodSociety Dr. David H. Ikard of #IkardGallery stuns w/Afrocentric images. Join Scholar & Artist @blkeducator tonight, Thurs., Jan. 13 at 8 pm ET, “If America Fails?” on TWN, for discussion on democracy in @HandmaidsOnHulu & threats in America.

Dr. David H. Ikard is live tonight at 8 pm ET, for PREMIERE of “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny.” Join us in our journey with this complex scholar and artist, exploring current issues in America’s democracy from a Black perspective. In his own words below, Ikard tells of where he finds inspiration to do art. Tonight he will inspire you, if you will allow. — LMO

WATCH Dr. David H. Ikard, Professor and Chair, African-American and Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University– LIVE – Thursday, January 13, 2022, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, when he joins the PREMIERE of “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” in discussion on democracy as seen in The Handmaid’s Tale and threats to America’s system.

“I didn’t know exactly what I was going to create just that I HAD to create.

“Art has always been a part of my life. Not in the romantic way that we often hear artists discuss their work; I do art—which is, of course, a form of creative expression—because I have to do it. It is my lifeblood. Though I reserve the right to create as the spirit moves, my art tends to focus on things that inspire and move me. Which in most cases has something to do with black folks, social justice, self-determination, nature, and the rawness of our collective humanity. My chief inspiration these days comes straight from the motherland. My best friend convinced me about seven years ago to accompany him to South Africa. I agreed and my life was forever changed. South Africa is the hub of creative expression on the continent in large part because many African artists from poorer countries come to South Africa (the second wealthiest country on the continent) to start their careers. My first trip I nearly emptied my checking account purchasing art; the artists spanned from Zimbabwe, and Kenya to Sudan and Zambia. What was most impressive was the dynamic ways in which color was utilized to convey mood and feeling. This was not only true of portraits, but also of landscapes, nature, and abstract paintings. I had never witnessed such a thing. Indeed, I was so moved by the art I saw and purchased that the first thing I did when I arrived back in the U.S. was go straight to my local art store and buy an easel, paint, and stretched canvases. I didn’t know exactly what I was going to create just that I HAD to create. I haven’t looked back since. As for materials, I use both acrylics and oils and I occasionally use wood, cloth, and archival paper for mixed media. My new favorite thing is Arches oil paper because of its incredible texture and the way that it accentuates the colors and textures of oil paints on its surface. It is truly breathtaking. My hope is that you will find something in my collection that will inspire and move you as much as it has inspired and moved me. Thanks in advance for your support!” — David Ikard

“Professor Ikard is Professor of African American and Diaspora Studies. His research and teaching interests include African American Literature, black feminist criticism, hip hop culture, black masculinity and whiteness studies. He is the author/co-author of four books, including Breaking The Silence: Toward a Black Male Feminist Criticism (2007), Nation of Cowards: Black Activism in Barack Obama’s Post-Racial America (2012), co-authored with Martell Teasley and winner of the Best Scholarly Book Award by DISA in 2013, Blinded by the Whites: Why Race Still Matters in 21st-Century America (2013), and Lovable Racists, Magical Negroes, and White Messiahs (2017). His essays have appeared in African American Review, MELUS, Palimpsest, African and Black Diaspora Journal, The Journal of Black Studies, and Obsidian III.” — Vanderbilt University

David Ikard also has a passion for creating Black art. Inspired largely by the motherland – Africa – and using acrylics, oils, wood, cloth, and archival paper for mixed media, Ikard focuses on creating images that have “something to do with black folks, social justice, self-determination, nature, and the rawness of our collective humanity.” You may see his artwork online at the Ikard Gallery. — If America Fails: The Coming Tyranny, a TruthWorks Network Production

SEE the Artwork | Ikard Gallery: Meet the Artist | by David Ikard

Follow Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith on Twitter | @cassady2euca

@ASoulAFire @JaniceOCG Follow @cassady2euca & watch Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith, live, Thurs., Jan. 20 at 8 pm ET, w/ “If America Fails?” on TWN, for our chat on cults, cultures & religion in @HandmaidsOnHulu & modern practices.

“Writer, blogger, ordained minister, mother, and founder of Crazy Faith Ministries,” Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith – @cassady2euca – is active on Twitter. — LMO

Founded By Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith

WATCH Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith, Founder and Executive Director, Crazy Faith Ministries – LIVE – Thursday, January 20, 2022, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, when she joins “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” in discussion on Cults, Cultures and Religions in The Handmaid’s Tale, and modern American culture.

Works by Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith

Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith is an ordained minister, pastor, musician, writer, activist and mother of two, living in Columbus, OH, where she now serves as Founder and Executive Director of Crazy Faith Ministries. This is a non-traditional church with faith ministries providing outreach and services for homeless people; services for children of incarcerated parents; and voter education and registration, among other things. Pastor Williams Smith also leads Freedom Choir that sings songs of freedom at marches and events offering messages of social justice through music. She previously served for 22 years as pastor of Advent United Church of Christ, also in Columbus, and maintains an interest in the relationship between politics, religion, and race. A prolific writer and author of several books, Williams Smith began her career as a newspaper reporter in Baltimore. Her books include Crazy Faith: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives (2009), and most recently, With Liberty & Justice for Some: The Bible, the Constitution, and Racism in America (2020), Dr. Williams Smith also blogs at Candid Observations and has written for the Washington Post and Huffington Post. With a Doctorate in Ministry, she maintains leadership roles in many national and community organizations and religious networks. — If America Fails: The Coming Tyranny, a TruthWorks Network Production

FOLLOW | Rev. Dr. Susan K. Smith on Twitter | @cassady2euca

Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron Shares Insight on Declining Movie Theater Industry

@JaniceOCG Film expert #CynthiaAnnBaron offers insight on declining movie theater industry in interview by @EllieBuerk for @toledonews. Dr. Baron is live, Thurs., Jan. 20 at 8 pm ET, w/ “If America Fails?” on TWN, for our chat on cults, cultures & religion in @HandmaidsOnHulu & other films.

A number of factors are contributing to the decline of the movie theater industry, and the pandemic hasn’t helped. Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron offers data on extent of the issues. See linked article. — LMO

A few excerpts from linked article:

“…In 1999, movie ticket sales yielded $1.49 billion in revenue, Bowling Green State University film professor Cynthia Ann Baron said. Despite population increases, $1.41 billion was made in 2009 and $1.24 billion in 2019.

“Ms. Baron cited television and streaming services, which are often far less expensive, as reasons for cinemas’ decline. She added that modern work schedules, which are longer and less predictable, have also made it more difficult to attend events with set schedules.

“Ms. Baron said industry experts anticipate AMC Theatres — the leader among cinema circuits in the United States and Canada that, according to Statista, operates over 8,000 screens — will be out of cash by the end of December. Regal Cinemas has closed all of its theaters and Cinemark, which has three locations in the Toledo area, has just $525 million in cash on hand and is burning through $50 million a month, Ms. Baron said.

“The pandemic exacerbated changes already in motion, said Thomas Castillo, another BGSU film professor. He and Ms. Baron noted that Hollywood theaters only served as the dominant space for entertainment briefly, from the 1930s through the 1950s…” — Ellie Buerk

WATCH Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron, Associate Professor, Theatre and Film, Bowling Green State University – LIVE – Thursday, January 20, 2022, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, when she joins “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” in discussion on Cults, Cultures and Religions in The Handmaid’s Tale, modern American culture and film.

Dr. Cynthia Ann Baron is an Associate Professor in Theatre and Film at Bowling Green State University, where she researches and teaches; authors scholarly books and articles on subjects related to the discipline; and provides keynote speeches and other presentations at conferences both domestically and internationally. Her research and teaching interests include American Independent Cinema; Screenwriting; Taste Formation; Censorship; Food Studies; Women’s Cinema; and Actor Training, Stardom, and Screen Performance, among other subjects. She has taught courses on intersections between the film-media industry, national security, and cultural moments such as the Cold War and the Vietnam era. Some other courses Dr. Baron teaches are American Independent Cinema; Hollywood, Censorship, and American Culture; and Performance and Theatre in the Americas.

Most recently, she published Acting Indie: Industry, Aesthetics, and Performance (with Yannis Tzioumakis), (2020), which illustrates the many ways that actors contribute to American independent cinema and analyzes industrial developments; Modern Acting: The Lost Chapter of American Film and Theatre (2016), which, in part, highlights women’s key contributions to American film and theatre; and Denzel Washington (2015) where Baron traces the star’s persona and impact on mainstream society. Current book projects include: Recasting (White) Genres: Race, Ethnicity, and Performance in Contemporary Film and Television; Intersecting Aesthetics: Literary Adaptations and Cinematic Representations of Blackness, with co-editor Charlene Regester; and Imprisonment: Representation in Global Film and Media, with co-editor Karen Ritzenhoff. She is co-chair of the Society for Cinema and Media Studies Caucus on Class and has participated in events such as the Rethinking Realist Acting Conference in New York, and the Acting in Film Conference in Potsdam. — If America Fails: The Coming Tyranny, a TruthWorks Network Production

READ | Have we seen our last picture? The pandemic intensifies decline of movie theater industry | by Ellie Buerk | The Blade | 11/27/2020

On Surviving Tyranny: Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith Recalls Deep Spirituality of Rev. C.T. Vivian on His Passing in July, 2020

@JaniceOCG Biographer of #CTVivian, @cassady2euca, recalls how spirituality sustained Civil Rights Movement in @Sojourners. Dr. Smith is live, Thurs., Jan. 20 at 8 pm ET, w/ “If America Fails?” on TWN, for our chat on cults, cultures & religion in @HandmaidsOnHulu & modern practices.

The day after Rev. C.T. Vivian passed on July 17, 2020, Sojourners published an article by Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith, recalling how his deep spirituality had fueled and sustained the Civil Rights Movement. Smith had spent many hours with Vivian in interviews about his life for the authorized biography she is writing.

“The Rev. C.T. Vivian was a civil rights leader and ordained pastor who never stopped fighting for justice; throughout his life, he believed that his work was inspired, guided, and sustained by God,” Smith wrote.

The spiritual nature of the movement was clear in the recollections Vivian shared with Smith. In the article linked below, she wrote,

“what I found so striking in the stories he shared with me was his belief that the movement – and everything that he and others did in it – was spiritual.”

Vivian offered specific examples of incidents where he believed a spiritual element was protecting him and other activists who faced many bodily dangers in the quest for freedom and justice. Read those stories in the article, “C.T. Vivian Wanted Us to Remember: The Civil Rights Movement Was Deeply Spiritual.”

It leaves me to wonder how we sustain ourselves, without strong faith, in our modern era – and how we might survive…a coming tyranny. — LMO

“Rev. Dr. Susan K. Williams Smith is an ordained minister and the founder of Crazy Faith Ministries in Columbus, Ohio. She serves on People For the American Way Foundation’s African American Ministers In Action. She is working on an authorized biography of civil rights organizer C.T. Vivian.” — Sojourners

READ | C.T. Vivian Wanted Us to Remember: The Civil Rights Movement Was Deeply Spiritual | by Susan K. Williams Smith | Sojourners | 7/18/2020

PROMO: Jan. 13, 8 pm ET – Ep. 1 “American Democracy Under Siege: The Color of Autocracy” PREMIERE – “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny”

@moses_geo @JaniceOCG @johnsonkarenann Here’s promo of tomorrow’s “If America Fails?” PREMIERE! Watch Thursdays, 8 pm ET, 1/13 – 4/7/22, “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny” on TWN.

See the promo for our PREMIERE, Thursday, Jan. 13, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube Channel.

PROMO: Jan. 13, 8 pm ET – Ep. 1 “American Democracy Under Siege: The Color of Autocracy” PREMIERE – “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny”

“If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” is a 12-week webcast series that examines The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu series) – a fictional story that explores the real potential of the U.S. as a failed state, through the lens and perspectives of the current American political landscape. Co-hosts Janice Graham and L. Michelle Odom. See you soon!

Watch the LIVE stream here: Thursday, Jan. 13, 8 pm ET.

WATCH | PROMO: If America Fails? Ep. 1 “American Democracy Under Siege: The Color of Autocracy” | TruthWorks Network YouTube Channel

Where Are the Children and Why Were They Stolen?

@ASoulAFire @JaniceOCG Slow progress is seen in efforts to reunite families torn apart by zero-tolerance border policy, reports @benfoxatap of @AP. Watch Thursdays, 8 pm ET, 1/13 – 4/7/22, “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny.”

Families are routinely ripped apart in the supremely dystopian land of Gilead. The purpose? To provide children for upper class families to raise as they see fit, particularly those couples unable or unwilling to bear their own babies.

It does sound too horrific to be true, but sadly, we don’t have to look far to find similar action in the modern U.S. Recall how the Trump administration callously separated the families of asylum seekers arriving at the southern border, supposedly to discourage immigration. Fortunately, these cruel and unjust acts were so reprehensible and heart-wrenching, they led American citizens to vigorous protest – and the Biden administration is attempting to answer the calls for family reunification.

Is it a case of “too little, too late?”

A year into the new presidency, just 100 children have been returned to their natural families, according to reports. The article below says “about 350 more reunifications are in process” and “officials believe there are still about 1,150 children whose whereabouts have not been confirmed.” The AP also reports about “5,500 children were forcibly removed from their parents under Trump,” but the article does not clarify where these children were ultimately placed – with their family of origin, with a new family, in a detention center, or lost.

With all the various kinds of predators our culture producers, it seems possible to me that some of the children “whose whereabouts have not been confirmed,” have been forever claimed by the most ethically and morally depraved among us. Moreover, what traumas have even the children who are returned to their original families experienced?

Americans showed up in November, 2020, and resoundingly rejected the cruel, inhumane, destructive and irreparable actions of “the former guy.” The Biden administration has major work to do in attempting to make whole the families severely harmed by the heartlessness of separations. Tragically, they will lose the battle in some cases, as some damage cannot be undone.

This alone, for me, is enough, to determine that Donald Trump is never allowed to see the light of day, ever again. Is it enough for you?

No Más,

LMO

A few quotes from the linked article, “U.S. has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump” —

“A Biden administration effort to reunite children and parents who were separated under President Donald Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy has made increasing progress as it nears the end of its first year…

“President Joe Biden issued an executive order on his first day in office to reunite families that were separated under the Trump administration’s widely condemned practice of forcibly separating families and children at the U.S.-Mexico border to discourage illegal immigration…

“The work of the task force has been complicated by a number of factors, including inadequate or missing records on the separated families, the sheer number of cases and the fact that many parents are in remote Central American communities and were unable to track down their children or get to the United States to retrieve them.” —Ben Fox, The Associated Press

READ | U.S. has reunited 100 children taken from parents under Trump | by Ben Fox, The Associated Press | 12/23/2021

Democracy Defender Dr. David H. Ikard’s Bio Is Live on IAF’s Website

@JaniceOCG See bio of @blkeducator on IAF’s website. Dr. David H. Ikard is live on Thurs., Jan. 13 at 8 pm ET, w/ “If America Fails?” on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, for our discussion on democracy in The Handmaid’s Tale & threats in current American culture.

#DemocracyDefender Dr. David H. Ikard’s biography is now live on the “If America Fails?” website. Learn more about this complex scholar and artist before he joins our discussion on January 13th. — LMO

SEE | Dr. David H. Ikard’s Bio on IAF’s Website | Professor and Chair, African-American and Diaspora Studies, Vanderbilt University | If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny | 12/13/2021

James C. McIntosh, M.D. Is On Twitter

@JaniceOCG #BlackTwitter Let’s welcome @DrJamesCMcInto1 to the Twitterverse Dr. James McIntosh is live on Thurs., Feb. 3 at 8 pm ET, w/ “If America Fails?” on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, for our discussion on mental health issues in The Handmaid’s Tale.

James C. McIntosh, M.D. joined Twitter recently as @DrJamesCMcInto1. Let’s follow him there and help him get acclimated to this world of minimal characters. — LMO

WATCH Dr. James C. McIntosh, Retired Psychiatrist, Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Committee to End Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP), and Host, MIND FIELD (WBAI radio show) – LIVE – Thursday, February 3, 2022, 8 pm ET, on the TruthWorks Network YouTube channel, when he joins “If America Fails?: The Coming Tyranny,” in discussion on Mental Health issues in The Handmaid’s Tale and American culture.

Dr. James C. McIntosh, is a retired Psychiatrist who spent over 40 years practicing medicine in the five boroughs of New York City, a writer, community activist, educator, public speaker and talk radio host. His publications include The Unauthorized Psychoanalysis of Donald Trump (2017) and The Unauthorized Psychoanalysis of Rudolph Giuliani (2007), where James C. McIntosh, M.D. takes an insightful and irreverent view of these two public figures. For decades Dr. McIntosh has tended to the mental health and educational needs of the Black community as Co-Chair and Co-Founder of Committee to End Media Offensive to African People (CEMOTAP) and former Chairman of the Board for the Education of People of African Ancestry (BEPAA). These two community-based organizations, bring together some of the most distinguished leaders in the Black community to offer no-cost forums, panels, conferences and other events of relevance to the emotional, psychological, spiritual, and educational needs of Black America. Dr. McIntosh appears frequently in the media and has received numerous awards for his distinguished community service. Most recently, this busy retiree has begun hosting and producing MIND FIELD, a weekly program airing Wednesdays at 2:30 pm on WBAI 99.5 FM, where he shares the mic with Richardeanea Theodore, RN. Together they focus on mental health issues and interview thought leaders on critical issues impacting the community. Dr. McIntosh completed undergraduate work in Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College, and medical school at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. — If America Fails: The Coming Tyranny, a TruthWorks Network Production

FOLLOW | James C. McIntosh, M.D. On Twitter @DrJamesCMcInto1

Read “The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Making” by Jared Yates Sexton

@JaniceOCG #TheManTheyWantedMeToBe by @jysexton & #CounterPointPress explores social consequences of toxic masculinity. Sexton is live Thurs., Jan. 13 at 8 pm ET, w/ IAF on TWN YouTube page, for discussion on democracy in @HandmaidsOnHulu & threats in current American culture.

The “personal and societal dangers of the patriarchy” and consequences for society of toxic masculinity is what The Man They Wanted Me to Be: Toxic Masculinity and a Crisis of Our Making, is all about, according to the publisher. This “memoir and cultural analysis” is certainly relevant to the moment in which we find ourselves as a country.

What is it about autocratic, strongman leadership that some people seem to find attractive?

What fears do Americans have around independent thinking and more democratic forms of leadership?

In what ways does the family help shape our orientation to leadership and governance styles – and how can we undo this conditioning?

How is toxic masculinity manifesting itself in modern political culture?

What are the racial and/or ethnic orientations we receive about leadership and governance resulting from our cultural identities and affiliations?

These are some of the questions I’d like to explore with Jared Yates Sexton. How about you? — LMO

“By carefully and soberly examining his own story, Sexton deconstructs American life and gives many examples of how pervasive toxic masculinity is in our culture.” –Henry Rollins, Los Angeles Times

“This book is critically important to our historical moment . . . [C]rackles with intensity and absolutely refuses to allow the reader to look away for even a moment from the blight that toxic masculinity in America has wrought.” –Nicholas Cannariato, NPR

“The author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore turns his keen eye to our current crisis of masculinity using his upbringing in rural Indiana to examine the personal and societal dangers of the patriarchy. Based on his provocative and popular New York Times op-ed, The Man They Wanted Me to Be is both memoir and cultural analysis. Jared Yates Sexton alternates between an examination of his working-class upbringing and historical, psychological, and sociological sources that examine the genesis of toxic masculinity and its consequences for society.” — Publisher

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