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Men are caught between two harmful stereotypes

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20.11.2025

By William Mata

Confused as to what it means to be a man? Unsure how to act or fit in? Well, don’t worry about any perception of ever-changing boundaries, because - according to a Samaritans study - things really have not moved on at all.

One in ten blokes the charity spoke to admitted faking an interest in a sport; nearly half said they exaggerate how much they drink; while two-thirds might take up singing, painting, dancing, or some other non-macho sport if they could be free of social judgement.

Nuts and Zoo magazines might have been out of print for a decade but, if you’re looking to fit in, you might as well dust down your 2005 Haynes Manual of........

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