Ep. 44 - Toxic Masculinity Ft. Amanda Averell

Boys will be boys...

What a disarming way to describe when a guy is, well, being a dick. For some, toxic masculinity is an overarching term used to show how woke you are, but the behavior behind it contains way more nuance.

Pittsburgh comedian and co-owner of the Burning Bridges Comedy Club Amanda Averell, joins David and Steve to dive deeper into what the term really means, why men behave the way they do, and break down why and when it's funny.

In this episode, we talk about:

-Pittsburghese.

-Amanda's love for all things Disney.

-Her bit on human history being preserved in screenshots.

-Dick pics before camera phones.

-Mick Foley.

-Fox News' Stepford anchor problem.

-Women in history who ditched gender norms.

-The scarcity mindset of not having enough seats at the table.

-The underrepresentation of female comedians.

-Ideas for how to get more women to step onstage and perform stand-up.

-Beating bullies to the punchline.

-How Amanda began her comedy career.

-The caveman brain's role in toxic masculinity.

-Daniel Sloss' brilliant HBO special "X" and its takedown of toxic men.

-Millennial men being more open to showing emotions.

-Toxic masculinity being a cover for insecurity and lack of emotional intelligence.

-Adjusting your personality to perpetuate an onstage persona.

-Is it okay to punch down on someone who is punching down?

-And more!!!

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