Defining Healthy Masculinity: A Response to Louise Perry

February 19th, 2025 | 5 min read

Last Thursday on Honestly with Bari Weiss, Weiss asked Louise Perry a pressing question: “How do we bring [heroic masculinity] back without bringing back toxic masculinity?” The conversation had turned to figures like Andrew Tate—men who promise strength and dominance but instead promote toxicity and misogyny.

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Luke Simon

Luke Simon is a content strategist for The Crossing and MDiv student at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written on Gen Z, technology, masculinity, and the church. Luke lives in Columbia, Missouri, with his wife, Gigi.

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Defining Healthy Masculinity: A Response to Louise Perry

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