Laura's interviews clearly made men feel at ease enough to disclose secrets, confront their own guilt and shame, yet feel affirmed that their manhood matters. Some is very depressing and makes me wonder about the consicencses of pushing masculinity on boys and men.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. A big thank you to the author and publisher of this book for sending me a copy of this book to review. A refreshing approach to dealing with a fairly taboo subject, with a wide variety of flaccid penises (penii? I think this is why men sometimes have a higher incidence of some of the serious illnesses because we don’t like to complain about being ill. While my commentary is absent, I made it a point to include them here to show that many many are aware of the dichotomy of being raised in the “traditional manhood” eras as we enter into the “transformational manhood” time.Manhood: The Bare Reality is a collection of 100 intimate photographs and interviews with men, and explores themes of masculinity, gender and sexuality, offering a unique insight into what it means to be a man in the 21st century. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Today, I want to talk about a book that can really help parents have those important conversations about genitals with their kids. Masculinity is associated with being ‘strong and silent’, yet here is a book of 100 men talking frankly and intimately about their manhood in both senses.

We desperately need men to learn to be honest about their failings and hopes, their needs and desires. I’m not going to weigh in too much on these quotes since they do an excellent job of speaking for themselves. Specially, it was amazing to see and understand the sensitive side of man, to connect to their really undercovered fellings.

I love this book, I love the subject matter and the fact that it is being brought to public attention.

Penises are often seen as signs of prowess or potency, or used a weapons and tools of harm against women and other men.She is the author of the two instant Sunday Times Bestsellers, 'Free Your Mind: The new world of manipulation and how to resist it' (2023) and 'A State of Fear: How the UK government weaponised fear during the Covid-19 pandemic’ (2021). It is important that penis owners grow up feeling comfortable with the penis they have, and for them to understand that every penis is different. Here are a variety of ways to talk about men’s health in a natural manner, ranging from using current events to witty remarks to simply grabbing the conversation by the ball and being blunt about this crucial topic.

Respecting differences and promoting equality for all gender identifications is important, especially in today’s world. factor that a book containing 100 pictures of full frontal male nudity, and actually read what these men have to say. By turning my lens on physical taboos, I catalyse a ground-breaking conversation into social taboos and offer a deeply personal perspective on our most private, painful and pleasurable stories.Her previous books 'Bare Reality: 100 women, their breasts, their stories', 'Manhood: The Bare Reality' and 'Womanhood: The Bare Reality' attracted worldwide media coverage and excellent reviews. The same themes run through everything I do: my work is an exploration of people, our loves, our lives and our place in the world. I think this really aligns with what “traditional manhood” is all about – keeping deep thoughts and feeling to yourself. He may even be able to answer my final question as I closed out the book… Should we even be asking what a man is?