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AMS Essays #001 - What Are We Building? Ralph Ofuyo
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Five Questions #012 – "True masculinity starts with self-understanding” – Kenyan Man (Diaspora) Ralph Ofuyo
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Five Questions #011 - "If I do both, it is not 50/50" - South African Woman Ralph Ofuyo
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Five Questions #010 - "Masculinity is in the small actions, not the loud ones" - Kenyan Man Ralph Ofuyo
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Five Questions #009 - "Masculinity is responsibility!" - Kenyan Man Ralph Ofuyo
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Episode 3 - What Did Masculinity Mean Before Colonialism? w/ Jermine April Ralph Ofuyo
Five Questions #012 – "True masculinity starts with self-understanding” – Kenyan Man (Diaspora)
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In this twelfth episode of our Five Questions series, a Kenyan man in the diaspora reflects on masculinity through the lenses of leadership, emotional growth, family responsibility, and self-understanding. Raised in a female-dominated household without a father figure, he explains how masculinity for him became rooted in the ability to lead, provide, and protect — not only financially, but emotionally, physically, and spiritually. The conversation explores how marriage counselling challenged inherited ideas about masculinity, helping him become more aware of his emotions, communication, and relationships. He discusses tensions between traditional African expectations of men and more contemporary understandings of vulnerability, affection, and emotional openness. Grounded in personal experience, this episode reflects on masculinity beyond money, status, or physical strength, arguing instead for self-awareness, emotional maturity, and responsibility.
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