Watch a movie or TV show. Talk about it.
Three ways to turn what you watched into a conversation about how male characters and manhood show up.
1. Who are you talking with?
This changes the questions.
2. Choose a starting point
Any option works on its own. Or start at the top and go as far as you like.
A short conversation
About 5-10 minutes
Four questions about the movie or show you just watched, read out loud and explored together.
Open the questionsThe MIM card game
About 10-15 minutes · on your phone
A card deck of 10 questions that you play online. After each card, you choose to keep it about the movie or show, or go deeper. It only goes as deep as you both want.
Deal the first cardScore a movie About 5 minutes
The Men in Media Test is a two-part tool for evaluating the stories we consume about men, and entertainment media's messages about masculinity and manhood. It guides your examination of the behaviors and attitudes about the male characters we see on screen.
⚠️ If it starts to feel too uncomfortable, keep the conversation on the movie
These activities focus on the movie or show unless you both choose otherwise. If any question activates ridicule or anger in someone, keep the conversation on the movie. That response is important information, and pushing closer to home may not improve it.
If something about the conversation worries you, talk it over with someone you trust.