On a street in Minneapolis, two versions of masculinity clashed. One anchored in fear, the other in care

Cristiana Gigina

Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men Alex Pretti had courage and empathy. This, not Maga’s conception of male power, is what we must teach young men T he first thing that grabbed me about the Rapture’s 2011 song It Takes Time to be a Man was the warbly, analogue fuzz of its recurring guitar and piano riff. Once that drew me in, what kept me listening were the lyrics’ hard-marriage of masculinity and empathy. In the final

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