To me, the epitome of positive masculinity is Aragorn from the Lord of the Rings movies (and also the book). Gentle, caring, not afraid to show emotion, cries, kisses his friends on the forehead, and yet a total badass, and Viggo just looks like a masculine dude. I don’t think even the most conservative Christian nationalist could argue that he’s feminine. If I had a son (who chose to identify as a man) and he turned out to be like Aragorn, I don’t think I could be a prouder parent.

I don’t see gender roles bringing a lot of value to the world, so I’d rather work towards rejecting them outright rather than trying to refine them.

My positive vision of masculinity is using your power to protect the vulnerable, rather than punching down at them. As others have said, that is what Aragorn did.

That was a fascinating video, thank you for sharing. I have to admit, I was hesitant to click because I didn't want my feed to be full of toxic masculinity stuff, but I really appreciated it.

I think the worth of it is as an aid to "deprogram" the manosphere types - the concept of near enemies really helps to show that, yes, the ideals taught were in the right general area, but just slightly skewed.