‘Woke Daddy’ Wants to Remove Masculinity from Fatherhood – Meet 2 Dads Who Do It Right

At first, I thought this was a joke. Regrettably, it’s not.  HeatStreet has the low down on a father who calls himself “Woke Daddy:”

Ludo Gabriele, better known as “Woke Daddy,” is an Internet-based writer who is hell bent on changing the way you think about paternalism. He pens post after post chastising men for not adopting the tenets of feminism, and for playing into the traditional “male” role—a practice that he says leads to a world full of “toxic masculinity.”

The blog, which employs several other writers, also delves into other aspects of social justice-ism, encouraging men to be vegans (Jay-Z does it!), give up alcohol, listen to TED talks, and cut down on their carbon footprint. If you can feel guilty about it as a progressive, chances are Woke Daddy is writing about it.

It also gets preachy on subjects that aren’t normally fodder for Dad blogs, like breastfeeding (he’s all for it, even if he’s physically incapable of doing it; cow’s milk isn’t vegan).

Gabriele began the blog after realizing that he felt uncomfortable being the family breadwinner, because it cast him in a traditional “father role.” His posts call on his fellow fathers to cast off the masculine shackles and embrace their sensitive side.

That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever read.  Hey Woke Daddy, masculinity doesn’t have to be toxic.  In fact, here is a great photo of a dad who’s one of the toughest guys I’ve ever met and also gets up in the middle of the night to change diapers:

A post shared by Bristol Meyer (@bsmp2) on Jun 18, 2017 at 6:37am PDT

Or how about this guy:

A post shared by Bristol Meyer (@bsmp2) on Jun 18, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT

See, masculinity and fatherhood are not exclusive – in fact, fathers need to have both.  I am thankful to have these amazing fathers in my life — they do both very, very well.