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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Lanre Bakare Arts and culture correspondent

Loss of manual jobs could be driving toxic masculinity, says Sting

Sting in a purple jacket and black turtleneck looks directly at the camera
Sting: ‘I’m nostalgic for the sense of community that I was brought up in.’ Photograph: ANP/AFP/Getty Images

The fact many men no longer use their hands and physicality on a daily basis may be driving some of the toxic traits in modern masculinity, according to Sting.

The singer, who on Wednesday announced that his musical about the last days of a shipyard was coming to the West End this autumn, told the Guardian that one of the byproducts of deindustrialisation was the loss of physical productivity for men.

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