{"id":2084854,"date":"2023-10-30T23:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T03:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hercules-actor-is-on-mission-to-inspire-boys-men-to-embrace-their-masculinity-make-being-normal-normal-again\/"},"modified":"2023-10-30T23:19:17","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T03:19:17","slug":"hercules-actor-is-on-mission-to-inspire-boys-men-to-embrace-their-masculinity-make-being-normal-normal-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hercules-actor-is-on-mission-to-inspire-boys-men-to-embrace-their-masculinity-make-being-normal-normal-again\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hercules&#8217; Star Aims to Encourage Men to Embrace Masculinity: &#8216;Let&#8217;s Normalize Normalcy.&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhercules-actor-is-on-mission-to-inspire-boys-men-to-embrace-their-masculinity-make-being-normal-normal-again%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2084854&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>&#8216;Hercules&#8217; Actor Is on Mission to Inspire Boys, Men to Embrace Their \u200bMasculinity: &#8216;Make Being \u2062Normal, Normal Again.&#8217;<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Boys will be boys \u2014 and they need to know that they \u2062should be.<\/p>\n<p>Actor Kevin Sorbo, longtime star of the 1990s adventure series \u201cHercules: The Legendary Journeys,\u201d has \u200cdevoted the latter part of his career to resisting \u2063Hollywood\u2019s anti-male\u2064 agenda while\u200d encouraging young\u200d men\u200c to embrace traditional \u2063masculinity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake being normal, normal again,\u201d \u2063Sorbo \u2063said of his\u2063 broader hopes in a recent interview \u200dwith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/bright\/advice-for-men-from-tvs-hercules-bring-back-masculinity-5516630?utm_source=partner&#038;utm_campaign=ZeroHedge&#038;src_src=partner&#038;src_cmp=ZeroHedge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epoch Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sorbo noted \u2062that the war on masculinity runs much deeper than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/judge-slams-transgenderism-new-secular-faith-backing-christian-teacher-fired-not-using-students-preferred-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transgender<\/a> ideology. In fact, unsurprisingly, he placed part of the blame on the liberal entertainment \u200cindustry.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, \u201cEvery sitcom seems to have a \u200bfat, lazy husband,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>These depictions can distort \u2064a\u200c child\u2019s perceptions \u2062of men unless countered by strong child-raising practices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had great examples from my grandfather and father. My father was an only child \u200bon a\u200d farm in Iowa.\u200b And I\u2064 didn\u2019t have teachers telling\u2062 me how to vote or how to think. Everything \u200bstarts with parents. It\u2019s important to have a dad and a mom raising children. Kids \u200cwatching TV think dads are not \u2063important in a family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sorbos-rise-antichrist-movie-modernizes-left-behind-story-showing-govts-new-power-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sorbo<\/a> \u2064 emphasized that not every man \u200dmust sport muscles like those of Hercules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing a guy who is a provider and \u2064a protector for the family, \u2062with strong moral \u2063guidelines, \u2064being\u200c a loving husband, \u200da loving father, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hercules-actor-is-on-mission-to-inspire-boys-men-to-embrace-their-masculinity-make-being-normal-normal-again\/\" title=\"'Hercules' Star Aims to Encourage Men to Embrace Masculinity: 'Let's Normalize Normalcy.'\">good neighbor\u201d constitutes true masculinity<\/a>, Sorbo said.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the 64-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-men-and-a-baby-police-academy-star-steve-guttenberg-mounts-comeback-after-caring-for-sick-dad\/\" title=\"\u201cThree Men and a Baby\u201d &#038; \u201cPolice Academy\u201d Star Steve Guttenberg Mounts Comeback After Caring for Sick Dad\">actor hopes<\/a> to impress his message of masculinity on males everywhere, starting with boys.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, Sorbo has written a new children\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Test-Lionhood-Freedom-Island\/dp\/1955550468\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3FUHJGVQ70GVQ&#038;keywords=kevin+sorbo&#038;qid=1698197088&#038;s=books&#038;sprefix=kevin+sorbo%2Cstripbooks%2C129&#038;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">book<\/a>, \u201cThe Test of Lionhood,\u201d\u2063 released Sept. 1\u2063 by the Christian publisher Brave Books.<\/p>\n<p>In an August \u2063interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/kevin-sorbo-talks-about-attacks-on-masculinity-in-the-culture-new-childrens-book-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Daily Wire<\/a>, the actor-turned-author explained that he wanted \u2064to give \u2064boys a Biblical\u2064 view of masculinity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need our boys to \u2062become strong men who can lead their families,\u2062 communities, in a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebooks-new-likes-policy-changes-social-media-forever-and-thats-a-good-thing\/\" title=\"Facebook\u2019s New \u201cLikes\u201d Policy Changes Social Media Forever \u2014 And That\u2019s A Good Thing\">positive direction<\/a>,\u201d \u200cSorbo said. \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/worlds-first-christian-fan-owned-movie-studio-cuts-hollywood-family-comedy-bible-camp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bible<\/a> calls for \u2063us to\u2062 be providers. For men to be providers and \u2062that takes nothing\u2063 away \u200bfrom women.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Test of Lionhood\u201d tells the story of a young lion cub who must find the \u200b\u201ccourage and \u2063strength\u201d to rescue his\u2063 sister.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, regardless of contrary cultural messaging, boys should\u2062 have no doubts about their \u200bnatural role \u2064as protectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Bible teaches us to \u2063honor the father,\u200b sitcoms teach us \u200cto dishonor the father,\u201d Sorbo said. \u201cFor\u2063 a \u200dconfused generation of men, which we have now, it\u2019s much\u2064 easier for public\u200c schools, universities, TV, movies, government, to \u2063control that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alas, Sorbo\u2019s\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bold-lion-thousand-christians-march-nyc-reverent-hymns-echo-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a> faith\u200d and message have made him anathema to\u2064 liberal \u2062Hollywood.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a total opposite of a generation \u200dof \u200cmen that are seeking the truth,\u201d Sorbo continued. \u201cWhich is why I think they reject people like me who stand up for conservative values and \u2064Christian values.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Hollywood did more \u200dthan reject Sorbo. As he\u200b told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/hercules-actor-kevin-sorbo-hollywood-canceled-christian-beliefs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News \u2063Digital<\/a> in\u200d a recent\u200b interview, the\u2063 actor regarded \u200dhimself as the \u201coriginal cancel culture guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was sad to \u2063me, you know, my manager and\u2062 agent for so many years \u2064said that\u2062 we can\u2019t get you jobs anymore, work with you because of\u200c you being a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-movie-sound-freedom-studio-christian-centric-near-death-experiences-draws-buzz-rave-reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christian<\/a>, being a\u2064 conservative,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Hollywood\u2019s\u200b wrath, however, has not stopped \u2063Sorbo\u200b from\u2064 making films. In\u2064 fact, he currently stars opposite his wife Sam\u200b in \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fathomevents.com\/events\/miracle-in-east-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Miracle\u200b in East Texas<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Set in 1930, \u201cMiracle in \u200bEast Texas\u201d \u200dtells the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-gov-desantis-humiliates-reporters-for-defending-big-tech-video\/\" title=\"WATCH: Gov. DeSantis Humiliates Reporters For Defending Big Tech (VIDEO)\">true story<\/a> of two flim-flam men who, \u200cin the Great \u2063Depression\u2019s early years, \u200ctricked \u200cwidows\u200c into investing in worthless oil wells. John Ratzenberger (of \u201cCheers\u201d fame)\u200d co-stars. Louis \u200bGossett Jr.\u2063 narrates.<\/p>\n<p>Former Republican\u200d Rep. Louie Gohmert, of Texas, called it a \u201cDelightful movie with great acting and \u2064the Texas-sized, God-given message of hope!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Conservative Christians undoubtedly can recall any number \u200bof cultural signposts that have illustrated the\u200d importance of Sorbo\u2019s\u2062 work and\u2063 message.<\/p>\n<p>For instance,\u2064 perhaps the most\u200b straightforward\u2063 of these came from\u2064 Oliver Anthony\u2019s recent viral <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rich-men-north-richmond-beat-taylor-swift-1-song-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hit<\/a>, \u201cRich Men North\u2064 of\u200d Richmond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Readers\u2064 might remember \u2064that song primarily for its broader\u2063 anti-government, anti-establishment lyrics. A few lines, however \u2014 belted out in anger and desperation \u2014 dovetailed with Sorbo\u2019s \u200bmessage.<\/p>\n<p><em>Young men are puttin\u2019 themselves six feet \u2063in the \u2062ground<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u2018Cause all this d*** country does is keep \u2063on kickin\u2019 them\u2064 down<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>WARNING: VIDEO CONTAINS VULGAR LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Like\u200b Sorbo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/crowd-roars-oliver-anthony-opens-show-bible-verse-foretelling-fall-wicked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anthony<\/a> has made no secret of \u2064his Christian faith. His anguished lyrics told\u200b of what happens to many \u2063young men \u2063who feel beaten down by forces\u200b hostile to them.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, if we are \u2063to restore masculinity to its proper \u200dplace in the culture, we might begin by supporting Sorbo and other Christian entertainers who speak openly \u2063about\u2063 their\u2064 Biblical\u2063 worldview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Why does Kevin Sorbo believe it is important for boys \u200dand\u200c men to \u200bembrace their \u200cmasculinity in today&#8217;s society?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Has a\u2062 new movie\u2063 in the works, titled &#8220;The Sound\u2062 of Freedom,&#8221; which explores the issue of human trafficking. \u200dDespite facing obstacles \u2062and being labeled as &#8220;canceled,&#8221; Sorbo remains \u2062steadfast in his \u2063commitment \u200dto his faith and conservative values.<\/p>\n<p>Sorbo&#8217;s\u2063 mission to inspire boys and men to embrace their masculinity is a\u200b much-needed message in\u2062 today&#8217;s society. With\u200d the rise of radical ideologies \u2064and the denigration of traditional gender \u200droles, it is crucial to remind \u200cyoung men of the\u2063 importance of being \u2062strong, \u200bresponsible, and loving individuals.<\/p>\n<p>In his interview, Sorbo urges parents to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yes-kids-need-celebs-like-ja-morant-to-be-good-role-models-but-fathers-matter-much-more\/\" title=\"Yes, Kids Need Celebs Like Ja Morant To Be Good Role Models, But Fathers Matter Much More\">positive role models<\/a> for their children and emphasizes the significance of having both a father and a mother in raising well-rounded individuals. He believes that solid \u200bfamily foundations are essential for \u200dinstilling values and \u200bproviding guidance to the\u200c younger generation.<\/p>\n<p>While Sorbo acknowledges that not\u200b every man \u2062needs to have \u2063Herculean muscles, he \u200chighlights \u2063the\u2064 qualities that define true masculinity. Being\u2063 a provider, protector, and having strong moral guidelines are \u2063characteristics that contribute to a \u2062healthy \u200cand balanced society. These qualities should \u2062not be undermined or \u200covershadowed by societal pressures and false narratives.<\/p>\n<p>To further reinforce \u2062his message, Sorbo has written a \u2062children&#8217;s book called &#8220;The Test of Lionhood,&#8221; \u2064which aims to provide boys with a biblical view\u200c of masculinity. The \u200cbook tells the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Kevin Sorbo, known for his role in &#8220;Hercules: The Legendary Journeys,&#8221; urges boys to embrace traditional masculinity and resist Hollywood&#8217;s anti-male agenda. 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