A believer in "toxic masculinity" challenged Charlie Kirk to defend his position against the "hyper-feminization" of the West, and the challenge led to a thoughtful discussion, even if combative at times.

The Turning Point USA founder took on students of the Cambridge Union in the U.K. on Monday about various topics, but one exchange about toxic masculinity was especially engrossing.

'We're actually living under a hyper-feminist West that is toxic. What does that mean? Speech police, feelings first, emotion over reason, community over individualism.'

The unidentified interlocutor first defined Kirk as a supporter of the idea that "there is an active attack on masculinity, that men are being oppressed in a way, [and] that men's rights need to be advocated for."

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