According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary,stoic is identified as a noun. It means”not affected by or showing passion or feeling.” In the reading “What Feminists Can Do for Boys”, the third to last paragraph states, “Feminist ideas can help men — be it the rejection of expectations that men be strong and stoic or ending the silence around male victims of sexual violence.” The word stoic is being used to explain how females can help males express their feelings because males tend to not talk about their emotions.