David Perez looks into the culture of silence and what it did to Penn State.
About David Perez
David Perez lives in New York and wears a belt that reads 'FOR SALE' in LED lights at all times. You can talk to him about anything on Twitter @ContrarioMan.
Discretion Is the Better Part of Survival
October 18, 2011 By 1 Comment
A big part of life, David Perez writes, is figuring out what and what not to share.
The Balls Don’t Make the Man
September 30, 2011 By 13 Comments
I read ‘The End of Men,’ re-read it, watched the debates, and now watch as it turns into a book. It provoked reflection on what makes me a man, and inevitably, I had to break it down to fundamentals.
Great Expectations on the Jersey Shore
September 25, 2011 By 1 Comment
A late night talk in Atlantic City showed David Perez that he was going to college for way more than a degree.
Living Too Long Isn’t Killing Us, Stupidity Is
August 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
If you can’t fix stupid, America might be screwed.
Class Warfare and the Power of the Powerless in America
August 25, 2011 By 12 Comments
Apathy and rage, David Perez writes, have a lot in common.
I Ain’t No Whiteboy: A Reflection on Hip-Hop, Misogyny, and Racial Identity
August 12, 2011 By 13 Comments
For David Perez, Hip-hop was a means of acquiring an identity, but it came with baggage that he still finds himself lugging around.
The Monster Inside Me
July 20, 2011 By 24 Comments
Depression has a bottomless appetite for destruction, and it almost destroyed David Perez.
Child Is the Father of the Man
July 15, 2011 By 1 Comment
It is difficult enough to come to an understanding of what it means to be a man when we cannot even comprehend what it means to be a boy.
I Still Don’t Know What I Want to Be When I Grow Up—and That’s Just Fine
July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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“The most vexing part of having to cobble together a life without that clear sense of direction is that this nagging feeling is still there.”
A Modern Indignity
June 23, 2011 By 8 Comments
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“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)