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Being a man doesn’t mean you don’t get daily doses of nasty gender stereotypes.

Libidos, Assumptions, and Miscommunication

December 22, 2014 by Noah Brand 93 Comments

The way we talk about sex is based on some very dubious assumptions, starting with the idea that “normal” is a thing.

Filed Under: Featured Content, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, Sex & Relationships Tagged With: asexuality, communication, feminism, libidos, Noah Brand, sex, sex negativity, sexuality, Slut shaming, social justice

Eight Mistakes Men Make With Women

September 8, 2013 by ozyfrantz 28 Comments

Ozy Franz tears apart an article on relationship advice and puts it back together again.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: evopsych, gender essentialism, sexism, women's magazines

I’m Leaving the GMP

December 12, 2012 by ozyfrantz 30 Comments

Due to recent events at the Good Men Project, I have decided to leave the Good Men Project and No, Seriously What About Teh Menz? The archives will remain up for anyone who is interested, and I will be blogging at a blog that has yet to be given a better name than Ozy Frantz’s […]

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17-Year-Old Black Boy Killed For Playing Music Too Loud

December 7, 2012 by ozyfrantz 19 Comments

How many more black men need to die before we take racism seriously?

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: ageism, Jordan Davis, murder, Racism, Stand Your Ground

Gendered Pictures Roundup

December 7, 2012 by ozyfrantz 12 Comments

Toy catalogues, retrosexism, and Nice Girls ™.

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Manchester Baby Boy Bleeds To Death After Circumcision

December 6, 2012 by ozyfrantz 32 Comments

Why do we continue to circumcise children?

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Filed Under: Good Feed Blog, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: bodily autonomy, circumcision, health, infanticide, medicine, Ozy Frantz, penis, tradition

There Is Nothing I Love More Than A Good Redemption Story

December 6, 2012 by ozyfrantz 5 Comments

Mythologizing the coaches of Penn State threatens to erase the suffering of the victims.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: abuse, bill o'brien, child molestation, football, Jerry Sandusky, Michael Fassbender, Penn State, rape, rape culture

Is There A War On Men?

December 5, 2012 by ozyfrantz 23 Comments

Women and men are fighting a war where the bombs are OUR HEARTS. Or something.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: end of men, evopsych, femininity, Fox News, hanna rosin, marriage, masculinity, Ozy Frantz, Success Myth, Suzanne Venker, war on men

My Yoko Ono Appreciation Life

November 30, 2012 by ozyfrantz 15 Comments

Yoko Ono’s new menswear line breaks new ground in men’s fashion.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: Beatles, fashion, menswear, myth of men not being hot, objectification, sexuality, sexualization, suits, Yoko Ono

Words of Hope

November 30, 2012 by ozyfrantz 4 Comments

Offer a message of comfort to prison rape survivors this holiday season.

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Filed Under: Featured Content, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: Christmas, Hanukkah, holidays, Ozy Frantz, prison, Prison Industrial Complex, prison rape, rape, rape culture

Nice Guys Again

November 25, 2012 by ozyfrantz 161 Comments

Nice Guys, this time with CURTAINS.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: Bad Boys, nice guys, rape culture, sexuality

Happy American Thanksgiving!

November 22, 2012 by ozyfrantz 7 Comments

What are you thankful for?

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: gratitude, Thanksgiving

Justin Bieber Grabbed And Kissed By Jenny McCarthy

November 22, 2012 by ozyfrantz 16 Comments

Would the same nonresponse have happened with Justine Bieber?

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: Jenny McCarthy, justin bieber, knight/beast dichotomy, rape culture, regender, sexual assault

Transgender Day of Remembrance

November 20, 2012 by ozyfrantz 9 Comments

Remembering our dead.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: death, genderqueer, mourning, trans, transgender, transgender day of remembrance, transsexual

On Men and Fashion

November 19, 2012 by ozyfrantz 19 Comments

Or why hipster mustaches and bronies in fedoras are the new face of feminism.

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Filed Under: noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz Tagged With: clothing, fashion, fedoras, femininity, femmephobia, gender performativity, grooming, makeup, masculinity, Noah Brand, Ozy Frantz, shaving, suits

Further Thoughts on Steven Messham

November 18, 2012 by ozyfrantz 4 Comments

An underdiscussed issue in the Steven Messham case.

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Attacks against Bernie Sanders Have Reached New Depths

Warren Blumenfeld says critics who equate Bernie Sanders’ politics with those of the Nazis show a deeply offensive misunderstanding of history and politics.

#86: Homeless Former Marine Receives Scholarship after Playing Street Piano

A viral video of a homeless veteran smashes stereotypes and results in a well-deserved chance for a new life.

Done in under 20 Seconds

Nate Graziano says Minor League Baseball’s 20-second rule actually improves the game — and might fix MLB’s problem with irritated fans.

3 Things I Will Do Differently photo by Jenny Kanevsky

3 Things I Will Do Differently in My Next Relationship

I learned from divorce and know what not to do next time.

Marvel’s Fantastic Ant-Man Plot Based on Realistic Absent Father Dynamics

She went to enjoy a movie but walked away with a profound understand of what happens when fathers are absent. — Ant-Man was well acted and exceptionally produced. But this is not a movie review. Cassie was[Read More…]

Ant-Man is Really a Celebration of Dads (and Step Dads!)

Joanna Schroeder explains that there are many superheroes in the film Ant-Man, and all of them are dads.

Remembering Stephen: Love, Loss, and AIDS

He underwent a smorgasbord of tests as the family anxiously awaited the answer. But we knew. The innocents in the old snapshot all knew instinctively, even before the test results came in. Stephen had AIDS.

4 Benefits of Serving Your Spouse

Mike Berry shares four secrets for serving up a successful marriage.

Why Do Some Smart People Keep Making the Same Dumb Mistakes?

Counselor Carl offers a five-minute video course in emotional intelligence.

What an Absent Father Taught Me About Love

Some lessons come from cultivated, intimate moments. Others grow from hardship. Kriste Peoples shares what she’s learned about love, courtesy of Dad.

How I Saved My Relationship and Became a Better Father

Torsten Klaus was elated when his first child was born, but he also felt shut out, nit-picked and alone.

Happy Birthday: Everyone Old is New Again

Some people think I’m younger than I really am. Maybe because I have a full head of hair. But at my age, I didn’t expect to still have any hair. So I celebrate it by blow drying it every morning.

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