Joanna Schroeder and Hugo Schwyzer react to a moving Salon article where a woman finally realizes she isn’t responsible for being taken advantage of by a 20 year-old man, when she was only 12.
Former NFL Cheerleader Arrested for Sexually Assaulting a 12 Year-Old Boy
March 25, 2013 By 12 Comments
Danny explains the necessity of taking the sexual assault of a 12 year-old boy seriously, and reacts with anger at tweets shaming the young victim for resisting the advances of an older woman.
Op-Ed: This Is Not How You Support Men’s Issues
March 12, 2013 By 88 Comments
Danny points out that supporting men does not have to come at the expense of supporting women.
Open Thread: What are you doing tonight for Halloween?
October 31, 2012 By 3 Comments
Open discussion: Is Halloween just for kids, or are you going to celebrate tonight, too?
Conan O’Brien’s Fat Girl Rapist Joke Against Olympian Holley Mangold
July 31, 2012 By 51 Comments
After Conan O’Brien tweeted a joke about Team USA weightlifter Holley Mangold, many were outraged at the insult against the athlete’s weight. Danny digs a little bit deeper.
“Gay Tests” – Pass or Fail?
July 29, 2012 By 18 Comments
Danny has a few things to say to the creators of the “Gay Test” meme…
Easy Parking For Women Only?
July 17, 2012 By 30 Comments
Danny laments the actions of a German mayor who gender-coded the parking spaces; “female” for the easy ones and “male” for the more challenging spots.
Hotsagram: Addictive For No Good Reason
July 10, 2012 By 5 Comments
Joanna Schroeder talks about the newest incarnation of ‘Hot or Not’ and muses on whether objectification like this is good for society.
Why Can’t Jay Smooth Support Both Men’s Rights and Anita Sarkeesian?
June 21, 2012 By 49 Comments
Danny agrees with Ill Doctrine’s Jay Smooth about standing up against the attacks on Anita Sarkeesian. He just wishes the message hadn’t been delivered in a way that dismissed men’s issues as “blah blah blah”.
The “Men are Dogs” Double Bind
June 12, 2012 By 54 Comments
Danny explores the idea that men are somehow both expected to behave like mindless sex-obsessed animals, and yet are also held responsible for the incredibly high standards of beauty and grooming women are held to.
Not Quite In Charge, But Working On It
June 5, 2012 By 3 Comments
Danny concludes the Body Image series with a summary.
Should Men Be Allowed to Buy ‘Plan B’?
June 1, 2012 By 37 Comments
A New Jersey man learned the hard way that some folks aren’t ready for men to play an equal role in contraception.
No More Distortions
May 30, 2012 By 25 Comments
Danny photographs himself regularly, in order to see himself as he really appears.
Open Thread: Men and Body Image
May 25, 2012 By 4 Comments
Are David Beckham and the mostly-naked underwear models that adorn billboards and magazine ads doing in your sense of self-worth?
Revenge: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
May 18, 2012 By 17 Comments
As in the case of Hunter Moore and his Revenge Porn, Danny believes that the cycle of revenge will nearly always drag innocent people under.
Open Thread: How Effective Would a Civil Rights CAPTCHA Be?
A new morality-based CAPTCHA system designed by Civil Rights Defenders suggests it can help keep commenting trolls away from your blog. Do you think it will work?