Gretchen Edwards-Bodmer clicks on a link from YouTube telling her about the “Most Popular Guys” and all she sees are harmful stereotypes.
Gay Male Sexism and How It Happens
June 15, 2013 by 25 Comments
A video of a talk by John Stoltenberg who explains how homophobia and misogyny are intertwined.
Ending Anxiety with Solid Shields and Open Vents
June 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Making guyhood better means involving the screens and valves that relieve male anxiety.
The Crisis of Masculinity in Britain
May 16, 2013 by 3 Comments
There is a “crisis of masculinity in Britain” because of the pressures rapid economic and social change have placed on masculine identity says Diane Abbott, a senior British Politician. The rise of a “Viagra and Jack Daniels culture” is an indication of the pressure young men are under to live up to “pornified ideals.”
Things I’ve Learned From Writing Under a Gender-Neutral Name
April 24, 2013 by 16 Comments
What changes when people think you’re a woman? Nico Lang explains.
Men Engaged – Standing Up By Lying Down
March 17, 2013 by 6 Comments
What if men standing up in protest against rape of all people were a worldwide event?
Six Things I Learned from #LiberalTips2AvoidRape
February 20, 2013 by 3 Comments
Bless their little hearts, the right-ward leaning segment of America has taken it into its head that it can maybe shake that whole “soft on rape” problem by promoting anti-rape measures.
Stuff We Should Stop Doing: Calling Women Cougars
February 10, 2013 by 49 Comments
Yashar Ali argues that calling a woman a “cougar” is neither progressive nor supportive of women.
7 Reasons Macklemore is F’ing Awesome
January 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
Alyssa Royse thanks hip-hop artist Macklemore for helping to change the world.
Rap Music as a Safe Space for Hetero-Masculine Love
January 6, 2013 by 3 Comments
That most masculine of subcultures, the world of hip hop, ironically provides an acceptable outlet for men to express platonic affection for one another: through rap lyrics.
Boys in the Friend Zone
November 23, 2012 by 44 Comments
How can we mentor boys in dating and relationship skills?
Misadventures in Campaign Journalism
November 20, 2012 by 2 Comments
How Lucy Berrington accidentally became the enemy of the left and the darling of the right.
Geek Masculinity and the Spectre of the Fake Geek Girl
November 15, 2012 by 72 Comments
Rachel Edidin looks at what happens when an alternative model of masculinity gives rise to a nasty strain of misogyny.
The Utility of Rape Porn
November 7, 2012 by 73 Comments
Under what circumstances is it acceptable to simulate non-consensual or violent sex?
Our Porn, Ourselves
November 3, 2012 by 13 Comments
Charlie Glickman maps the sexist anti-porn arguments of radical feminist Robert Jensen.
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”