Lowering his beauty standards proves too high a challenge for Andy Bodle.
Dehumanization, Paternalism and Charity: On #FitchTheHomeless
May 16, 2013 By 18 Comments
Jamie Utt explains that while the person behind dressing homeless people in Abercrombie & Fitch was probably trying to do good, using people as pawns is dehumanizing.
Her Feet of Clay
May 9, 2013 By 15 Comments
“We all judge people on their looks. Some of us are just more honest about it.” When Andy Bodle puts a woman on a pedestal for her beauty, the results are predictable.
Opinion: Obama Is Not a Sexist
April 11, 2013 By 6 Comments
President Obama’s comment was inappropriate but that doesn’t mean he’s a bigot. Are we too quick to call someone a sexist? The political blogosphere has been spilling barrels of ink over Pres. Barack Obama and California attorney-general Kamala Harris. Our president, at a Democratic fundraiser said that Kamala Harris is the best looking attorney general [...]
The NFL Draft and the Objectification of Men
March 13, 2013 By 2 Comments
If you’ve got anything resembling a conscience–and I don’t claim to have much of one–objectifying others in the normal course of business is an unpleasant thing to do.
Violence in Video Games: 2/16
January 31, 2013 By 1 Comment
What can we teach our children about violence in video games?
Seven Things I Learned as a Male Phone Sex Operator
January 14, 2013 By 7 Comments
Noah Brand talks about his days working phone sex, and the important lessons he took away.
“Saying men only shack up because of sex or 1950′s reasoning reduces men to mere sex objects.”
December 3, 2012 By 6 Comments
This is a comment by ogwriter on the post “Breaking News from Fox columnist: Women aren’t Women Anymore”.
The Anti-Sex Equation
December 3, 2012 By 14 Comments
Doctor NerdLove explains the problem with excessive neediness—and what you can do to combat it.
My Yoko Ono Appreciation Life
November 30, 2012 By 15 Comments
Yoko Ono’s new menswear line breaks new ground in men’s fashion.
I’d Court You If I Didn’t Have to Objectify You First
November 28, 2012 By 64 Comments
A young man can’t take the first step toward long-term love, getting a date, because he can’t separate sexual attraction from objectification.
Sex and Snuff: What Dying Twice Taught Me About Eroticized Death
October 22, 2012 By 35 Comments
Olivia Davis has done two modeling gigs involving her pretending to be dead. One was beautiful, one was ugly.
The Second Meditation on Nice Guys
October 18, 2012 By 122 Comments
[Previous posts in this series: one. Responding to Yvain's Meditations on assorted social-justice-y and dating topics, which can be found here if you scroll down a bit.] Nice Guys are one of the few topics guaranteed like circumcision and feminism to get people to argue. Seriously, post about the prison-industrial complex and there are two responses, [...]
My Own Feminist Manifesto
October 18, 2012 By 32 Comments
Richard Jeffrey Newman on why he is a feminist.
Rebuilding Intimacy After Addiction
October 14, 2012 By 1 Comment
Dan Griffin, on why intimacy, love, and sex are much more powerful together than they are apart.
Do You Think Men Are Objectified in Movies?
Heather N argues that men are sexualized in movies based on what they do. Avern argues that even the perception of power and strength aren’t an indicator of character, and thus don’t make the images any less sexual. Do you agree?