Myths about Black men’s prowess reinforce racist stereotypes about Black men.
Average Size … for a Black Man: Penis Size Myths, Racism, and the Patriarchy
December 24, 2012 By 29 Comments
The Top 10 Offensively Sexist Halloween Costumes For Men
October 24, 2012 By 30 Comments
Some Halloween costumes are funny. Some are sexy. Some are neither. And some destroy the concepts of humor and sex appeal just by existing.
Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships
October 11, 2012 By 24 Comments
Why can’t we love one another like we used to?
Bank Walkers and the Code of the Locker Room
September 2, 2012 By 14 Comments
There are two types of guys—bank walkers, as they say in Texas, are guys who are unashamed about their nakedness. Drew Diaz on the man code and gym culture.
Am I Not Enough For Her?
March 30, 2012 By 118 Comments
A man wonders if his girlfriend’s newfound interest in vibrators is a reflection upon his ability to please her.
On Penises: Average and Normal Are Not the Same Thing
March 13, 2012 By 40 Comments
Noah Brand talks about the difficult task of accepting one’s own genitals.
Halloween Costumes
October 22, 2011 By 51 Comments
My Halloween costume this year is simple and inexpensive: Lex Luthor. The key components of this costume are a red silk tie in a full Windsor knot, because Luthor is the kind of asshole who always has to win every human interaction, and a Kryptonite signet ring on my right hand, because Luthor is also [...]
Height
August 29, 2011 By 114 Comments
Sometimes I feel like height, physical height, is the elephant in the room when it comes to hegemonic masculinity. Everyone knows it’s a giant friggin’ deal, but nobody wants to talk about it, because, as the inimitable Greta Christina pointed out, what the hell are you supposed to do about it? There’s a perception, an [...]
Pondering Penis Anxieties Past the Decimal Point.
August 15, 2011 By 32 Comments
Speaking of penis size, after perusing query strings on her personal blog’s server logs Ozymandias says ATTN: Person who got here with the search term “do women like an eight inch cock better than a seven and a half inch cock?” I cannot even figure out all the things that have gone wrong with our [...]
Cocks Rock Part Two: Does Size Matter?
July 13, 2011 By 52 Comments
Caption: Stick figure with hands spread a little apart says “PENISES: they are about this big. Now can we, as a culture, move on?” It’s no secret that hundreds of millions of Western men have insecurities about their penises. Pornography creates an ideal of the penis that is far larger than most men’s, as it depicts women [...]
Rachel Rabbit White on penis insecurities
July 1, 2011 By 65 Comments
American culture sends a message about the penis that is confused, at best. In the wake of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s dick-pic scandal, the theme that “wangs are ugly” spattered the Internet, the media (wrongly) assuming that’s just how most women feel. The Washington Post even ran a sweeping op-ed in which writer Monica Hesse mused, all too [...]
Are Nudists ‘Sad and Pathetic’?
June 3, 2011 By 6 Comments
Is a tiny penis a deal-breaker? Is the lady down the street a nut-job? Consult Dear John and find out.
Multiple Inches of Love
May 10, 2011 By 8 Comments
Once upon a time, for a hot minute, I thought I had a huge dong.
Does Size Matter?
May 10, 2011 By 58 Comments
When it comes to schlong specs, is there a golden window? Emily Heist Moss asks a slew of women (and men) what matters most to them.
“We expect to have sex like the pros, but not dunk a basketball like the pros and we’re fine with that.”
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