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Victor Rivers is Not a Woman

April 25, 2013 By Dennis Danziger 6 Comments

abuse of boys, violence against boys, adult survivors of child abuse, male survivors of abuse, role models, heroes, male toughness

The former Dolphins player smashes stereotypes of men and boys as victims of domestic violence.

Filed Under: Education, Featured Content, Male Toughness, On Rape and Sexual Violence, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: abuse of boys, adult survivors of child abuse, domestic violence, heroes, Los Angeles Unified School District, male survivors of abuse, male toughness, public schools, role models, standardized testing, Victor Rivas Rivers, violence against boys

Project Possible 2.0

April 10, 2013 By Erin Kelly 1 Comment

Erin Kelly has reinvigorated her dream of getting on The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: altoona mirror, altoona pennsylvania, cerebral palsy, dreams and dreaming, erin kelly on ellen, facebook for causes, heroes, inspirational stories, life goals, project possible, role models, saying your dream out loud, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the view from here, waly 103.9

Open Thread: Who Was Your Favorite Muppet?

March 16, 2013 By Noah Brand 10 Comments

Every kid had a favorite. Who was yours?

Filed Under: Good Feed Blog Tagged With: childhood, Comedy, Jim Henson, Muppets, open thread, role models, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show

Open Thread: Can You Name More Than Two Modern Astronauts, Painters, Inventors, or Scientists?

February 26, 2013 By Deanna Ogle 9 Comments

Do we value celebrities and playboys more than poets, scientists, and inventors?

Filed Under: Bits & Pieces Tagged With: artists, celebrities, child, children, dollars, innovators, inventors, kids, materialism, men, misandry, parenting, playboys, princess, princess culture, rich, role models, scientists, sexism, society, women

The Function of Adrenalin in Boys’ Rites of Passage

February 15, 2013 By Nick Clements 8 Comments

The young generation can be a threat to the status quo, or an energy source that needs direction, depending on how we meet the challenge.

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, Mentoring and Volunteering, The Good Life Tagged With: acting out, adolescent boys, adrenalin, adrenaline, adulthood, anti-social behavior, body modification, capitalist culture, car accidents, Challenges, character, consumerism, danger, driving, drug use, Families, gang rape, gangs, growing up, guns, individuality, male role models, manhood, mentoring, peer pressure, piercings, quarter-life crisis, reckless behavior, Responsibility, rites of passage, role models, self-expression, selfishness, service missions, sexual violence, social justice movements, strength, Stress, success, tattoos, teenage boys, testosterone, violence, weapons, young men

Why I’m Quitting Drinking in 2013

January 4, 2013 By Karl Thompson 4 Comments

I’ve finally realized I’m no longer ‘one of the lads’ but a ‘binge drinking father figure.’

Filed Under: Addiction, Christmas 2012, New Years 2012, The Good Life Tagged With: addiction, adulthood, alcohol, alcoholism, bar culture, binge drinking, british, Christmas, college life, drinking, health, holiday parties, holidays, hooking up, manhood, mid-life crisis, Middle-age, New Year's Resolution, parties, pub culture, quitting drinking, role models, social drinking, teachers, UK

A Chronic Cheater

January 1, 2013 By Billy Johnson II 6 Comments

An unfaithful man ends up alone, taking a fearless personal inventory, and vows to change.

Filed Under: Infidelity, The Good Life Tagged With: change, cheating, commitment, fear of intimacy, growth, infidelity, insecurity, lying, one-night stands, performance anxiety, pornography, promiscuity, relationships, role models, sex addiction, Why Men Cheat

Letting Go of Whitman: ‘Male Violence’ & Practical Empathy

December 19, 2012 By Cameron Conaway 1 Comment

Talking about empathy is great, but doing it can change lives

Filed Under: Social Justice Tagged With: 2pac, Cameron Conaway, child abuse, crime, criminology, ed gordon, empathy, fathers, gangs, gun control, Gun Violence, healing after loss, juvenile detention center, juvenile justice, Male violence, minorities, poetry value, preemptive strike, role models, Sandy Hook Elementary, sandy hook shooting, social justice, teaching empathy, the root of violence, the rose that grew from concrete, Tom Matlack, Tupac Shakur, Walt Whitman

What Is the True Measure of a Man?

November 15, 2012 By Donald D'Haene Leave a Comment

We can’t choose our fathers, but we can find our own role models, says Donald D’Haene, who found inspiration in the real and scripted lives of Sidney Poitier.

Filed Under: Featured Content, Mentoring and Volunteering, Smashing Male Stereotypes, The Good Life Tagged With: activism, androgyny, Barbra Streisand, Blackboard Jungle, books, bullying, character, civil rights, education, effeminate boys, Father FIgures, fathers, films, Forgiveness, gay bashing, gay boys, gay men, gay rights, hatred, injustice, Jehovah's Witness, legacy, male stereotypes, male survivors of sexual abuse, mentors, movies, oppression, Paul Newman, peace, persecution, prejudice, race, religion, role models, sexual abuse, sidney poitier, The Defiant Ones, The Measure of a Man, To Sir with Love

I’ll Never Forgive You

November 3, 2012 By 1in6 5 Comments

Four little words by Victim 4 in the Jerry Sundusky case speak volumes.

Filed Under: On Rape and Sexual Violence Tagged With: betrayal, boy, Boys, forgive, Forgiveness, guilt, innocence, Jerry Sandusky, man, men, molestation, Penn State, rape, role models, Sandusky, sentencing, sexual violence, trust, victim 4, victims

Jamaican Gentlemen

October 17, 2012 By Geoffrey Philp Leave a Comment

For a revolutionary generation of young Jamaican men, the strong and available role models looked like the enemy.

Filed Under: Historical Perspectives on Goodness, Mentoring and Volunteering, The Good Life Tagged With: Anthony C. Winkler, astronomy, British literature, colonialism, Dennis Scott, English, gentlemen, guidance, guiding star, jamaica, Jamaica College, Jamaican writers, Jamaice School of Drama, James Carnegie, manhood, masculinity, Melvyn Smith, mentorship, Mervyn Morris, Morning Star, navigation, Ralph Thompson, role models, Stereotypes, venus

Man vs. Oppression

October 14, 2012 By Kyle Carpenter 6 Comments

Kyle Carpenter’s awareness of his privileges inspire a dual struggle against institutionalized oppression: in the world and within himself.

Filed Under: The Good Life, What's Your Fight? Tagged With: ableism, awareness, bigotry, boys fighting, bullying, discrimination, Fighting, fights, Heterosexism, institutionalized racism, masculinity, oppression, patriarchy, privilege, recess, role models, sexism, social justice, struggles, systemic oppression, What's Your Fight, white man's burden

I Hope My Son Is Lucky

October 10, 2012 By JD Roberto Leave a Comment

JD Roberto wasn’t a bad kid growing up, just a little wild and very lucky.

Filed Under: Boys, Families, Featured Content Tagged With: adventure, boyhood, Boys, DUI, DWI, energetic, Families, fatherhood, Fortune, fun, gluten-free pizza, luck, mass shooters, mischievous, Ninjago, nutrition, partying, Pirate Booty, risk-taking, role models, safety, sons, Super Mario Kart, values

Fighting to Belong

October 9, 2012 By Rannoch Donald 4 Comments

A fatherless boy in no man’s land, Rannoch Donald immersed himself in martial arts to become invincible.

Filed Under: The Good Life, What's Your Fight? Tagged With: Bruce Lee, bullying, Caine, Cameron Conaway, childhood, death of a father, education, fathers, grief, karate, kato, Kawasoe, kung fu, martial arts, mentors, moing, role models, Ronnie Watt, Sensei Enoeda, senseis, teachers, The Good Life, What's Your Fight

Losing My Religion, Gaining Spirituality

September 12, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 5 Comments

Brandon Ferdig’s story of getting sober, finding “god”, and relating with his religious family.

Filed Under: Addiction, Featured Content, Men and Spirituality, The Good Life Tagged With: AA, alcoholics anonymous, alcoholism, atheism, baptism, brothers, burn out, Christian, cocaine, college life, drinking, DUI, ecstasy, Faith, family, getting high, Lutheran, magic mushrooms, marijuana, Meth, Minneapolis, Minnesota, nephews, parties, prayer, role models, self-esteem, sisters, Social Anxiety, spirituality, St. Paul

Every Kid a Winner

August 19, 2012 By Robert Steven Williams 4 Comments

The patient coaches of Little League inspire players to walk away from every game, a winner.

Filed Under: Families, Featured Content, Sports Tagged With: alternatives to video games, attention span, baseball, Boys, coaches, confidence, little league, Little League World Series, mentors, patience, role models, team sports, team work

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French President Signs Marriage Equality Legislation Into Law

Same-sex marriage and adoptions are now legal in France.

50 Years Ago Today: ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the first publication of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

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An AIDS activist, a Christian missionary, a wilderness first responder, and a revolutionary rock star… Premium Members talk to four men who’ve made it their lives’ work to help other people, and how any of us can be prepared to take action in a crisis.

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A Hug for a Haircut

Every Wednesday in Hartford’s Bushnell Park, a barber sets up shop to give free haircuts to anyone who wants one—the homeless to longtime clients all pay the same fee: one hug.