Opinion: Obama Is Not a Sexist

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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 sort of natural competitiveness that many male groups enjoy is something that encourages mutual respect for each other’s strengths.”

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How Competition Among Women Reinforces Sexism

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“We need to stop expecting other women to help us just because we’re women, too.”

The F-Word for Black Men

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Introducing a new weekly column on The Good Life by popular contributor “Dr. Bill” Johnson II on black masculinity. This week, he addresses people with common values, separated by a word.

Steak & BJ Day: A Solution in Search of a Problem

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Sexist stereotyping is not the way to make men feel appreciated.

#thingspeopledontsayaboutmen: Twitter Tackles Microaggressions

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Noah Brand unpacks some of the truths, and the misapprehensions, behind a popular Twitter meme about gender stereotypes.

We Saw Your Boobs

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“I don’t know what it feels like to not be a man, but I do not know what it feels like to have what you’ve accomplished not matter because of what you are.”

Is The Good Men Project Really the Best Place to Shop Hot Russian Women?

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Kenny Bodanis imagines what it would be like to contact the company in charge.

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

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

How Feminism Screwed Up My Love Life

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Terri Trespicio’s personal memoir of how she accidentally conflated being strong with being single.

Boys Can Curse But Girls Can’t?

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Noah Brand has a few choice words for the sexist stereotypes surrounding a few choice words.

Why “Eligible Bachelors” Are a Twisted Anachronism

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Town & Country magazine does their part perpetuating an outdated, harmful, sexist trope.

Hollywood Heroines and the Liberation of Men

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Women’s roles in movies are getting more diverse and interesting. This is good news for men.

“He’s a Boss, She’s a Bitch”?

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A respected writer quotes Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg in asserting that men in power are liked and women are uniformly hated. Let’s just stop and think about that.

Misadventures in Campaign Journalism

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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

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Rachel Edidin looks at what happens when an alternative model of masculinity gives rise to a nasty strain of misogyny.