“The total of people who speak out and call themselves feminists get to define what feminism is.”.

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This comment was from Justin Cascio, responding to other commenters on his post “5 Ways Feminism Helps Men.”

“Your average American is convinced he could solo a grizzly bear with nothing but a hunting knife.”

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This post was by Soullite on the GoodFeed blog post by Tom Matlack “Is the Scandinavian Economic Model Better?”

“Honestly, who are these paranoid freaks who can’t leave their homes without strapping on a gun?”

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This comment is by Steve Rugel on the post George Zimmerman: The Tragic Limitations of Situational Awareness.

“The power of public shaming isn’t in what they use to shame you with, but the fact they are trying to shame you at all.”

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This comment was from HeatherN on the post “Newsflach: Posting Naked Pics on Facebook Could Get You in Trouble!”

“How can we expect men to step up where no one taught them?”

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This comment was from Tom B. on the post “All Children Are Born With Potential: A Talk with Wendy Foster of Big Brothers, Big Sisters.”

“Autism is just a processing system, a different way of thinking and learning.”

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This is a comment by Eagle34 on the post “Autism in Vogue”.

Child Sexual Abuse: Secrecy & Isolation

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Child abusers isolate their victims and leverage the secret and their relationships against them.

“Part of being in society means that other people will make choices that I will disagree with.”

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“Here’s the thing with living within a society. We all have to pay for things that we find morally or religiously objectionable.”

Narratives: The Stories We Tell Each Other and Ourselves

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Nikki B. and Simone want us to move the discussion past the superficial level.

“This is a country with artificial hearts, that put people on the moon, has gay marriage and a black president.”

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This is a comment from John D. on Patriarchy Shmatriarchy

Good Men Come in All Shapes and Sizes

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Could you imagine an overweight superhero? What about the lead male role in a romance film sporting a beer belly? Neither can Nicole Johnson, and it’s all because of society’s obsession with the alpha male body.

In Praise of Metrosexual Men

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Quiet Riot Girl asks, “What’s not to like?”

Is Society Neutering the Men in Our Nation?

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Increasing gender role reversals create stressed men.

Boys Don’t Kiss Boys Here

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Jennifer Moss want her children, either boy or girl, to know that there’s no prescribed mold they need to fit.

The Astoundingly Simple Truth About Masculinity and Goodness

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Pretty much everything is good about masculinity, writes Michael Kaufman.

Let Him Play With Dolls

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Gender isn’t going anywhere, Rebecca Cohen writes, but that doesn’t mean we should keep forcing it on boys and men.