The United States Preventive Services Task Force has advised against routine testing for prostate cancer for healthy men of all ages.
Open Thread
[Hey girl, the hegemonic relationship between the state and the prison-industrial complex cannot hold if we plan to develop as a nation, but I’ll always hold you.] This Open Thread has been brought to you by Internal Conflict. [Hey girl, I know that Luce Irigaray is deepy into some Jacques Lacan type stuff with regards…
Social Justice 101 Part 3: Why We Do It
“Hey, wait a minute, fuckass,” some of you might be thinking right now. “So we all are a part of the kyriarchy. But the kyriarchy as a social system doesn’t work well for anyone! Okay, maybe there’s an upper-class cis straight white gender-conforming abled conventionally attractive Protestant couple in Ohio somewhere for whom the whole system…
Social Justice 101 Part 2: Agents of Kyriarchy
Someone might notice that, when I talk about kyriarchy, the passive voice happens a lot. “People with disabilities are denied accommodations.” “Queer people are made to feel weird and outcast.” “People of color are sometimes asked to speak for their entire race.” Sometimes it’s not passive voice. Sometimes I use “society” or “cultural narratives” or…
Social Justice 101 Part One: I Blame the Kyriarchy
I have decided it has been entirely too long since I wrote a giant-ass series. (Yes, people in the back, I can hear you groaning.) In short, I now think it is time for a giant-ass series about my premises and ideas on social justice and gender egalitarianism. Part One: The Kyriarchy!
Sady Doyle Says A Thing
I disagree with Sady Doyle. A lot. Pretty much any time she brings up male privilege as an inherent advantage men have over women I just want to cringe. But today’s post is, frankly, amazing. It is about class and hipsters and “trash” and social justice and middle-class versus poor and abuse and Occupy Wall Street and, yes,…
Open Thread
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Picture
Trigger warning for rape. I am convinced that if you look at this boy from Slutwalk NYC and don’t want to hug him forever and/or cry, you are not actually a human being. That is all.
Strictly Moderated: October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Trigger warning for abuse and rape. I am saddened to say that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I have a few, scattered thoughts.
Oh For Fuck’s Sake
From Sociological Images comes a report that is, apparently, not a joke: Australian IKEA opens a Manland to drop off men who don’t want to participate in shopping. My reaction is something like this:
Men and Eating Disorders
Trigger warning for discussion of eating disorders. For a very long time, eating disorders have been presented as a “chick thing.” Related to the poor body image created by inaccurate and over-Photoshopped images of women in the media and the stringent beauty standard, anorexia and bulimia literally lead women to die to be beautiful. However, factually,…
Horrifying Story of Assaulted Trans Man
Trigger warning for the violent assault of a trans man. From Tumblr, we have this lovely story of a trans man, James Alexander, who was violently assaulted for being trans. (Warning: link contains pictures of his facial injuries. They’re harrowing.)
Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh
(hat tip to Groundedchuck) Trigger warning for rape. Before you read this story, you might want to take a deep breath and take a look at the tiny turtle eating a strawberry, for purposes of not attempting to kill the entire world.
Open Thread
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Note: Ozy Has Been Having A Bad Day. Ranting Will Commence. Do Not Expect A Well-Thought-Out Post Full of Insight. Do Expect A Lot of Inventive Cussing.
Hat tip to Superglucose. No. No. No. No. We’ve been over this ad fucking nauseam. This degrading-ass stereotype that men are horny beast manchildren, interested only in food and sex and toys, their entire decision-making process taken over by their dicks, has been debunked fifty thousand times at least. And yet, somehow, like a vampire or…
Creep
Trigger warning for discussion of boundary violations. Once again, I’m pondering the definition of “creep” and the creation of a Reasonable Person Standard… (Obvious Disclaimer, again: if you ever feel creeped out by a situation, the first thing to do is to get out of the creepy situation through whatever means you find necessary. Sometimes creepy…