Trigger warning for mentions of rape. Via Feministe, we have a really startling example of misandry from some gentleman at Aggie Catholics: Something I never really wanted to post about, but feel I have to, because I don’t think that young women quite understand the problem. Yesterday when I logged onto Facebook, I had several pictures…
Intersex and Gender Surgery
Some interesting debate has been going on in the circumcision post about genital surgery on children. Therefore, I felt it was time to bring up one of the most important and overlooked issues about children and genital surgery. The intersex. An intersex person was born with anatomy that doesn’t match the ordinary definitions of female…
Horrifying story about the rape of men
Trigger warning for wartime rape. The Guardian has a horrific story about the underreporting of rape in African wartime conflicts, in which it is endemic, and the complete lack of support for male survivors. It is for this reason that both perpetrator and victim enter a conspiracy of silence and why male survivors often find,…
The Pervocracy, on Domestic Abuse
Trigger warning for domestic abuse. Holly Pervocracy, a contributor to NSWATM, discusses the reasons why people stay in abusive relationships– and it’s not because they’re weak or stupid. I’ve excerpted the most important bits, but you should really go to the link and read the whole thing. 1. “I don’t want to die.” Her husband has…
Laura Ingraham Is A Fuckwit
I now present, for your WTFing pleasure, the works of one Ms. Laura Ingraham on the subject of whether men ought to have purses. In their mission to erase all vestiges of masculinity once and for all, the fashion mavens have done away with the backpack, the briefcase, and the gym bag. The only accessory…
Strictly Moderated: Sunday Social Justice
You know the drill. In order to provide a much-needed dose of warm fuzzies to the blog and combat Gender Warrior On The Internet Does Nothing In Real Life Syndrome, here’s the weekly thread about what people have done for gender egalitarianism or social justice this week. This can be anything, no matter how big…
Sundry Awesome Posts
Hat tips to Tenya, MinervaB and Jose to pointing us to these great posts. Trigger warning for description of domestic violence and discussion of body issues. From Fathers and Families, a post on the rise of the single father: But two things suggest to me that the rise in single fathers shouldn’t cause the same…
RAINN responds
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. I have recently emailed RAINN to ask about their support of male survivors and use of the NVAWS survey as opposed to another survey that may more accurately report the rate of abuse of men. The response went as follows: Hi Ozymandias, Thank you for getting in touch regarding your…
My Planned Parenthood
At the beginning of this school year, Planned Parenthood dropped off ten thousand condoms at my school. Have you ever seen ten thousand condoms? That is a lot of fucking condoms. The entire room was filled with cardboard boxes from the floor to the ceiling, labelled “sheer” and “flavored– cherry” and “florescent.” If you do…
The Fourth of July
Trigger warning for mentions of rape and violence. As Americans enjoy fireworks, flags and picnics, it is important to take a moment to remember the military currently engaged in hostilities in five countries (Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, Libya and Yemen). The weight of military service falls equally on most demographics: the racial composition of the military is similar to…
Strictly Moderated: Sunday Social Justice
In order to provide a much-needed dose of warm fuzzies to the blog (especially much-needed, given the past couple of days) and combat Gender Warrior On The Internet Does Nothing In Real Life Syndrome, I’ve decided we ought to have a probably-weekly thread about what people have done for gender egalitarianism or social justice this week.…
Strictly Moderated: Open Thread For Male Survivors
Trigger warning for descriptions of rape. Note: If you are a man who has survived rape, abuse, incest or other sexual violence, please consider receiving support from RAINN. Their National Sexual Assault Online Hotline volunteers are specially trained to deal with male survivors; they also run the 1in6 Online SupportLine, to provide support for male survivors of child sexual…
1 in 6
Trigger warning for rape and boundary violations. One in six. According to the website 1in6.org, one in every six men has had an abusive or unwanted sexual experience before the age of sixteen. After I discovered this statistic, I’ve been doing the math. Statistically, one of the men I’ve slept with has been abused. Three…
Rachel Rabbit White on penis insecurities
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…
Fitness Models
Trigger warning for mentions of eating disorders. Feminists have long sounded the alarm about the dangers of supermodels, starving themselves underweight and Photoshopped to perfection, causing bad body image in young girls, which may lead to anorexia or bulimia. However, a recent article by Express has suggested that men may be falling victim to an…
Horrible Bosses Somehow Even More Misandric
Trigger warning for discussion of rape. Those who have read about the misandry in the new alleged comedy Horrible Bosses may wonder if it is possible for Horrible Bosses to, in fact, top itself. The recently released TV spots, however, have shown that it has somehow managed. That’s right. Not only does the spot contain the…