A man asks Eli and Josie for instructions on how to handle the world’s most mysterious sex organ.
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Yellowface in CLOUD ATLAS
Yellowface in the new Cloud Atlas movie? Hollywood is getting out of control, forgetting the reality of racism in its mixed-up pursuit of ambition. Shame on the movie business. Last night, I found out that the new Cloud Atlas movie will be sporting several actors in yellowface–that is, white actors made up to look Asian. You can…
Field-testing Toplessness
What a bare-breasted romp through Central Park can teach us about evolving social attitudes.
On Unsolicited Penis Pics
Others may be more important, or starker, or more common, but the gendered behavior I find most puzzling is the unsolicited genitalia picture. Seriously. There is a (small, but evident) group of men who think the single most attractive thing they can do is send a woman they barely know a picture of their erect…
Ozy Discusses Things Two Months After Everyone Else: Romney Edition
Trigger warning for descriptions of bullying. Hey, everyone, remember how Mitt Romney is a femmephobic, queerphobic doucheface? A few days later, Friedemann entered Stevens Hall off the school’s collegiate quad to find Romney marching out of his own room ahead of a prep school posse shouting about their plan to cut Lauber’s hair. Friedemann followed…
A Few Common Feminist Misconceptions
And it’s time for Ozy’s five least favorite reasons that some feminists believe that if they talked about men’s problems ever that their copy of Gender Trouble would light itself on fire. I don’t think most of these are well-thought-out positions; I think they’re things people tend to say without thinking, often when someone is…
8 Myths About Sex Differences
Agustín Fuentes points out that when it comes to men and women, what “everyone knows” isn’t what science shows.
Ten Things I’ve Learned From Having A Penis
Josh Bowman has learned a few life lessons from his most important member.
F***ing and Making Love: What’s the Difference, Men?
Sherri Rosen went in search of some answers.
Dear John: There Was a Man Watching a Violent Film in Front of My Daughter
Why won’t my formerly-divorced boyfriend commit to me? How do I stop him from watching lude videos on the train? Why do people think I have to agree with their political ideas?
20 Instructions for Life by The Dalai Lama
Wisdom from His Holiness.
Penis Isn’t a Dirty Word
There is nothing shameful about our bodies, so why do we teach our children otherwise?
Words Are Not Fists: What the Twitter Blow-Up Tells Us About Men, Women, and Anger
“One of [the] childish things adult men must put away is the need to deflect, belittle, or exaggerate women’s anger.”
Are Husbands Really Assholes? Or Do Their Wives Just Think They Are?
Why do some men report that even the attempt to be a good husband is a soul-crushing experience?
Liking Penises Doesn’t Mean Envying Them
Any societal arguments for penis envy have dissolved in the 21st Century, Maria Pawlowska argues.
Why Does the NFL Care About Breast Cancer?
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Aaron Gordon writes, provides the perfect opportunity for the NFL to grow its female fan base.