Men and Gender Identity
“The media ignores stories about heroic men.1” “It’s no longer okay for men to be men.” “Men are portrayed as bumbling idiots, hyper-masculine ideals, or violent threats.” “The medical industry ignores...
View ArticleHow Gender Fucks Women
A while ago I was engaged in a Facebook debate (the best kind, lol) in which I was explaining the different ways in which gender norms pressure cis-men and cis-women. Cis-men’s relationship to the...
View ArticleReturn of Kings Channels Fictional Philosopher Shan Yu*
I was skimming over the home page over at Return of Kings (because I am just that bored at the moment) and I saw an article titled “Every Man Has A Breaking Point.” To be honest, I was expecting it to...
View ArticleEveryone Back Off Glenn Taylor (The Guy Who Toppled That Ancient Rock)
A few days ago a video of a Boy Scout leader (Glenn Taylor) toppling an ancient rock formation at the Goblin Valley State Park in Utah went viral. People were (and still are) outraged. Here are my...
View ArticleHow Telling Women to “Ease Up on Men” Gets It Wrong
I’ll start by saying that Good Men Project has got some really great articles. Seriously, go check out the collaborative piece titled “The Healthy Sex Talk: Teaching Kids Consent, Ages 1-21” and this...
View ArticleRemembering the Femme in Feminism: Laurie Penny and Short Hair
A couple days ago, Laruie Penny wrote a piece for the New Statesmen titled, “Why patriarchy fears the scissors: for women, short hair is a political statement.” Her piece was in response to Return of...
View ArticleAn In-Depth Look at Mickey Milkovich – The Misogyny
BIG SPOILER WARNING: I will be spoiling all the things for Ian and Mickey’s story in Season 4, Episode 11 (titled Emily). Last time I wrote about Mickey Milkovich, I wrote about the bits of his...
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