Category Archives: Sexism hurts men

British Court Rules That One-Night-Stand Fathers Have No Rights

From the Daily Mail: A woman who became pregnant after a one-night stand yesterday won the right to keep the existence of her baby a secret from its father. In a landmark decision, three Appeal Court judges agreed that the … Continue reading

Posted in Families structures, divorce, etc, Sexism hurts men | 81 Comments

Two Common Arguments I Hate Regarding Male Circumcision

1) Arguments that create a simplistic equivalence between male and female circumcision — which are not the focus of today’s post, so much as: 2) Feminist allies (usually male) who feel the need to respond to the former by discussing … Continue reading

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Men's Legitimate Complaints

Amanda, considering if MRAs ((Men’s Rights Activists.)) have any legitimate complaints, makes a few points I agree with. (Amanda was bouncing off this post at Shakesville, which — incredibly — has gotten over 1,000 comments.) Typically, I’m going to ignore … Continue reading

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What Kinds Of Help Do Abused Men Need?

[This post is a collection of comments I’ve read on “Alas” and on “Pandagon,” which I thought it would be worthwhile to gather together. The first section is a comment I wrote on this thread in 2005. The other comments … Continue reading

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 33 Comments

Why can’t the United States stop circumcising boys?

While looking for something else, I ran into Why can’t the United States stop circumcising boys?, an interesting essay by Robert Darby. Widespread male circumcision is a phenomenon that, in wealthy countries, has happened almost exclusively ((I say “almost exclusively” … Continue reading

Posted in Fat, fat and more fat, Sexism hurts men | 214 Comments

Racism and Masculinity in August Wilson's Fences

Some friends and I saw August William’s Fences last night (the same production seen by Strange Quark and Heather). It’s a great play, of course, and the production — actors, set, lighting — was impressive. Fences is part of Wilson’s … Continue reading

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues, Sexism hurts men | 20 Comments

Sexism Against (And For) Men On TV Sitcoms

On Rachel’s thread about ‘tween girls and shopping, Mandolin and Joe had this exchange: Mandolin: We’re talking about a society-wide pattern of representation, wherein shopping and materialism have, yes, been condensed as part of a larger narrative wherein women are … Continue reading

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Media criticism, Popular (and unpopular) culture, Sexism hurts men | 56 Comments

Oppression is a System of Domination and Control: Response To Hugh Of "Feminist Critics"

At the blog “Feminist Critics,” Hugh — whose view, if I’ve understood it correctly, is that both women and men are oppressed by the gender system, but women are oppressed more — writes: This post shows that some of the … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Sexism hurts men | 264 Comments

Are men oppressed as men?

I’ve been reading Caroline New’s 2001 Sociology article about oppression (pdf link). ((Caroline New (2001), “Oppressed and Oppressors? The Systematic Mistreatment of Men,” Sociology Vol.35, No.3, pp.729–748. )) New argues against the idea that “oppression” requires a clear-cut division between … Continue reading

Posted in Feminism, sexism, etc, Sexism hurts men | 111 Comments

Workplace Deaths Are Overwhelmingly Male

Fatal Accidents And Violence While At Work ((In this blog post, I’m concentrating on workplace deaths. But it’s also the case that men are more likely than women to be injured at work.)) In the United States, in 2005, men … Continue reading

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 245 Comments