Category Archives: Sexism hurts men

More On Prison Rape

Posted on February 20, 2007 by Ampersand

Ilya Somin and Mark Kleiman have been debating prison rape. Ilya, a libertarian, argues that it’s not politically plausible for the government to help prisoners. “Government is responsive to those who have political power, and prisoners are the classic example … Continue reading →

Posted in Prisoner rape, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 10 Comments

Blog Post Round-Up: Prison Rape

Posted on February 13, 2007 by Ampersand

“The opposite of compassion is not hatred, it’s indifference.” –Anonymous prisoner quoted by Human Rights Watch In response to Ezra Klein’s two posts on prison rape yesterday (which themselves relied on a 2001 Human Rights Watch report), a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted in Prisoner rape, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 38 Comments

70s Comedies Featuring Men In Costumes Raped By Gorillas — Anyone Else Remember This?

Posted on January 8, 2007 by Ampersand

Does anyone else remember that in the 1970s and 1980s, there were multiple movies which featured the “comic” situation of a man somehow getting stuck in a gorilla suit, and then being stuck in a cage with a randy male … Continue reading →

Posted in Popular (and unpopular) culture, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 18 Comments

Rite Of Passage Myths Hinder Justice For Boys Victimized By Women

Posted on December 31, 2006 by Abyss2hope

Houston Chronicle Shifts in the legal system and public opinion have made it easier to prosecute women who molest boys in their pubescent years, experts say. And cases continue to draw public attention. But those who work closely with victims … Continue reading →

Posted in Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 6 Comments

Young Black Men, The Economy, Crime, And Punishment

Posted on December 20, 2006 by Ampersand

Via Ezra, an interesting interview with Bruce Western, author of Punishment And Inequality In America. Here’s a couple of sample quotes: What were some of the striking elements of your research? There were two things that I found particularly striking. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics and the like, Race, racism and related issues, Sexism hurts men | 1 Comment

Male Survivors of (Child) Sexual Abuse/Violence and Feminism, A Beginning

Posted on December 17, 2006 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I am going to repeat myself about this a little further down, but let me say up front that this post is in response to the comments in this open thread for male survivors of sexual abuse/violence started by Abyss2Hope. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Feminism, sexism, etc, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sexism hurts men | 53 Comments

Michael Kimmel on "The Boy Crisis" and Anti-Male Ideology

Posted on November 17, 2006 by Ampersand

Via Dylan at Handle The Truth, a fantastic article by one of my favorite writers, Michael Kimmel, regarding the so-called “Boy Crisis” in education. After outlining the case for the Boy Crisis, Kimmel effectively goes over the reasons for doubting … Continue reading →

Posted in Boy crisis, Sexism hurts men | 151 Comments

New Lancet Study: 425,000 – 790,000 Excess Iraqi Deaths Since We Invaded

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Ampersand

UPDATE: The Lancet Study can be downloaded here (pdf link). A companion paper, which provides some additional details, can be downloaded here (pdf link). A new study, due to be published on The Lancet’s website today, has found that there … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, Sexism hurts men | 9 Comments

Prison Sentencing Study: Whites, Women, Non-Poor, and U.S. Citizens Are Given Lighter Sentences

Posted on September 12, 2006 by Ampersand

I’ve just been reading a 2001 study by David Mustard, of the University of Georgia, called “Racial, Ethnic and Gender Disparities in Sentencing: Evidence from the US Federal Courts.” ((The Journal of Law and Economics, vol. 44, no. 1, pages … Continue reading →

Posted in Class, poverty, labor, & related issues, Race, racism and related issues, Sexism hurts men | 23 Comments

Men's Labor Force Participation Rate, 1948-2006

Posted on August 4, 2006 by Ampersand

Just to add another data point to the discussion in Rachel’s post… It seems likely that part of the reason for the decline in men’s LFPR (Labor Force Participation Rate) is the general increase in women’s LFPR over the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Economy, Sexism hurts men | 22 Comments