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Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. Is the guy in…
Although to my eyes panel 2 isn’t necessarily rich – he could easily be working class. For some reason, my…
Good point, Dianne. Although to my eyes panel 2 isn't necessarily rich - he could easily be working class. I…
there’s no reason to suppose the people in this cartoon are conservative, for instance FWIW, my impressions and/or implicit biases…
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Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc
An Interesting Comment from The Takeback
I have been reading through The Takeback and really liking a lot of what I read. In response to Iris Llevar’s post, Editing Out Violent Masculinity, Jim made a comment that I think is worth discussing, both because of his … Continue reading
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The Takeback: Meditations on Masculinity, Politics and Culture
The Takeback is the name of a new blog the focus of which is, as what my friend Ralph calls “the colonic” says, “A Meditation on Masculinity, Politics and Culture.” I am one of The Takeback’s contributors, though the only … Continue reading
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Papa Do Preach
As you know, I’ve written many times about purity balls, and how decidedly creepy they are. There’s just something horribly wrong about asking your daughter to pledge her virginity to you until she marries someone. It’s creepy, and incestuous, and … Continue reading
Overstating What Science Tells Us About Gender
[Crossposted on Alas, TADA and Family Scholars Blog.] Ronald Wilcox says that women should be in charge of long-term investments, while men should do the grocery shopping. It’s biology! Just as men’s hunting instincts help make them inferior investors relative … Continue reading
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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 4
I was leaning against the entrance to the Shinchon subway station watching people turn the corner into the Semaeul Shijang, the outdoor market where I bought rice each week and where my friend Mr. Kim had bargained one of the … Continue reading
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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 2
Since Alas has been away for a while, here is a link to Part 1 for those who’d like to read it. I’d been in Korea for two weeks when I decided it was time to venture on my own … Continue reading
Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 1
This post is an edited excerpt from an essay called “Relishing My Solitude” that I published in The American Voice in 1997. With a half-finished bottle of soju sitting on the floor between us, and another two waiting to be … Continue reading
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Two Quick Links
School is eating my brain and I’m going to China in a week, so I’ve not been Mr. Blogger-pants of late. I did want to post two links I’ve read lately, though. I Don’t Respect You, by Emily Nagoski – … Continue reading
Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Thinking About Pornography 5
[Edited slightly on 10/12 to correct some inconsistencies.] I’m looking at Playboy’s Miss October for 1995 and I’m trying to remember what it was like to see pictures of naked women for the first time. My brother and I were … Continue reading
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I asked Becky (who drew this strip). Becky, who is younger than me, replied: "Who?" Then she followed up with:…