Category Archives: Feminism, sexism, etc

Sandra Bem, 1944-2014

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Ampersand

Although Sandra Bem died a year ago, I didn’t hear about her death until this week, when I read The Last Day of Her Life, an interesting account of Bem’s death; Bem committed suicide in order to avoid the final … Continue reading →

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I’m Performing in the 2015 New Masculinities Festival in New York City

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

On Saturday, May 2nd, at the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center, I will be performing as part of ManQuestion.org’s 2015 New Masculinities Festival. Tickets are $10 per performance slot, each of which lasts about an hour, and $20 for the day. … Continue reading →

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“American Reflexxx,” a short film showing mob hatred of gender ambiguity

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Ampersand

Content warning: This short film contains extreme transmisogyny, a hostile mob, violence, and is disturbing. The film has a style of editing that makes it difficult to watch, even apart from the content; if the editing makes it hard to … Continue reading →

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Men Should Call Themselves Feminists, But They Shouldn’t Start Fights About It In Other Feminists’ Spaces

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Ampersand

In my opinion it’s okay for men to call themselves feminists. More than okay, I think it’s beneficial. And I call myself a feminist. Feminist men on “Alas” are welcome to call themselves feminists. In my (anecdotal) experience, most feminists … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Barbara Walters’ Interview with Vili and Mary Kay Letourneau Fualaau

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I’m giving two readings over the next few weeks, one on April 21st at the Risk of Discovery Reading Series, and the other on May 2nd as part of the New Masculinities Festival 2015. The details are below, but I’ve been giving … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 23 Comments

My Reading at the 2015 International Conference on Masculinities

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

ETA: There were some problems with the original version of the video. This one should be better. As well, the text of the poems, which contain explicit descriptions of sex and sexual violence, appear below the fold. On March 5th of … Continue reading →

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As an Alternative to Sea Lions …

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Myca

I would like to humbly propose ‘ant swarms.’ Comic courtesy Robot Hugs, whose other comics are similarly fantastic.

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The International Conference on Masculinities, March 5-8

Posted on February 1, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

https://animoto.com/play/ep5O0rMnblOibIpde4jR7g If you care about men’s issue and gender equality, and you’re the conference-going type, this is one you should check out. A collaborative effort between the Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities (headed by Michael Kimmel), the … Continue reading →

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“You’re a Man. Why Are You Teaching Women’s Studies?”

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

For me, the most difficult part of refusing to be silent about the fact that I am a survivor of childhood sexual violence has been figuring out when and under what circumstances to reveal it to my students at the … Continue reading →

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13 Notes About #GamerGate

Posted on January 24, 2015 by Ampersand

1) Gamergate started out with a huge misogynist outburst against (female and feminist) game developer Zoe Quinn. The term “gamergate” itself was coined by right-wing actor Adam Baldwin (of Firefly fame), endorsing a Youtube video which falsely accused Quinn of … Continue reading →

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