Category Archives: Men and masculinity

Ten Responses To The Phrase “Man Up”

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ampersand

I loved this video of Guante performing: A transcript of the video is available on Guante’s website.

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Feminism, Men, and Redemption

Posted on January 20, 2012 by fannie

[Trigger/content warning: Violence] A couple of people have emailed me asking what I think about the Hugo Schwyzer, erm, Internet Feminist Situation. (See Alas, for a roundup of related links and background.) (tl;dr version: What role should or can a … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: The “Cunt Poem” Challenge

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Trigger warning for a brief mention of sexual violence. I have not posted a Fragments of Evolving Manhood piece on a long while, mostly because my attention has been focused elsewhere, but I have been working these past couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender and the Body, Men and masculinity, Rape, intimate violence, & related issues, Sex, Writing | 3 Comments

Mixed Feelings About Men-Ups

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Ampersand

Photographer Ron Sabean created this “Men Ups” series of photos, 12 shots of men, dressed in (conventionally) masculine attire and often with macho props, posing like a model in an Alberto Vargas or Gil Elvgren pin-up painting. ((Unexpectedly sweet/sad tidbit … Continue reading →

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Circumcision, like everything else, is complicated

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Julie

A couple of weeks ago, Peaceful Parenting reported on some remarks Russell Crowe made about circumcision: Circumcision is barbaric and stupid. Who are you to correct nature? Is it real that GOD requires a donation of foreskin? Babies are perfect…. … Continue reading →

Posted in Jews and Judaism, Men and masculinity | 35 Comments

You’d Better Free Your Mind Instead

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

As you may have heard, if you frequent the wingnutosphere, last week Thomas Ball, a divorced man angry about paying child support, committed suicide through self-immolation on the steps of a courthouse in Keene, New Hampshire. For this act he’s … Continue reading →

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Scott Adams: Still a Douchebag

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

Scott Adams. Remember him? Sure you do! When last we checked in with Adams, he was busily explaining how women are children, and men should just accept that. This did not garner him the universal acclaim that his pontifications usually … Continue reading →

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“Why I Am A Feminist Man” Published by The Scavenger

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I have been away from any really substantive blogging, or work on my other writing projects, since my grandmother died because I’ve been busy catching up on everything that accumulated on my desk, work-related and otherwise, while I was dealing … Continue reading →

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Never Argue With an Idiot. They Drag You Down to Their Level.

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

So as you may or may not know, Scott Adams, the creator of “Dilbert,” has a blog. This likely doesn’t surprise you. After all, anybody who’s anybody — and most anybody who isn’t — has a blog these days. And if … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-feminists and their pals, Cartooning & comics, Feminism, sexism, etc, Men and masculinity | 44 Comments

Tell Me, Schatze, is it Twue What They Say About the Way You People Are…Gifted?

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jeff Fecke

I generally like The Good Men Project. They’re doing a good job on the important task of helping to redefine what masculinity is in the modern world. This is no mean feat; women have consciously and forcefully worked to expand the … Continue reading →

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