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Revising for Trans Inclusive Language

Posted on February 4, 2015 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

At some point in the past, in a comment thread where we were discussing what I was then calling “routine infant male circumcision” in the United States, Grace pointed out to me that phrases like “the routine medical circumcision of infant … Continue reading →

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It’s Like Turning an Ocean Liner

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

So I have, this past week, finally been able to put aside the work I’ve been doing for my union, which is a subject for another post, to focus on my own writing. (Edited to remove some ableist language. Frankly, … Continue reading →

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Joe Paterno, Jerry Sandusky, Foreskin Man, Vulva Girl and the Two-Thirds of My Freshman Composition Class Who Are Failing Right Now

Posted on November 13, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

You know that feeling when there is so much going on, so much you have to do, so many different threads that you need to keep weaving together, or balls in the air that you can’t let drop, or spinning … Continue reading →

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Continuing a Discussion about Brit Milah

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Commenting in the thread about the circumcision ban that has been proposed in San Francisco, Chingona wrote the following: Secondly … and here I’m trying to put into words something that I think is felt on a subconscious and instinctual level … Continue reading →

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Open Thread and Link Farm: You Know What The Meat Drawer Is? Edition

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Ampersand

Post what you want, when you want it. Self-linking is even better than maple bacon. To quote Feministe: The Best Thing You Will Read Today: A column on princesses, ultimate fighting, bikinis and gender roles. 18 Killed in Wave of … 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 →

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Our Newest Superhero: Foreskin Man?

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I found a link to Foreskin Man on The Good Man Project. To respond fully will require a more careful reading than I can give the comic now, but even paging quickly through issue two reveals an awful lot that … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: When Witches Stole Penises 2

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

Part 1 ended with the following paragraph: And so on and so on, until the fundamental difference between the Jew and the woman. Neither believe in themselves; but the woman believes in others, in her husband, her lover, or her … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Do You Like Your Body 4 (More on the Expendability of the Foreskin)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

When a good friend of mine who is not Jewish found out that her first child was going to be a boy, I asked her if she intended to have him circumcised. “Yup,” she answered, smiling. “Do you know how … Continue reading →

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Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Do You Like Your Body 3 (Preliminary Notes On the Expendability of the Foreskin)

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

In 1834, Sylvester Graham—inventor of the cracker that continues to bear his name—published a book called A Lecture to Young Men, in which he warned that masturbation would transform a boy who practiced it regularly into: a wretched transgressor [who] … Continue reading →

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