What About The Men: Chapter 1, Introduction and Principles
The first chapter of Noah Brand and Ozy Frantz’s provocative book What About The Men? explores feminism, gender performance, and why the “man box” is a bad fit. This is the first chapter of a book in...
View ArticleSometimes I Want To Give Up
Jeffrey Hartinger tells the truth about dealing with bigotry and its endless microaggressions: no matter how tough you are, it doesn’t get any easier. I suppose I should be honest, and admit that yes,...
View Article#thingspeopledontsayaboutmen: Twitter Tackles Microaggressions
Noah Brand unpacks some of the truths, and the misapprehensions, behind a popular Twitter meme about gender stereotypes. — Yesterday, half of Twitter lit up with a hashtag called...
View ArticleOn Paula Deen and the Pervasiveness of Racism
Crucifying Paula Deen for her racism is a way of denying our own. I found myself walking in SoHo yesterday, shopping, holding hands with my boyfriend and going in about Paula Deen. It’s been the...
View ArticleThe Choices We Make Are Not Our Own
What influences your decisions? Are you sure you know? Have you ever watched a cat trying to make a decision? He’ll crouch there, trying to decide whether to jump up on the sofa, his tiny little...
View ArticleIf You Don’t See Race, You’re Not Paying Attention
Jarune Uwujaren explains that by claiming to not see race, you’re actually dismissing the experiences of people who face racism every day. - It seems like a noble, enlightened thing to say: “I don’t...
View ArticleCrunching The Numbers On Sexist Microaggressions
The Petrie Multiplier is the simple mathematical model that explains why gender-imbalanced communities are always going to be unpleasant for someone. Like a lot of guys, I’m sometimes surprised when...
View ArticleIf Black People Said The Stuff White People Say (video)
Tweet Another gem in exposing the micro aggressions we often don’t think twice about, building upon the hilarious If Gay People Said the Stuff Straight People Say and If Asian People Said the Stuff...
View ArticleMisogynistic Commenters Attacked A Female Video Game Critic. Here’s Why Some...
“If there was a push to block trolls and their commentary, you would deny them their voice and reduce their opinions to irrelevance,” writes Angelus Morningstar. So, a slight digression from my...
View ArticleOn Microaggressions
Being a man doesn’t mean you don’t get daily doses of nasty gender stereotypes. —- One of the feminist concepts that’s wonderfully useful when applied to men’s issues is the notion of microaggressions....
View ArticleFailure—What’s in a Word?
Raoul Wieland takes a long, hard look at failure’s negative associations and how they hinder success. _____ Not too long ago, after returning from a long evening walk—a common habit of mine at the...
View ArticleJohn Travolta, Joe Biden, And Why Men Touch Women’s Bodies Without Asking
The ‘mantouching’ trend needs to stop. ______ By Nico Lang When I started college, one of my first jobs was working the front desk at my university’s admissions office. I shared a desk with my boss, a...
View ArticleReligious Discrimination & Bullying
Jon Ritzheimer, right, talks to a member of the board, Muhammad Alrokh, left, outside the Islamic Community Center of Phoenix, Friday, May 29, 2015. About 500 protesters gathered outside the Phoenix...
View ArticleWhat About The Men: Chapter 1, Introduction and Principles
The first chapter of Noah Brand and Ozy Frantz’s provocative book What About The Men? explores feminism, gender performance, and why the “man box” is a bad fit. —-This is the first chapter of a book...
View ArticleSometimes I Want To Give Up
Jeffrey Hartinger tells the truth about dealing with bigotry and its endless microaggressions: no matter how tough you are, it doesn’t get any easier.I suppose I should be honest, and admit that yes,...
View Article#thingspeopledontsayaboutmen: Twitter Tackles Microaggressions
Noah Brand unpacks some of the truths, and the misapprehensions, behind a popular Twitter meme about gender stereotypes.—Yesterday, half of Twitter lit up with a hashtag called...
View ArticleOn Paula Deen and the Pervasiveness of Racism
Crucifying Paula Deen for her racism is a way of denying our own.I found myself walking in SoHo yesterday, shopping, holding hands with my boyfriend and going in about Paula Deen. It’s been the...
View ArticleThe Choices We Make Are Not Our Own
What influences your decisions? Are you sure you know?—-Have you ever watched a cat trying to make a decision? He’ll crouch there, trying to decide whether to jump up on the sofa, his tiny little...
View ArticleIf You Don’t See Race, You’re Not Paying Attention
Jarune Uwujaren explains that by claiming to not see race, you’re actually dismissing the experiences of people who face racism every day. –It seems like a noble, enlightened thing to say: “I don’t...
View ArticleCrunching The Numbers On Sexist Microaggressions
The Petrie Multiplier is the simple mathematical model that explains why gender-imbalanced communities are always going to be unpleasant for someone.Like a lot of guys, I’m sometimes surprised when an...
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