Monday, October 29, 2012

Male Body Image

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This is a pretty simple video about how media has influences male body image.   It shows the results of using steroids and how huge mus...

Male Behavior

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This is a documentary about Pit Bulls (bull terriers), mastiffs and other big dogs but I found it relevant to this course.   It talks a...
Sunday, October 28, 2012

Confessions of a Recovering Misogynist

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Don't be turned off by the length of this article... it's worth it. Kevin Powell tells his personal story of how he went from a woma...
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Reddit board: "Men's Rights"

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A while back I discovered that the popular social news website Reddit.com has a "subreddit" board called Men's Rights, which b...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Domestic Violence Leading to Murder

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Over the past several weeks there have been numerous murders and shootings related to domestic violence. There was an incident at a hotel...

Meredith Vierra Flirts with Contestant

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I've recently been noticing how female hosts on TV flirt with male guests in a way that wouldn't be accepted if the sexes were rever...
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Macho Men

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                While flipping through the channels the other night, I saw a clip from the show “101 Cars You Must Drive” on the Speed ...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Human Sexuality is Complicated

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A student in my Introduction to Women's Studies class shared this and I thought it was appropriate for our Masculinities blog so here it...
Monday, October 15, 2012

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As I was working on Module 4, I came across this really interesting article and was excited to share it. hopefully it can help us frame Asia...
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Sunday, October 14, 2012

Men Can (and Should) Be Feminist Too

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We talk so much about men being feminist and their role in feminism and this is an interesting take on it--men do not need to find a place w...
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Saturday, October 13, 2012

NBC Is Stuck in a Century in Which Guys Taking Care of Kids Is a Hilarious Concept (by Dan Treadway)

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I was at my sister's the other night and she wanted to watch the new sitcom Guys with Kids . I had seen previews and suspected it woul...
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Friday, October 12, 2012

A Simple Yet Brilliant Analysis of Gender Roles.

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A little girl named Riley explains her views about what is wrong with marketing and gender roles. She takes less than two minutes but what s...
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Thursday, October 11, 2012

"Who You Callin A Faggot?"

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Today in society, slurs such as faggot and   homo are used to de-masculize a individual by questioning their masculinity.   The slurs a...
Monday, October 8, 2012

Hey baby! Women speak out against street harassment (CNN Article)

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Street harrassment is an issue that demands attention. Whether walking dogs, shopping, driving in a car, or simply going to work, I know mos...
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Healthy Masculinity: The Idea That Men Can Control Themselves

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An excellent article by Soraya Chemaly on healthy masculinity and the relationship between violence and masculinity which can also be the ...
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Louis C.K., Fatherhood and the Sexism of Lowered Expectations

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C.K. said in a brilliant  Father’s Day bit : “I decided I’m gonna be a dad, I’m not going to be mom’s assistant. Don’t do that if you’re a...
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

The Bearded Woman

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Someone posted a picture of a woman with facial hair on the internet a few days ago and has sparked up quite a conversation. Although bearde...
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Does Plastic Surgery Make A Man Un-Masculine?

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Today, many people's perceptions and beliefs of what the male body should be is influencing many individuals of the male sex to conside...
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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Cool Sweatshirt, Bro

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In case you were wondering what's currently available in men's fashion... http://www.zazzle.com/original_cool_story_babe_now...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Black and White Masculinity

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Masculinity is often determined by race. In this particular article, the focus is on Black and White masculinity. Stereotyped by their race,...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

A Real Man

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                                                  http://www.salon.com/2012/09/21/rush_feminism_shrinks_penises/
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Friday, September 21, 2012

Women in Secularlism

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In Susan Jacoby's Humanist article " A Woman’s Place? The Dearth of Women in the Secular Movement", the lack of women in a...

Chris Brownout

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Interesting read. Further expansion on Lela's post about Chris Brown and his tattoo.. http://bitchmagazine.org/post/block-chris-bro...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Is Homosexuality Masculine?

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In society today, masculinity is based solely off of what we think makes a man masculine such as his physical features or characteristics....
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