Friday, October 20, 2017

Threatened Masculinity

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I came across this article addressing the fact that men have been shown, based on a study done by the University of Washington, to overcomp...
Wednesday, October 18, 2017

What's your type of Masculinity?

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I think masculinity has different faces, whether that is fighting, having children, something pertaining to your private parts, being stro...
Sunday, October 15, 2017

There are Strengths of Masculinity and Femininity

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      There are many feminists that believe women should be able to obtain the same job as all men. When it comes to business type jobs...
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

"Hip-Hop Culture" Derived from Ideas of Hypermasculinity

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           I found this article published by Odyssey,  that speaks about hip-hop culture, black masculinity, and hypermasculinity similar to...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Masculinity is more than a mask...

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I came across an article today titled "Masculinity Is More Than a Mask." The article is a sort of reaction to the film that was wa...

Hip Hop: Golden Era vs New Age Era - Gangsta vs Drug Addicts.. Choose..

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As I sit here and listen to the radio its an endless track list of songs talking about how many percocets a rapper can take, how loud  their...
Friday, September 29, 2017

I may not look like "The Rock" or Brad Pitt, but my wife is happy

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A recent study completed by Florida State University showed that woman are generally happier in their relationships if their partner is less...
Monday, September 25, 2017

I guess I am adult now.....

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Do situations encountered dictate your ability to "adult" based on how you respond to them or are you just an adult because you ar...
Sunday, September 24, 2017

Men's "Ideal" Body Types

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          The male body is a form of art just like the female body. However, when it comes to body objectification it’s more common and un...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

"Genderless" Baby

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I found a video that describes some of the concepts addressed in our “Historicizing and Theorizing Masculinity” module. One of the concepts...
Sunday, September 3, 2017

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"Boys don't Cry" I found this video on YouTube and think about what we are learned this week about little boys are not al...
Friday, September 1, 2017

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I found this video while scrolling through Facebook. I thought it would be a good share because it shows two men who are tasked with wearin...
Monday, August 28, 2017

The "Man" Box

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           In relation to “Act like a Man: Introducing Masculinities” module I found a Ted Talk with Tony Porter describing the concept of ...
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Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Male Romper Rage = Man Box

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Get Over the Male Romper
Sunday, April 30, 2017

Joe Biden's Advice to College Men

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Joe Biden's Advice to College Men (Buzzfeed) "...a woman who is dead drunk cannot consent. YOU ARE RAPING HER."
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

The Wrestler and the Cornflake Girl

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Ring legend Mick Foley explains how Tori Amos changed his life  (links to article) (by Mick Foley, compliments of Slate Magazine ) Mi...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Toxic masculinity (from the GeekFeminism Wiki)

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Toxic masculinity  is one of the ways in which  Patriarchy  is harmful to men. It refers to the socially-constructed attitudes that describ...
Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Republicans condemn university's masculinity program as a 'war on men'

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As someone who proposed and teaches a course on "masculinities," I find this alarming, to say the least. I would appreciate any o...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Sexism: What’s the point?

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I found an article on The Washington Post that explains how people who are sexist have more psychological problems compared to people who ...

Female Rappers on the Come Up

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How many female rappers can you name? A decade ago you may have only been able to name a hand full – if that. The most common responses wou...

Overt Sexist Commercials

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How many of you have ever drank Folgers coffee? Ate Skittles? Drank Coke? Some of these most notorious food and drank brands have not only ...

Memeculinity

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I feel like a lot of social norms are changing, and in some cases have even been reversed in regards to gender roles of males and females. ...

Male Ballet Dancers

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A lot of people see male ballot dancers as being effeminate and find the art emasculating, but you must know that dance is a wonderful form...
Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Take it Like a Man: Hegemonic Masculinity

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Take It Like a Man: Hegemonic Masculinity             This paper focuses on the “effects of humour studied within one organization wher...

MEN, MASCULINITIES, AND FEMINIST THEORY

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This chapter on masculinity by Judith Kegan Gardiner, examines, from a historical and theoretical perspective, masculinity and feminism and...