Wednesday, December 28, 2011

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http://jezebel.com/5871175/awesome-boys-club-works-to-stop-violence-against-women
Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Gendercide

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Star BU Hockey Player Assaults a Woman

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And for once, it's actually handled properly! He immediately lost all affiliation with the team even though he was their most vital play...
Saturday, December 10, 2011

UCF Professor and Masculinity

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UCF Creative Writing professor David Poissant is featured today on the Good Men Project!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Research on Men and Masculinity

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I came across this journal while doing research for another class and I thought I'd share it for fellow psychology students or anyone in...
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Songs

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I was driving around town for work when I really paid attention to Bruno Mars' latest hit song, "It will rain." It goes somet...
Sunday, December 4, 2011

Becoming a Gendered Body: Practices of Preschools

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Came across this and thought it was interesting. I have a couple of friends that are education majors, and they talk about how many educator...

Military’s newly aggressive rape prosecution has pitfalls

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In general it seems like there are more cases on rape and sexual assault being brought to trial than originally thought, but the actual char...
Saturday, December 3, 2011

Mobilising Men to End Violence Against Women

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 The UN have funded and are still funding money to get men to help end violence against women.  The money is going to around 339 projects go...

Counting the social cost of masculinity

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This article really looked at how the biggest thing that was not brought up about the riots in England was how drastically the rioters were ...

Sylvania SilverStar Ultra Headlights Video - Advance

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The first thing I notice about this commercial was the fact that the description of what a red blooded American is which I found fit very we...

A Better Life

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Watched this film a couple of weeks ago… a definite “MUST SEE”. It’s a film about a single father and son, whose bond grows stronger while i...

Church bans interracial marriage..."It sure ain't Christian. It ain't nothing but the old devil working."

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Not a new article but it was posted on my friend's FB page and it left me shocked. Ive never realized how lucky I am to belong to groups...
Friday, December 2, 2011

A Message To Women From A Man: You Are Not “Crazy”

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I thought this article was very interesting and brought up a definite problem.  It was more like a message to everyone instead of just women...

Snuff Films

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Click the title for a link to a Jezebel (I know, I know) article about snuff films. I wish the author held delved further into how those how...

The VOX Blog

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If you have a tumblr, make sure to follow the VOX blog (and my service learning project) at prochoiceinflorida.tumblr.com

How to be a fan of problematic things

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I thought this was an interesting read and actually very true.  It is hard to find something that is not problematic is some way, which is w...

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I've been transcribing some of the stories my dad use to tell me as a child. As a kid, I didn't realize the kinds of messages I was ...

We Complain About Treatment of Rape Victims, but it Doesn't Compare to This...

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It is true that even here in America there are a lot of issues with how victims of rape are treated, but I don't think it can really com...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

This is the stuff I appreciate from Yahoo!

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I posted this to my Facebook wall in October and decided that since I bad mouthed Yahoo! for their crap on dating advice, etc. I should shar...

Yahoo! Does it Again

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Why does Yahoo! insist on putting this gendered crap on their site? I would hate to assume mainstream society feeds into this bullshit so mu...
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Rise Up UCF

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I attended the Rise Up UCF rally today to support the cause and not only had a blast, but was impressed by the turnout and movement of my fe...

On state violence, white male privilege, and 'Occupy'

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This article states a lot of my issues with the Occupy movement. What do y'all think?
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Anti-Choicers on Our Campus.

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Yesterday, suprisingly a group of anti-choice protesters came to campus and set up shop right in front of the library and the Math & Phy...

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Here are some pictures from the rally this morning at the Fairwinds Alumni Center where close to 100 UCF students and community members prot...

Its World AIDS Day

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Although scientific research and prevention has come a long way since the first reported cases of AIDS , today it continues to take hold on...

Gender Benders

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This was kind of a fun slideshow of various actors and actresses who have crossed gender lines for certain movie roles. Thought ya'll mi...

Beautiful Ad For Ending Marriage Discrimination

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Its definitely time...

I'm Christian... Unless Your Gay

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A fantastic must-read. While not directly related to Masculinity, I think we all could all use a little more of this sort of thinking and be...
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Does Anybody Know Where I Can Find Playboy's 1992 Interview with Betty Friedan?

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I love Friedan's frequent reminders that the patriarchy hurts men, too. She goes into further detail in the article, but I can't fin...

Goodness! This is disturbing.

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This article is certainly a tough one to stomach. It alleges that during a rap music video shoot in Oakland California, a toddler along with...
Tuesday, November 29, 2011

In the spirit of the false narrative of Thanksgiving...

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Do you think we would revere Pilgrims or the founders of this country if we constantly subjugated them and vilified them like we do modern d...

Masculinity Around the Thanksgiving Table

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So when I went out of town this past weekend for Thanksgiving I ended up at my mom’s friend’s house in Tampa. Well my mom is very conservati...

Even WebMD likes to casually reinforce gender stereotypes...

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I personally hate articles like these that attempt to "clear up" gender myths but reinforce a two-gender, essentialist binary.

Brawling "Geezers" stun football fans

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Just another example how sports brings out the worst in men even at old age ... http://www.rr.com/video/2171617606 <
Saturday, November 26, 2011

Federal Health Officials Push ‘Strength Through Affirmation’ of Black Gay Men

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An interesting HIV prevention campaign, which specifically targets black gay men. "Testing Makes Us Stronger" was chosen to displa...
Friday, November 25, 2011

Dr. Pepper 10: diet drink for men?

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I was visiting with my folks over the holidays and some of my family members were sitting around watching some television and this really bi...
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Lets make a rule on sexual harrassment...

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Needs to be figured out already!
Monday, November 21, 2011

Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood?

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Hey guys! I thought this would be the best place to post this and gauge interest. Along with a couple of friends, I'm trying to put toge...
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Friday, November 18, 2011

What A Man Wants

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When posting my last post I came across this on the main page of Yahoo. It is disturbing that this is what we are confronted with every day....

I am Not a Rapist

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I was looking for an article online that came to mind last class when I came across this article about reporting rape, or lack thereof. What...
Thursday, November 17, 2011

Penn State and the Crisis of Masculinity

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Here's an interesting look at the Penn State scandal that seems to be dominating the news cycle of late. I was shocked when the news fir...
Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Teaching Good Sex

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Article from the New York Times today! This is exactly what we were discussing last night...thoughts?

Stop Trying to Define Franky!

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Skins is a British television show that focuses on a group of teenagers attending what is called "College" in the UK, but to us wo...
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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

"Exposed in Iraq"

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After reading "Exposed in Iraq: Sexual Harassment And Hidden Rank Structure of the U.S. Army" I thought how similar behaviors are ...

"Smell Like a Man, Man" Campaign

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Appealing to women in order to tell men what "real men" look like, smell like, etc... What do we think?

"Over It"

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This link pretty much speaks for itself. "1 out of 3 women will be raped or beaten in her lifetime" and as sad as this is it gives...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Transgender kids: Painful quest to be who they are

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I found this article weeks ago but was having a hard time posting to the blog (new to blogging) :) ... I found this article interesting. If ...
Saturday, November 12, 2011

UK Gay Men Blood Donation Ban Lifted*

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Gay men will now be able to give blood as Government restrictions are officially lifted, the Department of Health (DoH) said. A lifetime ban...
Friday, November 11, 2011

Herman Cain accrues whooping $9 million in light of sexual harassment charges

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Wow. So, I'm not sure if y'all are following the 2012 GOP field but Herman Cain, the current frontrunner, has been making headlines ...
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Rape is Rape!

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During last night's class, Leandra briefly mentioned the problematic legal definition of rape, as well as the need/efforts to redefine r...

"Why We Need to Reimagine Masculinity"

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I came across this article which was originally published in Newsweek. I think it is really interesting, and poses some good points, yet it ...

Rick Scott Throws an Anti-Abortion Party at the Governor's Mansion...wtf?!

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http://blogs.browardpalmbeach.com/pulp/2011/08/rick_scott_anti_abortion_bills_party.php Apparently Governor Scott had enough time to throw...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Only Rapists Can Prevent Rape

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(i have seen this in various places online--i've linked this to one) A lot has been said about how to prevent rape. Women should learn s...

A Brief History of the Bromance

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the actual website is another blog post entirely... feel free to write it:) Leandra

You Offend Me, You Offend My Family

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So, this website is supposed to be about issues (political, personal, pop culture, etc) in the Asian-/American community. It's an exampl...

Where Our Boys at? Involving Young Men as Allies to End Violence Against Girls

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In class tonight we will discuss gender-based violence--violence not only perpetrated against girls and women but violence driven by and ill...
Sunday, November 6, 2011

Hey, Bro, That's My Little Pony!

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You mean men can enjoy a show with a largely female cast and a target audience for young girls? Astonishing! But, indeed, it's true. ...

Boys being punished for "being boys"?

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Text: "Does your son act too much   like a little boy?" "Is he fidgety and rambuctious?"  "Does he have trouble l...

Kanye West wearing a skirt

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Earlier I read someone post about a rapper gender bending and wearing lipstick. When I saw this it reminded me of the article and it is grea...
Saturday, November 5, 2011

Rappers wear lipstick??!

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Well at least Rapper Dphillgood from Dallas, TX does.  He also wears printed tights and feels that his "XY Movement"that blurs gen...
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

NEW My Tide Commercials Aimed at Dads

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I happened to overhear one of these commercials the other day. The commercials are still somewhat gendered in that the character attributes ...
Monday, October 31, 2011

"Real Men..."

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Less than a year ago, I heard about Ashton Kutcher's mission to help end "child sex slavery." While the mission is noble, his ...
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Another Tide Commercial

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In search of the previous Tide commercial I posted, I came across another "interesting" commercial. This commercial operates with ...

Tide Commercial

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I have been seeing this commercial all over television. Since we were just discussing the unequal allocation of housework in class (Theorie...
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Inequities for children of gay parents

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When I was checking the news this morning, this headline caught my eye. This article illustrates some of the very serious legal inequities (...
Friday, October 28, 2011

Dealbreaker: He Has Low Self-Esteem

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This article is pretty interesting. We follow a feminist author who engages in a months-long text-relationship with a man with low self-este...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

He wants to be a Girl Scout,

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I was skimming the headlines on cnn.com and ran across a story about a boy in Colorado who identifies as female who wants to be in the Girl...
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Sunday, October 23, 2011

Hegemonic Masculinity in 90's Pop Culture

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The other day I was watching "Roseanne" - I can't lie, it's one of my favorites! - and I noticed that the episode was call...
Saturday, October 22, 2011

Sticky Fingers, Male and Female

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This article addresses the differences between male and female shoplifters. It was surprising to read an article for the New York Times (wri...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Dealbreaker: She's a Bro

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Okay, there is so much to unpack in this article! It definitely reads like one of the more problematic articles in "Men Speak Out"...

Hormone Therapy for Pre-Teen

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We recently talked about different "types of lesbians" and we watched Venus Boyz so I felt this article was pretty relevant to wha...
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011

American Military Officer "Schools" Iraqi Police

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JGbQBl8KlCo This link will take you to a video where American military hyper ma...

"No means Yes, Yes Means Anal"

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This was discussed in last night's chat if anyone did not know the reference I've linked the article.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Heinz Deli Mayo Commercial

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Heinz Deli Mayo Commercial Take a look at this video. Would they play this Heinz commercial in the U.S.? I will answer for you...NO!

Paws for Peace

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Unfortunately, one of the ways that masculinity is expressed in American society is through domestic violence. Often, pets are harmed in vio...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Update: Dr. Pepper TEN's Sexist Campaign

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If you remember a few blog posts back, I wrote an entry about Dr. Pepper TEN's campaign about how it "isn't for women". ...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

Milk PMS Advertisement

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I'm sure we've all heard about this pleasant advertisement from the "Got Milk?" campaign....I found a video online of the ...
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Michael Monet

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http://michaelmonet.wordpress.com/ This is the Michael I was talking about in class last night. This website documents his experience with t...
Tuesday, October 11, 2011

When I Was a Boy

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This is one of my favorite songs and I thought it applied to this past week's focus on female bodied masculinity (and male bodied femini...

Dr Pepper 10 "Is Not for Women."

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A great  Article  on the most recent campaign by Dr Pepper. Here is the current commercial airing. CLICK HERE What do you think?
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Friday, October 7, 2011

Legalizing Domestic Violence(?!?!)

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I just ran across this article and I have to say that this is absolutely ridiculous! I think it is important not only to think about the imm...
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Masculinity in Disney Movies

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This video illustrates the various portrayals of masculinity in all of our favorite Disney movies. It's crazy that you never even think ...

Rethink Breast Cancer Campaign

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This video caught my eye and made me smile. The men in this video embody stereotypical "masculinity" however in context of the vid...
Thursday, October 6, 2011

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Why Men Are in Trouble

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I would like to preface the article by noting that it is woefully problematic. The author, William J. Bennett, is an upper-middle class whit...
Wednesday, October 5, 2011

The Fountainhead

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In one of my film classes, we recently watched The Fountainhead . The basis of the film (written by Ayn Rand) revolves around her desire for...

Gisele Bundchen Ad: Degrades Women or Underestimates Men or Both?

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Recently, I read an article ( http://gu.com/p/329p6 ) about Gisele 's sexist ad and the subsequent banning of it in Brazil. The attached...
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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Should Facebook Ban Rape Jokes?

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Found this article from Slate.com this morning. It's very frustrating to read, because the author just attributes these rape jokes to ...

Chief Raoni, I cry with you.

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Chief Raoni crying when he learned that the President of Brazil approved the Bel ... o Monte dam project on the Xingu indigenous lands. Bel...