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Set to Explode: On masculinity and death
My best friend died at twenty years old. He, like so many males, was set to explode; a bomb of manhood with a wick as short as impulse. He was taught only one game: breaking boundaries. In the end he...
View ArticleOf course some women are flattered by catcalls, but that doesn't make it ok:...
Paris Lees has been busily trying to erase decades of feminist work over at Vice as of late, first promoting prostitution as something sexy, empowered women do, and now encouraging men to catcall...
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Whining about boys in bars: On feminism and loving men
There’s something awkward about being a feminist and dealing with heartbreak. I know, of course, that we all do get our hearts broken from time to time; that our politics can hardly protect us from...
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It is 'all men': Our culture of predatory misogyny
You know how they are telling you that it is “not all men?” That men like Jian Ghomeshi are a terrible exception and if we as men simply stand up and say we are not as bad as that, or that we are not...
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The heritage of colonial heroes: Why Manny Pacquiao is not my champ
This article was originally published at CharleneSayo.com and is republished with permission. In the days leading up to the fight of the century, pint-size fighter and Filipino national Manny Pacquiao...
View ArticleWhat fathers should tell their sons
When they find out, people ask me incredulously if I regret not attending my father’s funeral. I had no relationship with my father for all of my adult life. I lived a childhood where he hit my mother...
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Of monsters and men
The house I grew up in has two bedrooms on one side of the house, a long hall, and then a master bedroom. I remember the living room as a sterile space with indentations in the dark brown rug. The TV...
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Having an opinion while female? Get ready for a fight
Many of you will be unsurprised to learn that I get in a lot of arguments with men. These arguments often take place in bars and they are almost always instigated by the men themselves. (“He was...
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War Machine thinks he has a right to rape women (and so does porn culture)
MMA fighter, “War Machine” (born Jonathan Koppenhaver), is in court facing 34 charges, including sexual assault and attempted murder, in relation to his abuse of ex-girlfriend, Christy Mack. Last...
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Fifteen ways the world revolves around men’s penises
We all know that, in a patriarchy, the world revolves around men’s penises in a general sense, but here are 15 ways we can see this reality manifest itself, more specifically: 1) Male genitalia taking...
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Prince was not trans, he is proof that men need not be masculine
As Prince is mourned by millions across the world, his life and artistry are rightly being embraced as unconventional and as boundary-pushing in many ways, including in terms of gender. But, whereas...
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Coming out as ‘non-binary’ throws other women under the bus
Sam Escobar. (Image: Twitter) The cool thing for “feminist” writers to do lately is “come out” as “non-binary” or “genderqueer.” These women claim to be non-binary based on the premise that they have...
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The modern john got himself a queer nanny
There is something very odd about the prostitution debate. While the absolute majority of sex buyers are male, an overwhelming majority of intellectuals defending prostitution are women. It’s a...
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A letter to men: Porn is not just women’s problem
I have been fortunate enough to have a lot of good men in my life: friends, family, lovers, classmates, pro-feminist allies. But no matter how “good” you are and no matter what porn-viewing habits you...
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Six reasons I am not your mother so fix your own damn self
“Are you going to save my brother?” Early on when I was dating my ex, his brother asked me this question. At the time, I think I probably thought it was sweet. But the three years that followed,...
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#CocksNotGlocks — UT Austin students fight for dick-swinging rights
Jessica Jin, founder of “Cocks not Glocks,” at a protest in Austin, Texas, U.S. August 24, 2016. (Image: REUTERS/Jon Herskovitz) Thousands of students at the University of Texas, Austin carried giant...
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I chose radical feminism over my porn-using boyfriend and got my humanity back
He knew how much I wanted a daughter. He said he wanted one too. We had it all planned. He was ready to quit his job — something one cannot rebound from easily in his country — and move to the U.S....
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How feminists can challenge liberal bathroom politics
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced that a “bathroom bill” addressing gender-identity claims in access to bathrooms, showers and locker rooms will be one of his top priorities for this...
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It is impossible to create good policy on transgenderism if we can’t even...
Now that the “bathroom bill” has died in the Texas Legislature and the political fireworks are over — for the moment — we should step back and consider what makes the transgender issue so vexing....
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The real reasons Get Out was the most profitable film of 2017: White...
Image: Daniel Kaluuya as “Chris” in Get Out *spoilers* Get Out is a delightful, genuinely scary “social thriller,” as its director Jordan Peele calls it, that cost $5 million and grossed $172 million....
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Good guys and bad guys
I am not as abusive as Harvey Weinstein, nor as narcissistic as Bill O’Reilly. I’m more respectful to women than Donald Trump, and not as sleazy as Anthony Weiner. Judged by the standards set by these...
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We will never address gun violence if we don’t address the root of the...
Violent and troubled people tend to idolize other violent and troubled people. After Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold shot and killed one teacher and 12 fellow students at Columbine High School in...
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Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony is the context of every rape joke
Embed from Getty Images Today, Christine Blasey Ford testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Ford alleges that during the...
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Meghan Murphy on gender identity and women’s rights at the Vancouver Public...
Meghan Murphy speaking at the Vancouver Public Library on gender identity and women’s rights, January 10, 2019. The following is an edited transcript of a speech given by Meghan Murphy on January 10,...
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It’s not about ‘toxic masculinity’ or ‘healthy masculinity,’ it’s about...
Increased attention on men’s violence against women has focused attention on not only rape and sexual harassment but also on the cultural support system for such behavior. While only a small fraction...
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REVIEW: ‘Boys & Sex: Young men on hookups, love, porn, consent, and...
Peggy Orenstein insists that we not flinch in uncomfortable conversations with boys and men about the dark side of sexuality. In her new book, Boys & Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn,...
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INTERVIEW: Sam, Nele, and Ellie transitioned as young women, living as ‘men’...
Sam, Nele, and Ellie all lived as transmen before realizing they had made the wrong decision. Chantal Louis interviewed the three women, after they contacted EMMA, a German feminist magazine. This...
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A man in a dress is not inspiring — he is simply a man in a dress
Harry Styles/Vogue Nov 2020 I did not know who Harry Styles was until last week. I am, apparently, out of the loop when it comes to boy band alums, now revolutionizing the world with shirts Prince was...
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The new transwomanhood takes GenX tech bro masculinity and the ‘dead hooker’...
When Stranger Things arrived on Netflix, I could not believe that a show for me and about me could possibly be enjoying such mainstream success. How could they have created a series about and for me...
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There is a reason men feel shame about their porn use, and it’s time for them...
For many years now, I have been accused of “shaming” people for their sexual pastimes. This is in large part because of my criticisms of porn and the sex industry. To be fair, I probably have written...
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