INTERVIEW: Meghan Murphy on rape culture, Steubenville, & masculinity
I was a guest on Vancouver Co-op Radio’s The Rational on Tuesday evening talking about rape culture, Steubenville, masculinity and an article I wrote recently: The Steubenville rape case: This is...
View ArticleWhy talking about 'healthy masculinity' is like talking about 'healthy cancer'
I understand—I really do—why a lot of people raised to be a man are seeking a gendered sense of self that is separate and distinct from all that has been called out lately as toxic masculinity. These...
View ArticleJohn Stoltenberg on manhood, male supremacy, and men as feminist allies
This interview was originally published in french on Isabelle Allonso’s website and was translated by Sporenda. Q: “Refusing to Be a Man” was first published 23 years ago (1990). Do you consider that...
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The trouble with male allies
As I’ve said before, when it comes to men being feminist allies, “show, don’t tell.” Now, more than ever before, feminists should be skeptical of men who claim the title of “feminist” or “feminist...
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Learnings from talking about 'healthy masculinity'
I’ve been pleased that my essay “How Talking About ‘Healthy Masculinity’ Is Like Talking About ‘Healthy Cancer’” has been generating a robust conversation online. Though I’ve responded here and there...
View ArticleGavin McInnes thinks male violence feeds babies, explains to women what women...
Throw a little gasoline on the hipster sexism fire, folks — co-founder of Vice magazine* and “Godfather of hipsterdom,” Gavin McInnes threw a misogynistic tantrum on Huffington Post Live during a...
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No penis = no power: The worst we could do to Rob Ford is emasculate him
A cartoon in today’s Toronto Sun shows a castrated Rob Ford. While I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to Ford’s castration, this cartoon is indicative of society’s unquestioned belief that penises equal...
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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...
View ArticleWhy talking about 'healthy masculinity' is like talking about 'healthy cancer'
I understand—I really do—why a lot of people raised to be a man are seeking a gendered sense of self that is separate and distinct from all that has been called out lately as toxic masculinity. These...
View ArticleJohn Stoltenberg on manhood, male supremacy, and men as feminist allies
This interview was originally published in french on Isabelle Allonso’s website and was translated by Sporenda. Q: “Refusing to Be a Man” was first published 23 years ago (1990). Do you consider that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The trouble with male allies
As I’ve said before, when it comes to men being feminist allies, “show, don’t tell.” Now, more than ever before, feminists should be skeptical of men who claim the title of “feminist” or “feminist...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Learnings from talking about 'healthy masculinity'
I’ve been pleased that my essay “How Talking About ‘Healthy Masculinity’ Is Like Talking About ‘Healthy Cancer’” has been generating a robust conversation online. Though I’ve responded here and there...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gavin McInnes thinks male violence feeds babies, explains to women what women...
Throw a little gasoline on the hipster sexism fire, folks — co-founder of Vice magazine* and “Godfather of hipsterdom,” Gavin McInnes threw a misogynistic tantrum on Huffington Post Live during a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
No penis = no power: The worst we could do to Rob Ford is emasculate him
A cartoon in today’s Toronto Sun shows a castrated Rob Ford. While I certainly wouldn’t be opposed to Ford’s castration, this cartoon is indicative of society’s unquestioned belief that penises equal...
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Why not boycott the NFL?
I saw this Tweet today and, while I don’t completely agree that “Black Friday is a ‘feminine’ Super Bowl,” it did lead me to think about the left’s priorities… Black Friday is, without a doubt, a...
View ArticlePODCAST: Is there such a thing as a ‘male brain’ or a ‘female brain’?
Feminists have long argued against the notion of innate ‘female’ or ‘male’ characteristics, pointing out the ways in which socialization impacts and shapes our behaviour. Yet a recent study out of...
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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...
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