Gender Focus Reads: Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex, and Power
by Jarrah Hodge Every once in a while I’m asked to recommend books or other resources for men who are new to feminism and want to learn more. I usually start with bell hooks’ Feminism is for Everybody...
View ArticleMale Emotions in The Place Beyond the Pines
by A. Lynn. This piece was originally posted at her blog A Nerdy Feminist and is cross-posted with permission. This weekend, I saw The Place Beyond the Pines, a drama starring Ryan Gosling, Bradley...
View ArticleHarper’s Gendered Attack on Justin Trudeau
Recent print attack ad against Justin Trudeau by the Conservatives. by Matt Moir. Matt is a writer based in Toronto. Michelle Rempel rolled her eyes and paused, choosing her words carefully. Standing...
View ArticleThe Dads Left Out of Father’s Day Marketing
by Jarrah Hodge I want to wish a Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there, but in particular, to the dads that are left out of the mainstream Father’s Day marketing. Let’s take a look at who those...
View ArticleChris Brown and the Culture of Misinformation about Sexual Assault of Men and...
by Arwen McKechnie Trigger Warning: discussion of sexual assault, child abuse, victim-blaming. I’m going to start this with a disclaimer – I don’t like Chris Brown. I don’t like his music and, more...
View ArticleDon’t Buy Into Shame Culture
by Matilda Branson When we talk about gender issues and gender roles, a recurring theme of gender debates is shame. A victim of sexual assault is blamed and shamed for wearing too short a skirt or...
View ArticleMasculine Style: What Cowboy Masculinity Tells Us About Our Material Selves
by Jonathan Alexandratos A quick search on a particular, massive online bookselling site yields numerous texts that discuss cowboy masculinity. Some do it by examining the “high art” of Tennessee...
View ArticleThe Most Powerful Lines in The Giver are Four Words Long
Like a lot of kids in my generation, Lois Lowry’s dystopian novel The Giver meant a lot to me growing up. I was about 10 or 11 when I first read the story about Jonas, a young boy who is named to...
View ArticleBeer, Masculinity and the Forgotten History of Women in Brewing
You’re watching TV, maybe you’re watching a football game, and the Budweiser ad pops up with all the guys in it hanging out and being fun. Women are either simply objects of male attention, or they’re...
View ArticleManspreading is an Important Feminist Issue, Not Just Bad Social Etiquette
It’s no secret that manspreading is a hot topic of late, especially when it comes to feminist discourse. Many list it as one one of the problems to be tackled on the Feminist To-Do List, but it turns...
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