by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Aug 29, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Masculinity and its Discontents (MAID) is the blog of two men, Jamie Berger and Daniel Oppenheimer, who want to discuss what it means to be a man in America in the early years of the 21st century. It’s our thesis (because behind every good man there’s a...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Sep 2, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
In one of the lost posts from our Masculine Dreams days, I proposed that a recurring feature of the blog could be the identification of various male archetypes, or sterotypes. I gave as an example a short preview of a Jason Mraz concert I once wrote, which I titled...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Sep 2, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
In response to Dan’s male archetype debut, I offer lyrics from Larry Gallagher’s "Wimpy White Guys With Guitars” (click on track 9) the ultimate tribute to “fags” like Jason Mraz who, via serenade, have always wooed sensitive girls...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Sep 2, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
In our earlier incarnation of this here blog, last spring, I offered the following post: In the car today, on ESPN radio, I heard Charles Barkley, the retired NBA superstar and outspoken (in itself a wonderful thing, as athletes, and – as the esteemed Daniel...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Sep 2, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Might I add this snippet from the Charles, talking about one of his potential deficiencies as a governor, and how he might compensate for it:"I don’t know anything about a lot of things, but I would ask somebody and try to make a fair, honest decision for...