by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 17, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I was punched in the face last Friday, for the first time since 1988. It wasn’t as emasculating as the 1988 incident (which, since I was only 12 at the time, might more properly be called e-boyulating), but, well, it wasn’t so much fun either.Let me back...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 21, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
When we last spoke, dear reader, I’d just been punched in the face, for no good reason, by a black guy on the streets of downtown Wilmington. I mention his race because it was obviously a factor in what happened, though it’s impossible to know exactly how...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 22, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Early on, Dan and I were proud to make Charles Barkley our first entry in the Mantheon because of his comfort with his man-self, at least compared to other athletes, his unheard of outspokenness, also compared to other athletes, and his shocking-for-a-jock,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 27, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Milwaukee’s Best Light, makers of the (as Jessica from Feministing.com put it) "Accept masculinity standards or be killed by beer" ads, have, after a manly hiatus, returned with – how should I put this? – a new piece of shit. Three guys...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 28, 2006 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I was browsing around the internets the other day, and I came across this article from last year. It’s titled “How To Sell Humvees To Men,” and allow me to ruin the suspense and summarize the answer: you sell Hummers to men by calling them homos. Or,...