by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Feb 13, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I am eager to respond to Dan’s last post, and to the article to which he refers, but I’m waiting until I can get my hands on a copy of Maxim, which is being surprizingly impossible (perhaps because Eva Mendes is on the cover this month?) this weekend in...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Feb 14, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I haven’t written anything about the coming out of former NBA player John Amaechi, in part because I haven’t read anything from his book yet and in part because he’s not a big enough name, I don’t think, to really change the dynamic in the NBA....
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Feb 19, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I’m glad Dan posted on hoopster John Amaechi. I’d been wanting to but almost felt like I just had too much to say about his coming out to stuff into a post. As a big NBA fan, I was thrilled at his self-outing. I just wish that Amaechi, who had a lot of...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Feb 20, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
While reading up on the curious case of John Amaechi, the gay ex-professional basketball player who’s just written a book about his gay basketballing, I came across this interesting comment from a gay conservative blogger. His argument is that it’s not too...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Feb 22, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Over at Pandagon, Amanda Marcotte has a short review of The Wimp Factor: Gender Gaps, Holy Wars, and the Politics of Anxious Masculinity, by Stephen Ducat. She writes:Ducat’s basic thesis is that boys grow up having a harder time than girls creating a positive...
