by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 6, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
After my wife Jessica and I decided—around month six of her pregnancy—that we were going to hyphenate our daughter’s last name, I developed a few jokes to explain to friends, family and random people I met at parties why we were giving our...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Aug 7, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
. . . There’s been something of a to-do about a certain presidential candidate’s supposed show of cleavage on the Senate floor last week. There was a Washington Post column about Ms. C’s attire, and then a Times Op-ed follow up (I’m afraid that...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 7, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
I’m often someone told to "lighten up" when I respond to something I find offensive, but in thie Allison Stokke brouhaha, I guess I’m just a, crass, jerk-off, dude, or as I prefer, DOOD! Or at least, I’m someone who knows when to pick his...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Aug 13, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Yesterday I went running and, as I passed the big hill on the park’s edge, one of a group of four high-school-aged girls sitting on the hill yelled down, rather aggressively, “Nice ass!” I called back “Why thank you,” and kept running. I...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Jun 7, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Over at I Blame the Patriarchy, the blamer-in-chief writes a bit about Alison Stokke, the high school pole vaulter who, thanks to a random sports blogger posting a picture of her on his site that he bought through the online archives of her local newspaper, has become...
