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Steve Santagati's Manual Stimulation

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 29, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Researching the latest revisions to my book proposal (I could’ve just written the goddamn book in the time and energy I’ve spent on this thing), I bought a copy of “relationship expert” Steve Santagati’s The Manual: A True Bad Boy...

I still don't know who told the frat boys to wear a lighter shade of blue

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Nov 30, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

While in the mall this past weekend (not Black Friday, but Gray Saturday) I detoured into Abercrombie & Fitch to ask a salesgirl whether she could confirm my intuition that the shade du jour in frat boy jeans was light blue. "I don’t know," she...

The Visible Man

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 3, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

Melinda Henneberger, one of the authors of Slate’s XX blog, offers this interesting anecdote:just yesterday, I needed to see my doctor urgently, couldn’t get an appointment, and so in desperation showed up in his office without one, but with my husband in...

I find a reason to mention Road House

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 10, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

I have a post today, titled "Fightin’ Words," over at Public Humanist. It’s about figuring out how to deal with people whose opinions we find not just wrong but offensive and destructive. I write: But what about when we’re dealing,...

My Mysandry / Robert Jensen's Discontent

by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 13, 2007 | Masculinity and Its Discontents

After reading Dan’s recent post, I bought me a copy of Robert Jensen’s Getting Off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity. I’m still in the first few pages, but I’m excited, hoping this book may challenge and inspire me. I was already getting...
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