by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 1, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Yes, yes, I know, it's just a commercial, but this kind of ad is a special pet peeve of mine; the message that it's okay to have gender stereotypes so long as they're for men and women equally always just bugs me. (It occurs to me that you never see the...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Dec 21, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Strength is LameMale friends and family, men whom I think of as enlightened, liberated, what have you, with the best of intentions, have told me, through my mom’s dying, and now, after, again and again,to “be strong.” (Not all men have told me this,...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 6, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Whoa, Nellie.
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Oct 9, 2008 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
You’re 50 years old, white, male, Italian-Irish Catholic. Your dad was a union man, a Kennedy Dem. He became a contractor in the 70s, went bankrupt in the 80s, which he blamed on “affirmative friggin action,” and died poor, bitter He blamed your bad...
by Masculinity and Its Discontents | Apr 13, 2009 | Masculinity and Its Discontents
Yesterday was my mom's memorial, in Albany. It was the first time since she'ddied (the first time in years and years for some) that I've seen many of her friends. They aremostly women, mostly ardent feminists, many lesbians. The memorial itself was...