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We Need to Talk About Masculinity

tonyr — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:21:00 +0000

More talk on the man problem. It’s starting to get redundant:

We need to talk about masculinity. Across a country torn by recession and struggling to adapt to social change, men and boys are feeling lost and powerless, unsure what the future holds and what role they might play in it. Most feel as [...]

Homage to Life, by Jules Supervielle

tonyr — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:25:38 +0000

It’s good to have chosen
A living home
And housed time
In a ceaseless heart
And seen my hands
Alight on the world,
As on an apple
In a little garden,
To have loved the earth,
The moon and the sun
Like old friends
[...]

Feminism 3.0

tonyr — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:02:47 +0000

Another article about how men need feminism as much as women do:

The images of masculinity my generation have grown up with aren’t fit for purpose. There’s nothing new about the “celebration of heartlessness”, “lack of respect for women’s autonomy” and homophobia Abbott discerns in modern manhood. This is the same old vision of [...]

What If Men Stopped Chasing Much-Younger Women?

tonyr — Mon, 20 May 2013 04:02:32 +0000

Here’s an interesting discussion. Is it wrong for men to desire younger women? And what causes it?

If there’s one tangible thing that men can do to help end sexism—and create a healthier culture in which young people come of age—it’s to stop chasing after women young enough to be their biological daughters. As [...]

Mainstream Feminism Has Alienated a Lot Of Women, and This Needs to Stop

tonyr — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:14:33 +0000

More discussions on feminism. Where do you go with “movements”? Wherever you need to, I guess:

Feminist writer Jill Filipovic wrote in the Guardian about the recent online feminist kerfuffles surrounding Sheryl Sandberg’s new book Lean In and the new think tank project “#FemFuture”launched by Vanessa Valenti and Courtney Martin. She dismissed the varied and often incredibly nuanced critiques as “criticism for [...]