Monthly Archives: June 2011

Asshole uses dick and pussy inappropriately

Posted on June 30, 2011 by noahbrand

So one of the asinine media kerfluffles of the moment is the ginned-up controversy over MSNBC pundit Mark Halperin getting suspended for calling President Obama a dick. Because this is soooo much worse than the actual crimes against political discourse … Continue reading →

Posted in language, news, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, the media | Tagged dick, mark halperin, msnbc, obama, pussy | 27 Comments

Fitness Models

Posted on June 30, 2011 by ozymandias

Feminists have long sounded the alarm about the dangers of supermodels, starving themselves underweight and Photoshopped to perfection, causing bad body image in young girls, which may lead to anorexia or bulimia. However, a recent article by Express has suggested … Continue reading →

Posted in health, issues, news, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged bigorexia, body image, fitness, gender roles, health, illness, masculinity, models, myth of men not being hot, sex objects | 39 Comments

Horrible Bosses Somehow Even More Misandric

Posted on June 28, 2011 by ozymandias

Those who have read about the misandry in the new alleged comedy Horrible Bosses may wonder if it is possible for Horrible Bosses to, in fact, top itself. The recently released TV spots, however, have shown that it has somehow … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, the media | Tagged horrible bosses, misandry, misandry in media, prison rape, rape, sexual assault, time warner | 27 Comments

The Fear of Asking for Help

Posted on June 28, 2011 by 2020

Recently on this blog I posted a piece about the game Duke Nukem Forever, and it’s fair to say a lot of people had trouble understanding it. Thanks to the kindness and effort of my fellow contributors it’s now been … Continue reading →

Posted in gender identity, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged duke nukem, fear, gender roles, weakness | 21 Comments

This is What a Masculist Looks Like

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Hershele Ostropoler

Google Docs, which I’m composing this post in, does not recognize the word “masculist.” Nor does Chrome; nor does OpenOffice. It’s a new word, though not, I think, a new concept, and I think there’s room for it to become … Continue reading →

Posted in introductions, manifestos, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged domestic violence, feminism, gender, masculism, misandry, misogyny, sexual assault | 43 Comments

Why Pink Nail Polish Is A Masculist Issue

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ozymandias

Why the fuck can’t men wear pink nail polish? I have never actually been able to get a good answer to this. The conversation along those lines goes something like “because they’ll get laughed at,” and when I ask why they … Continue reading →

Posted in femmephobia, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged clothing, fashion, femmephobia, gender roles, life without limits, masculinity, myth of men not being hot, personal experience, success objects | 49 Comments

On Libido, part three

Posted on June 27, 2011 by noahbrand

[Trigger warning for discussion of rape, rape culture, and the mentality of both rapists and victims. Just a heads-up.] In my two previous posts on the subject, I talked a little about the ways that gendered societal ideas about libido … Continue reading →

Posted in issues, libido, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape culture, relationships, sexism | Tagged 30 rock, enthusiastic consent, gender roles, genital mutilation, porn, porn for women, rape, rape culture, romance novels, sex, sexuality | 41 Comments

Education Fails Boys

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Cheradenine

There’s a nice bold statement to kick things off. What’s the evidence for this? Part 1: The Boring Statistics Bit If you’re short on time or attention span, you might want to skip to the infographic at the end of … Continue reading →

Posted in education, issues, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged education, infographic, misandry, pygmalion effect, self-fulfilling prophecy, social psychology, statistics, STEM, stereotype threat | 135 Comments

New York Legalizes Gay Marriage

Posted on June 25, 2011 by ozymandias

For the five of you who live under a rock: New York is officially the sixth state in the union to allow people to be GAY-MARRIED! Just in time for Pride, too. Confetti, glitter and noisemakers will be passed out in … Continue reading →