Author Archives: 2020

RIP Adam “MCA” Yauch 1964 – 2012

Posted on May 5, 2012 by 2020

Lyrical Genius, Political Activist, Film/Video Pioneer, Husband, Father and of course Beastie Boy.

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The Curious Case of Chris Birch

Posted on April 23, 2012 by 2020

I highly recommend you check out Law and Sexuality is a blog by Chris Ashford, a reader in Law and Society, that “seeks to explore law and sexuality in a broad socio-legal framework” if that kind of thing interests you (for … Continue reading →

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Dads Rock

Posted on March 30, 2012 by 2020

Hat tip to Al Watts at Role/Reboot. So it seems that after 2 weeks of constant critique and polite disagreement Huggies have finally relented and changed that horrible dad ad of theirs from: “To prove Huggies diapers and wipes can … Continue reading →

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I HATE hating Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 15, 2012 by 2020

I really don’t want to hate February 14th  and it makes me angry that I do. It makes me angry, because ideally it should be a day where two or more people should be able to reaffirm their love for … Continue reading →

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My Thoughts on Choosing your Sexuality

Posted on January 28, 2012 by 2020

In a recent interview for the New York Times, former Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon made some comments about her sexuality being a choice. This angered many in the gay community, who believe she is playing into the … Continue reading →

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Interesting article by Meredith Borders on Women in Cinema.

Posted on January 8, 2012 by 2020

Badass Digest (the thinking geek’s pop culture site) has a brilliant article up by the fantastic Meredith Borders called  “Welcome the Woman Child” detailing Hollywood cinemas sudden fascination with portraying flawed, emotionally stunted women: she cites three recent examples of … Continue reading →

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Exploring Misandry in Video Games: Part 2, Do I really have to play as this jerk?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by 2020

(See told you I’d come back to this) Edit: Here’s part 1 if anyone is interested    thank you to Tumbleweed in the comments for reminding me. I believe that characterisation is one of those pesky things modern gaming is … Continue reading →

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The XY Movement is Awesome

Posted on November 14, 2011 by 2020

Hat Tip to Mark Simpson Rapper DPhill Spanglish Man is a on a mission to blur the lines between genders and look good while doing it. He’s started what he likes to call the XY movement, I think it sounds … Continue reading →

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Say No to Grim and Gritty

Posted on October 14, 2011 by 2020

Hat tip to Badass digest  Hey kids you all remember Voltron, don’t you? The old TV show about 5 robot lions that merged into a giant robot and flew through space fighting monsters–cool, wasn’t it? Well, would you be interested in … Continue reading →

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A Fantastic Critique of Hanna Rosin’s “The End of Men”

Posted on October 5, 2011 by 2020

Following on from Noah’s link to Linda Holmes’ piece about how the new American network TV season is a flood of eye-searing misandry like How to be a Gentlemen, Man Up and Last Man Standing: Quiet Riot Girl gives her take … Continue reading →

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