Category Archives: issues

TV Incredibly Sexist, Ozy Feels Need To Rant About This For Some Reason

Posted on May 20, 2012 by ozymandias

While watching the Tim Burton flick Dark Shadows (it’s very Tim Burton), I was able to witness advertisements for new TV shows, because God forbid we have a single second in the theater where we’re not dying of advertisements. These … Continue reading →

Posted in children, hegemonic heterosexuality, media, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism | Tagged abc family, baby daddy, men at work, tbs | 13 Comments

Sex Offenders Banned From Internet?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for discussion of rape and mention of domestic violence and child abuse. The title of this AlterNet article is New Laws Banning Sex Offenders From Social Networks and Online Gaming May Go Too Far. …Really. Never would have … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape culture | Tagged false rape accusations, pedophilia, rape, rape culture, sex offenses | 24 Comments

Possible Male Birth Control?

Posted on May 9, 2012 by ozymandias

In India right now, RISUG— the reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance– is undergoing Phase III clinical trials. If it ends up working out, RISUG would make a truly amazing contraceptive. It’s a “set it and forget it”contraceptive, like Depo … Continue reading →

Posted in awesomeness, health, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, penis, sexuality | Tagged child support, male birth control, male contraception, risug | 100 Comments

Geek Pride and Social Justice

Posted on May 8, 2012 by ozymandias

Hey, everyone, it’s been a while! I have been dealing with assorted Brain Issues, and I’ll probably be flaky as shit for a while because sometimes even remembering to eat is difficult and writing a post is damn near impossible. … Continue reading →

Posted in gender performativity, hegemonic heterosexuality, intersectionality, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexism, success | Tagged ableism, geek, geek culture | 68 Comments

Virginity Loss and Teenage Boys

Posted on May 1, 2012 by ozymandias

TW for brief mentions of rape. The CDC has recently released some interesting information about how teenagers lose their virginities, so it is time for a Ozy Reads A Bunch Of Stats and Comments On Them post! It’s been way … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape culture, sexuality | Tagged cdc, rape, teenagers, virginity | 17 Comments

Queer Men and Eating Disorders

Posted on April 29, 2012 by ozymandias

I recently came across an interesting study about the risk of eating disorders among queer men. Queer men are much more likely than straight men to acquire eating disorders: the authors theorize that this is because queer men tend to prize … Continue reading →

Posted in body image, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexuality | Tagged bulimia, eating disorder, queer | 4 Comments

Naomi Wolf: The State Can Strip You

Posted on April 28, 2012 by ozymandias

Naomi Wolf has, lately, been rather facepalmy regarding the whole porn/sex/sex work issue, so it’s nice to see her actually talking about something that doesn’t make me want to look at my copy of The Beauty Myth and cry. Although … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, prison, racism, rape culture | Tagged men of color, naomi wolf, prison-industrial complex, surveillance state | 10 Comments

Advertising Sins: From Cracked!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by ozymandias

Via Cracked, we have the five most insulting ways products are advertised to men. I’m going to assume you’ve gone over there and read the article, on account of my article will be far more boring and lacking in dick … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising sins, femmephobia, health, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged anti-intellectualism, beauty myth, cracked, diet, femmephobia, hegemonic masculinity | 38 Comments

Sexual Abuse in US Immigration Prisons

Posted on April 22, 2012 by ozymandias

The USian Immigrations and Customs Enforcement service has recently revised the rules applying to immigrants detained and awaiting their deportation hearings. Most notably for me, they’ve strengthened the absolutely shit regulations regarding sexual abuse in detention. The Prison Rape Elimination … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, prison, rape, rape culture | Tagged ice, immigration, immigration detention, prison rape, republicans, undocumented immigrants | 4 Comments

Fuck Gawker Media

Posted on April 18, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for rape apologism. From Gawker and Jezebel we have a horrific story of a woman who, after a consensual hookup, held a man prisoner in her apartment and forced him to have sex with her multiple times. Thankfully, the man … Continue reading →