Tag Archives: femmephobia

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 →

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The Masculinization of Femme Stuff

Posted on February 28, 2012 by ozymandias

(Hat tip to dreamwaffles.) Autostraddle and Ms. Blog have the news about an interesting new advertising sins and the latest mutation of femmephobia. I mean, kind of news. It’s from, erm, two months ago. Ozy is known for many things, but … Continue reading →

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Virginia School District Full of Shit

Posted on February 19, 2012 by ozymandias

(Hat tip to Kink on Tap) So! There is this school district in Virginia with an innovative plan to prevent gender- and sexuality-based bullying! Are they going to encourage acceptance of all genders and sexual orientations? Provide counselling and other … Continue reading →

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Bromanteaus

Posted on January 22, 2012 by ozymandias

Today, I discovered the existence of something called “brotox,” the apparent new trend of men getting Botox and other cosmetic surgeries. I say “apparent,” because if you actually dig for the sources of the information, you’ll discover that, while the … Continue reading →

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Niagara Falls High School Student Ordered To Remove Heels

Posted on January 7, 2012 by ozymandias

(Hat tip to Womanist Musings.) Maye showed up one day at his Niagara Falls high school in red stilettos. Not even one period into the school day, the teachers ordered him to take his high heels off. Maye refused, saying that … Continue reading →

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Maybe We Should Call It Blatantsexism-mas

Posted on December 27, 2011 by ozymandias

Thanks to Sociological Images, today we have a special holiday edition of Pictoral Evidence of Gender-Enforcement Against Men. Warning: lotsa pictures below the cut.

Posted in children, fashion, gender performativity, holiday, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, success | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 43 Comments

Jimmy Kimmel’s I Gave My Kid A Terrible Present

Posted on December 22, 2011 by ozymandias

Jimmy Kimmel asked parents to give their kids a “terrible present,” film their reactions, and post it on YouTube. Maybe I’m oversensitive, but I didn’t find this video funny at all: I actually thought it was horrifying. Imagine your parents … Continue reading →

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Football Coach Bullies Own Students

Posted on November 21, 2011 by ozymandias

Got any spare faith in humanity lying around? (Warning: Link goes to the Faily Heil, which nevertheless seems to have pretty good coverage.) Pat Lynch, football coach at Buffalo High School, Wyoming, gave his players a “Hurt Feelings Report” to … Continue reading →

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Food Trends Men Hate

Posted on October 17, 2011 by ozymandias

Yahoo has tapped into the Great Male Hivemind to find out what food all men everywhere hate. Apparently,  you do this by asking a couple of dudes what kind of food they aren’t fond of. Judging by this logic and … Continue reading →

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Last Man Standing

Posted on October 16, 2011 by ozymandias

There is exactly one circumstance in which I will watch Tim Allen’s new TV show, Last Man Standing. That circumstance is if I managed to recruit my cool gender egalitarian friends to have a drinking game where we would take … Continue reading →

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