Tag Archives: gender egalitarianism

Social Justice Part Fish: Gender Egalitarianism

Posted on December 1, 2011 by ozymandias

Every oppression, like an unhappy family, is oppressive in its own way. Each is a unique snowflake of kyriarchal crap. One of the ways that gender is unique, as an axis of oppression, is that it is one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in gender movements, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged feminism, gender egalitarianism, masculism | 196 Comments

Oh For Fuck’s Sake

Posted on October 4, 2011 by ozymandias

From Sociological Images comes a report that is, apparently, not a joke: Australian IKEA opens a Manland to drop off men who don’t want to participate in shopping. My reaction is something like this:

Posted in femmephobia, men as children, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged 500 days of summer, gender egalitarianism, gender policing, gender role enforcement, ikea, jonathan coulton, manland, masculinity, men as children, shopping, sports, video games | 84 Comments

Holding on to the good: in praise of masculinity, femininity, and everything “normal”

Posted on August 15, 2011 by aliarasthedaydreamer

As people interested in gender equality, we (justifiably!) spend a lot of time criticizing The Way Things Are. Which is great! Part of the way things are undeniably sucks, and could be better. However, in doing all this, we can … Continue reading →

Posted in gender movements, manifestos, meta, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged femininity, gender egalitarianism, gender roles, masculinity, sexism | 8 Comments

Cocks Rock Part Four: Mysterious Genitals

Posted on July 20, 2011 by ozymandias

“Women are so complicated! They have nipples and breasts that sometimes they like having sucked or played with and sometimes they don’t. The clitoris is just fucking impossible to locate. Some of them get off on PIV, but a lot of them … Continue reading →

Posted in body image, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, penis | Tagged body image, gender egalitarianism, myth of men not being hot, penis, sex, sexism, sexuality | 54 Comments

Horrifying story about the rape of men

Posted on July 18, 2011 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for wartime rape. The Guardian has a horrific story about the underreporting of rape in African wartime conflicts, in which it is endemic, and the complete lack of support for male survivors. It is for this reason that … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, rape culture | Tagged africa, family, gender egalitarianism, gender roles, masculinity, misandry, rape, rape in africa, sexual assault, women | 23 Comments

Awesome Post by Greta Christina over at Alternet

Posted on June 21, 2011 by ozymandias

Alternet, an online leftist news source, has a new post by Greta Christina about male body image issues and the impossibility of reaching male ideals: If the world is telling you that if you work just a little bit harder, … Continue reading →

Posted in blog responses, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, quotes | Tagged feminism, gender, gender egalitarianism, gender roles, masculinity | 9 Comments

Happy Father’s Day

Posted on June 19, 2011 by ozymandias

Today I come to praise fathers and, in particular, I come to praise my father. For ten years, my father woke up every morning at 4 AM so he could be at work by 5. He gave up all chance … Continue reading →

Posted in holiday, issues, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged dad, father, feminism, gender, gender egalitarianism, masculinity, misandry, personal experience, stay-at-home | 6 Comments

Who Cares About Men’s Rights?

Posted on June 17, 2011 by ozymandias

I do. I care about every boy that was ever called a fag or a pussy or a sissy for being emotional, or sensitive, or unathletic, or just not manly enough. I care about the boys who are afraid they’ll lose their … Continue reading →