Tag Archives: gender

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 →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sexuality, Uncategorized | Tagged asexuality, gender, male sexuality | 20 Comments

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 →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, Uncategorized | Tagged gender, masculinity, misandry, video games | 55 Comments

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 →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, Uncategorized | Tagged gender, movements, music | 32 Comments

Triggery Example of How Harsher False-Reporting Laws Increase the Likelihood of False Reports of Sexual Assault

Posted on September 14, 2011 by figleaf

Note: This post contains graphic quotes from a newspaper article about things a serial rapist did to some of his victims. If that bothers you you’ll want to skip this post. You know that often-cited statistic that half of all … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape | Tagged gender, gender assuptions, rape, rape of men, sexual assault, sexual stereotypes | 141 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

Quote of the Day

Posted on June 23, 2011 by ozymandias

From a Womanist Musings post on raising a gender non-conforming son: What he is learning by this whole experience is that breaking the gender binary in any way comes with social discipline. He knows that his home is a safe … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, quotes | Tagged children, gender, gender roles, sons, womanist musings | 23 Comments

National Household Survey Quote on Gendered Obstacles to Fluid Work/Home Task Sharing

Posted on June 21, 2011 by figleaf

Via comment from Clarence “These effects probably emanate from the greater change in women’s than men’s roles,” the researchers write. “Women’s employment has increased and is accepted, men’s nonemployment is unacceptable to many, and there is a cultural ambivalence and … Continue reading →

Posted in issues, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged dad, gender, gender roles, myth of men not being hot, stay-at-home | 34 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 →