Tag Archives: masculinity

Ten Responses to Man Up

Posted on April 26, 2012 by ozymandias

I recently found this brilliant piece by Guante, a hip-hop artist and two-time National Poetry Slam champion, and felt like sharing it with everyone. Transcript from his website below the cut.

Posted in advertising sins, emotion, gender movements, gender performativity, manifestos, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged guante, man up, masculinity | 10 Comments

TW for body policing and hat tip to Kate. Brought to us courtesy of the Funny reddit, we have an alleged “joke” that has many unique traits, such as not being remotely funny, unless you happen to be amused by … Continue reading →

Posted in body image, health, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged body image, masculinity, muscles, reddit | 29 Comments

The Art Of Manliness: I’m Conflicted

Posted on March 15, 2012 by noahbrand

So there’s this website called The Art of Manliness, and I’m really of two minds about it. On a certain level, it’s damn near my lifestyle magazine, as they do approving articles on things I wear, do, and smell like. … Continue reading →

Posted in fashion, gender performativity, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged fashion, masculinity, shaving, suits | 31 Comments

Harrowing Video About Male Abuse Survivor

Posted on March 14, 2012 by ozymandias

(Hat tip to n1l0c2501.) Trigger warning for explicit depictions of abuse. Minor spoilers for the short film Life’s Poison, embedded at the bottom of the post. I was recently pointed to Life’s Poison, a powerful short film made for the … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, media, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged abuse, abuse survivor, bell hooks, hypermasculinity, kyriarchy, masculinity, racism, toxic masculinity | 13 Comments

Advertising Sins: Food and Masculinity

Posted on March 12, 2012 by ozymandias

(Hat tip to Sociological Images.) I have previously expressed my puzzlement at the bizarre gendering of food. Men like Big Portions, did you know? And meat! Women like teeny portions and gourmet food and vegetables, possibly because they are always … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising sins, femmephobia, health, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged food, masculinity, sociological images, women are elves | 34 Comments

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 →

Posted in advertising sins, femmephobia, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged bacon, body image, femmephobia, masculinity, success myth | 65 Comments

You Keep Using That Word… I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means

Posted on February 6, 2012 by noahbrand

Pardon my language, but Jesus H. ass-blasting Christ buggering Buddha in the cheap seats at Wimbledon. This is the cover of the latest issue of New York magazine: Yes, that says “The Emasculation of Wall Street”. WHY does it say … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, lighthearted, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, penis, the media | Tagged gender policing, masculinity, penis size, social justice | 14 Comments

Open Thread: The Super Bowl

Posted on February 5, 2012 by ozymandias

I would have totally attempted to write a post about football and sports culture today, in honor of the Super Bowl, and then I realized that I know approximately nothing about football. Apparently there’s tackling involved and something called a … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, sports | Tagged commodification, disposable male, masculinity, open thread, super bowl | 54 Comments

Are Men More Likely To Be Homeless?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by ozymandias

It’s a common claim among masculist and men’s rights circles that men are more likely to be homeless than women are; it’s a common counter-claim that most of the studies are done on single homeless people, and homeless women are … Continue reading →