Tag Archives: objectification

The Knight/Beast Dichotomy

Posted on March 26, 2012 by ozymandias

Trigger warning for rape.  A fascinating article at Sociology in Focus describes the male equivalent of the virgin/whore dichotomy: the protector/rapist dichotomy. Women in our society get classified as either virgins or whores– that is, as pure and perfect wife-and-mother-material … Continue reading →

Posted in abuse, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, relationships, sexuality | Tagged , , , , , , | 40 Comments

I’ll Show Them All

Posted on February 10, 2012 by noahbrand

In fiction, one often runs across villains who want to literally end the world. Destroy all humanity, wipe everything out, bam. No more people, no more civilization. As a boy, I didn’t really understand this impulse; I mean, what’s to … Continue reading →

Posted in economy, gender performativity, hegemonic heterosexuality, lighthearted, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged , , | 31 Comments

Nice Guys Part Four: Ozy Forgets Post Titles And Noah Can’t Count

Posted on December 27, 2011 by ozymandias

Warning: this is really long. This is what happens when you have multiple 200+ comment threads that crystallize all kinds of awesome new ideas for me. The majority of Nice Guys™ (once again, used gender-inclusively) are suffering from a common … Continue reading →

Posted in nice guy, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged , , , , , , , | 289 Comments

Nice Guys Part Two: Defining the Nice Guy(tm)

Posted on December 15, 2011 by ozymandias

I think one of the biggest problems with talking about Nice Guys™ (I’m using the term gender-inclusively) is that there are several different kinds of people who fall under the Nice Guy™ umbrella. Admittedly, some forms of Nice Guy™ will … Continue reading →

Posted in nice guy, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships | Tagged , , , , | 339 Comments

Nice Guys Part One: I Was A Nice Girl

Posted on December 14, 2011 by ozymandias

My name is Ozy, and I was a Nice Girl ™. I had tangled, unbrushed hair that fell limply to my shoulders; my skin was a pizza crust of acne; my glasses were unflattering; I wore stained and torn clothes. … Continue reading →

Posted in nice guy, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships | Tagged , , , | 146 Comments

Disney Masculinity

Posted on November 5, 2011 by ozymandias

This is an extremely interesting video about masculinity in Disney films.

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, the media | Tagged , , , , | 79 Comments

On Sexual Objectification

Posted on July 28, 2011 by ozymandias

Via Feministe, we have a really startling example of misandry from some gentleman at Aggie Catholics: Something I never really wanted to post about, but feel I have to, because I don’t think that young women quite understand the problem. Yesterday … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape culture, sexism | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 273 Comments