Tag Archives: sports

The Curious Case of Chris Birch

Posted on April 23, 2012 by 2020

I highly recommend you check out Law and Sexuality is a blog by Chris Ashford, a reader in Law and Society, that “seeks to explore law and sexuality in a broad socio-legal framework” if that kind of thing interests you (for … Continue reading →

Posted in gender performativity, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged BBC, gender policing, homosexuality, rugby, sexuality, sports, sports culture, traditional masculinity | 10 Comments

Racialicious on Black Men and Sports

Posted on March 29, 2012 by ozymandias

Racialicious hits it out of the park again with an article on black men and sports as a way of coping with their pain: Why is it that so many young black men still search for safety, solace, and a sense … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, racism, sports | Tagged black men, hyper-masculinity, racialicious, racism, sports | 12 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

Sports: Talk Amongst Yourselves

Posted on July 20, 2011 by noahbrand

As a man, I am supposed to like sports. Specifically the subset of sports designated “manly”, but especially American football, as I am an American. I am assured of this fact by every commercial, every movie, every stand-up comedian’s laziest … Continue reading →