Tag Archives: success myth

Glenn Grothman: Still Biggest Asshole On the Planet

Posted on May 15, 2012 by ozymandias

Regular readers may recall Glenn Grothman, the Wisconsin state senator awarded the position of the biggest asshole on the entire fucking planet. Well, he won’t let this status disappear! In fact, last month, he made a strong play to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in children, economy, fatherhood, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, success | Tagged equal pay, grothman, parenthood, success myth, Wisconsin | 23 Comments

Cracked on Misogyny

Posted on April 16, 2012 by ozymandias

Hat tip to Psychonomics. TW for brief mentions of rape. Cracked has recently presented an article about the five ways modern men are trained to hate women, as part of its latest bid to be Feministe’s more ableist, more prone … Continue reading →

Posted in gender identity, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, sexism | Tagged cracked, knight/beast dichotomy, misandry, misogyny, sex, success myth | 36 Comments

I Thought I’d Try The Swim Part: The Man Camps of North Dakota

Posted on April 7, 2012 by ozymandias

Noah wrote about the “man camps” of North Dakota for the Good Men Project, but I decided I would talk about it as well, because it’s interesting. The quote that struck me the most within the NYT article was the … Continue reading →

Posted in children, economy, employment, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, success | Tagged man camps, nyt, provider, success myth, success object | 9 Comments

Someone Is Wrong On The Internet

Posted on March 17, 2012 by ozymandias

I’ve had a bad couple days, so I’ve decided that there’s exactly one solution: find an idiot on the Internet and call them stupid until I feel better. Today’s idiot comes to us courtesy of the PJ Lifestyle, offering up 7 Mistakes … Continue reading →

Posted in blog responses, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships, sexuality | Tagged hypersexuality, mental illness, pj lifestyle, rant, success myth, women are elves | 28 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

Hoisting Petards and the Patriarchy

Posted on January 29, 2012 by ozymandias

Have you ever heard the phrase “hoist by his own petard”? As in the sentence “Newt Gingrich was hoist by his own petard: his general douchebaggery has probably cost him the presidency”? Do you have any idea what a petard … Continue reading →

Posted in manifestos, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships, social justice 101, success | Tagged patriarchy, relationships, success, success myth, success objects | 36 Comments

Kay Hymowitz: Terrible Person or Worst Person?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by ozymandias

Explaining what’s wrong with articles by Kay “guys should man up” Hymowitz is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel entirely full of salted herring. Nevertheless, I am in a ranty mood, so.

Posted in blog responses, economy, employment, gender movements, men as children, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, relationships, sexism, success | Tagged kay hymowitz, man-children, manning up, preadult, star wars, success myth, success objects | 63 Comments

Maybe We Should Call It Blatantsexism-mas

Posted on December 27, 2011 by ozymandias

Thanks to Sociological Images, today we have a special holiday edition of Pictoral Evidence of Gender-Enforcement Against Men. Warning: lotsa pictures below the cut.

Posted in children, fashion, gender performativity, holiday, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, success | Tagged children, femmephobia, gender enforcement, gender policing, gift guides, masculinity, star wars, success myth, success object, toxic masculinity, toys | 43 Comments

A Fairy Tale Hero Is Something To Be

Posted on November 6, 2011 by noahbrand

The damage of the “success object” imagery around men is pervasive and complex, so bear with me. It’s going to look like I’m just talking about fiction for the first while. There’s a jillion movies about Robin Hood out there, … Continue reading →