Tag Archives: success objects

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

Why Pink Nail Polish Is A Masculist Issue

Posted on June 27, 2011 by ozymandias

Why the fuck can’t men wear pink nail polish? I have never actually been able to get a good answer to this. The conversation along those lines goes something like “because they’ll get laughed at,” and when I ask why they … Continue reading →

Posted in femmephobia, noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz | Tagged clothing, fashion, femmephobia, gender roles, life without limits, masculinity, myth of men not being hot, personal experience, success objects | 49 Comments

The Great Glass Escalator

Posted on June 24, 2011 by ozymandias

(Much of the material for this post comes from David J. Maume Jr.’s 1999 work “Glass Ceilings and Glass Escalators,” because that’s the one in my Work Organization textbook. More recent citations gratefully accepted.) According to analysis of the PSID (Panel … Continue reading →