Tag Archives: toxic masculinity

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

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

Amber Cole and the Misandry of Low Expectations

Posted on November 3, 2011 by ozymandias

Amber Cole is a fourteen-year-old girl. She performed oral sex on one boy while a second filmed her. There is some suggestion (for instance, by her father) that she might have been coerced; the boys responsible have been arrested. The … Continue reading →

Posted in noseriouslywhatabouttehmenz, rape, rape culture | Tagged amber cole, misandry, parenting, rape culture, sex tape, slavering beast theory, toxic masculinity | 50 Comments

Depression Part Four: Male-Pattern Depression

Posted on September 5, 2011 by ozymandias

The core paradox of men and depression is this: women are more likely to be depressed; men are more likely to kill themselves. This makes literally no sense. Unless one is assuming a giant epidemic of men who wake up … Continue reading →