masculinity
Monstrous Poetry: Kenji Liu Is Using Frankenstein as a Metaphor for Toxic Masculinity
It’s easy to write something that criticizes toxic masculinity, or our current president, or any number of things in the news about guys acting badly.
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Prison Rape Is Not a Punch Line
How often have you heard someone chuckle about “dropping the soap”?
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Male Rape is No Joke—But Pop Culture Often Treats It That Way
From Wedding Crashers to 40 Days and 40 Nights, films often treat sexual assault of men as a punchline.
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The Misguided Pursuit of “Better” Manhood at American Fraternities
The dominant narrative around fraternities has long been one of peer pressure, blackout drinking, and cruel hazing rituals. So why are so many male students, especially white ones, as excited as ever to join them?
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I Went to Yale: Elite Law Schools Are Breeding Grounds for Rape Culture
Every time Brett Kavanaugh used Yale to virtue-signal his goodness, somewhere, another student just like him looked at that and thought they too were safe from reproach.
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On Our Radar—Feminist News Roundup: The Lies of Brett Kavanaugh
Brett Kavanaugh’s repeated lies only speak to his entitlement.
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The Manipulative Power of White Men’s Tears
The Kavanaugh hearings exemplified how men weaponize the concept of male vulnerability to maintain power.
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Brewed Awakening: Has Coffee Culture Become Too Gendered? Talk Amongst Yourselves
Coffee—especially strong, black coffee—is coded as unquestionably masculine.
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Moving Past Toxicity: Fighting for a New Vision of Masculinity
What is the masculinity that exists beyond patriarchy?
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