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19 Jan 2015
Men need to be more reflective in their attitudes toward one another and society in general by AnonymousBy Elwood Watson
05 Jan 2015
Critical Responses to Emma Watson speech to the UN by Michael FloodMy colleague Kenton Bell compiled these two useful lists, one on 'Critical Responses to Emma Watson speech to the UN' and the other on 'Additional pop-cultural readings asking and answering the question: Can Men be Feminists?'.
Critical Responses to Emma Watson speech to the UN.
• “The Most Important Words in Emma Watson's Speech Were About Masculinity” by Nicki Cole
o http://sociology.about.com/od/Current-Events-in-Sociological-Context/fl…
• “Emma Watson Speech Hardly a Game-changer” by Clementine Ford
19 Dec 2014
At last: An online resource discusses frankly the effects of pornography on young people by Michael FloodAnyone who works with young people and is looking for a resource to tackle the vexed question of pornography and its often negative effects would find the ‘It’s time we talked’ website extremely useful.
16 Aug 2013
“Stay away from my woman!” On the inanity of men trying to police women’s behavior. by Bill Patrick11 Aug 2013
“Feminists just need to be ‘nicer.’” Oh yeah? I call “Bullshit!” by Bill PatrickI keep hearing the same assertion:
More men would support feminism if only...
06 Aug 2013
Designing “Mr. Right.” (On creating the man you’d want your wife to marry.) by Bill Patrick
(This post is about men who are in heterosexual relationships. While much of what I discuss here would no doubt also apply to relationships between people of any genders, as a straight guy I only feel qualified to comment on men’s role in romantic relationships that occur between men and women.)
04 Aug 2013
Who is the greatest person in human history? Wrong! It’s his mother! by Bill Patrick
Some thoughts on mothers and Mother's Day...
Quick! Name the greatest person in human history!
01 Aug 2013
Why do men play where women die? (Thoughts on recreational travel in misogynist regions.) by Bill PatrickThis spring there was a lot of press coverage of two high-profile assaults on female travelers who were brutalized at the hands of local men in the countries they were visiting.