Latest blog entries

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 Patrick

This 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.

31 Jul 2013

In praise of sluts, whores, and other promiscuous women. by Bill Patrick

Okay, first, let’s get one thing settled: just how much sex someone else is having is none of my damn business. And in an ideal world, no one else would make it their business, either. But this is not (yet) an ideal world. This is a world where women who are sexually active -- or who are merely thought to be sexually active -- are still often harshly attacked, viciously criticized, demeaned, diminished, loathed.

24 Apr 2013

Masculinity and Terrorism by Bill Patrick

24 Apr 2013

Boys, girls, sexual assault, and sexual empowerment: Television interview with Bill Patrick by Bill Patrick

On Monday April 15 I was interviewed by CTV in Atlantic Canada about how to talk with our kids about issues of sexuality, sexual assault, and sexual empowerment. Here is the link: http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=906320

24 Apr 2013

Just what century IS this? (How attitudes toward survivors of rape haven’t budged one bit.) by Bill Patrick

17 Apr 2013

Porn is not real. And here’s proof. by Bill Patrick

[Warning: This post contains sexually explicit language.]

16 Apr 2013

No, the girl is NOT “yours.” Men don’t own women. Period. by Bill Patrick

A couple of weeks ago – the day before International Women’s Day – Sarah Thomson, a newspaper publisher and former mayoral candidate for the city of Toronto, attended a celebrity-filled fundraising event, where she happened to encounter Rob Ford, her former political opponent, and the current (and controversial) mayor of that city.

Search

Latest blog entries