Month: June 2013

University of Toronto Stu-dunces Union At it Again.

Dan Perrins gives a review of the recent Canadian Federation of Student’s decision to block the formation of men’s issues awareness groups on college campuses in Canada. And their declaration that Men’s Human Rights Activists “endorse misogyny, sexist, cissexist, heterosexist, and homophobic cis-male-privilege in society.”

Monday Roundup

Howdy y’all. Have a good weekend? We hope you did, and whether you did or didn’t, we hope this roundup of everything interesting that’s happened on AVfM the last week will give you a stimulating start to your week! That’s right, Dean Esmay is back with the Monday Roundup! What goodies does he have in store for us this time?

Love and Friendship

Scholar and Man Going His Own Way Peter Wright has a look at people’s ideas about love and marriage throughout history, and concludes that much of what we today call “romance” is a historical aberration starting in the middle ages with the concept of courtly love and the image of white knights on bended knee, begging for a token from their Lady.

My father and me

“First I feared him, then I loathed him, then I forgave him and now I take care of him: the story of my father and me.” Judgy bitch tells the story of her relationship with her father, no punches pulled. Sit down for this one, folks, it’s a moving tribute to the power of redemption, making amends and finding it in yourself to forgive.