I notice that slapstick doesn’t get a whole lot of love or respect. To each everybody’s own, but I think this admittedly lowbrow form of humor gets a bad rap that it doesn’t deserve – from people who generally prefer “genuine wit” over slapstick, to those who seem to downright hate it and everything it …
The Dignity of Showmanship – A Defense of Men of Slapstick Read More »
Who’s raped more often, boys or girls? Turns out, it’s boys. And who does the raping? Looks like it’s a tossup between men and women. Don’t believe it? Psychotherapist Tom Golden looks at the research. Please share this article far and wide.
Professor Nicola Graham-Kevan has long been an internationally renowned (British) authority on domestic violence and coercive control, and is unusual in those fields in being a non-feminist. We’ve just posted her keynote speech (70 minutes) – “Coercive Control and Domestic Violence” – from our recent (online) conference, “Domestic Abuse is a Men’s Issue, Too”. We …
Nicola Graham-Kevan: Coercive Control and Domestic Violence Read More »
The recent nationwide rioting evokes memories of same that took place in the late 1960s. In those days, the economy was in great shape, so one could truthfully say it was the best of times, it was the worst of times; today the latter is the winner by a knockout. In the late 60s, however, …
What do I mean by “representation politics”? Just like how identity politics means the obsession and preoccupation with defining oneself and identifying with a group no matter how particular, granular, or arbitrary and making sure everybody knows it and takes account of it in any given situation, I offer the term “representation politics” as a …
Representation politics, and the purpose of fantasy Read More »
