Circumcision could raise the risk of autism
For a long time, circumcision has been a cure looking for a disease. It turns out now that it may be causing them.
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What is gynarchy?
*This piece looking at the history and meaning of the word gynarchy was first published in 2013 – Eds. * * * While ‘gynarchy’ is a relatively unused term, most by now would have heard of gynocentrism, a versatile term applied to literally anything we consider female dominated, from cultural institutions to gender relations, a …
A Bevy Of Bloated Beauties
I’d heard about the neo-burlesque movement of recent years but I hadn’t seen any performances. From the pictures I’d seen of the performers, I couldn’t muster any motivation. Recently, however, I was subjected to a brief unscheduled performance that preceded a film showing. Two overweight women came out and plodded around the stage and stripped …
If NAWALT* Then NAMALT
The accusation of group culpability (Patriarchy) is often leveled at men, but what about when women are at fault? Equality means that everyone accepts responsibility — or, everyone dodges it.
The six ways you’ll see your dad
Is it just us, or are positive depictions of fatherhood, even in comedy, becoming more and more common?
Custodial Mother Karma
What goes around comes around. They, meaning humanity, have been saying that in one form or another throughout the ages. Nowhere is this more true than in the chain of karma linking custodial mothers to the lives of their sons.
