Boys Alone
Fewer men are teaching boys how to be boys, and it seems that even fewer men are interested in teaching young men how to enter in.
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Mass Hysteria, Madness and Feminism
History of Mass Hysteria An early occurrence of a new form of irrationality was surfacing in the age of ‚enlightenment’, when a mob was yelling (rather unenlightened) “Hang to the lanterns, who has a handkerchief!”, and “Hang to the lanterns, who hasn’t got horny skin!”.[i] The people who had soft skin, faced the danger to …
Big Red – 10 years on
Today marks 10 years since the Canadian Association for Equality held an event at the University of Toronto at which Big Red made a spectacle of herself and provided us with memes that will last a lifetime. The featured image of Big Red is taken from Wikimannia Commons.
Putting Faces on Victims – Stories of child abuse and domestic violence: When the political becomes personal
For 13 years I worked as a case manager and investigator handling child abuse cases for one of the largest child welfare agencies in the U.S.. During that time I saw the results of some of the most horrific violence and abuse imaginable. I saw the striped scars from shoulder to heal on the back and legs of a …
Got dick? Wave it in their faces
The obvious first place to look is male genital mutilation. Nothing says “I’m afraid of horny men” quite like lopping off most of their erogenous zones and turning them into face cream for rich old white chicks. There are few areas of social concern which so blatantly flaunt sexist double standards upheld by fear of male sexuality quite so clearly as in this instance.
Do Feminists Suffer From Penis Envy?
I recently came across an article about Sigmund Freud’s theory of female psycho-sexual development, in which Taylor Kubota described penis envy as follows: “Women become envious of penises at a young age, when they realize boys derive more sexual pleasure from their penises than girls do from their own sexual organs. Freud said this penis …
J4MB will continue to operate as before, but no longer as a political party
Following lengthy consideration, we’ve decided that operating as a political party is no longer an asset for our work, and we have therefore decided to de-register the party. The Electoral Commission has been informed accordingly, and we expect to receive their formal notice of de-registration very shortly. The show will, however, go on. We’ll continue …
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The battle for feminism’s soul
Much of social discourse hinges on the battle to claim ownership of terms. “Feminist” is a great example. Fidelbogen tells us who has the right to define it.
