Why many men struggle to talk about women and men, and why we need to. Being part of the “men’s movement” that kicked off in the early 1990s was a big deal for me. I was able to talk about many parts of my life that had never been voiced. At the same time there …
In 2019, I drove from Minneapolis to Chicago to meet with the leadership of the International Conference on Men’s Issues. Black comedian Tommy Sotomayor had been booked as a keynote speaker. The conference was the largest ever gathering of its kind (500 people) so it was difficult to get one on one time with leadership. I …
I remember reading when I was younger a biography of the artist Jean Cocteau, how on his first plane trip he remarked how wonderful man was, enraptured by the technological marvel that was carrying him across the sky. Of course, by “man” he likely meant “humanity.” Years later I note how I have spent much …
*Read Aman Siddiqi’s groundbreaking dissertation: ‘A Clinical Guide to Discussing Prejudice Against Men‘.
Long before CGI, humans being menaced by giant creatures they had previously dwarfed had great cinematic allure. In particular, the 1950’s were rife with science fiction films involving tiny creatures grown gigantic. To wit: YEAR CREATURE(S) TITLE 1954 Ant Them! 1956 Tarantula Tarantula 1957 Scorpion The Black Scorpion 1957 Grasshopper Beginning of …
Alive! See A man Shrinking Before Your Very Eyes Read More »
◙VM: Hey Peter, thanks for agreeing to the interview. ◙VM: You are well known, as far as I can see, within the MRM for your advocacy against gynocentrism. You point out the aspects of society and the cultures of the world, historically and in the present day, that enable and promote gynocentrism in one way …
Interview with Peter Wright on traditional vs. feminist gynocentrisms (and other topics) Read More »
Is Sacrifice Inevitable? Is Sacrifice Ever Good or Necessary? After all I have stated, I recognize that this is a fair enough question to ask. Allow me to give its due consideration. Take a hypothetical situation of self defense. Say you are faced with somebody trying to loot your private property or worse, threaten immediate …
What Sacrifice Is, and What it Isn’t What is Sacrifice? So apparently I don’t get to not make a sacrifice, huh? But a sacrifice always has a collector. Who is this collector, and what does he intend to do with my repeatedly sacrificed selves? Let me offer my most concise, distilled definition: Sacrifice is an …
The ‘Value’ of Self-Devaluation Author’s note: Before anything, I want to make it absolutely clear that this article is a criticism of the idea of sacrifice as postulated and celebrated in our society as a standard of living and expectation, especially upon men. It is not an admonishment of veterans who have suffered physical …
