Sigmund Freud, the Austrian psychoanalyst, was the first male authority figure feminists attacked. They began their attack on him at the beginning of the 20th Century and continued it up until the present. They then proceeded to attack practically all male authority figures, from George Washington to William Shakespeare and from Thomas Edison to John …
The British political party Justice for Men & Boys (J4MB) has a playlist on its YouTube channel, which before the conference will contain only the launch video created by the party’s Technical Director, Tom Caulfield. His other promotional videos for the event are here. We would urge you to share them on social media platforms to raise awareness of the conference. If …
Studying Sex Differences When studying sex differences in animals, biologists divide species into two categories: sexually monomorphic and sexually dimorphic. In monomorphic species, males and females can be difficult to tell apart. In dimorphic animals, on the other hand, the sexes differ considerably in terms of size, colour or other physical characteristics. It’s possible to …
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 …
On February 9th, 2019, 54-year-old Michigan steel manufacturing employee Daniel Hill experienced a particularly agonizing accident on the job. While measuring the solution of a vat of sulfuric acid, he fell in. Fully submerged, Hill suffered severe acid burns, as did his coworkers who struggled to pull him from the vat. The fire department was …
Feminism is ubiquitous in fairy tale studies. Donald Haase edited a book about it: Fairy Tales and Feminism: New Approaches. Nancy Canepa, in Teaching Fairy Tales, called it “groundbreaking” and responsible for “stimulating” conversations within the field. Jack Zipes declared Laura Gonzenbach more important than the Brothers Grimm in his introduction to Beautiful Angiola, because …
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Why do the Washington Post and the New York Times both have “gender columnists”? Should anyone be surprised that they are both women, the Post’s Monica Hesse and the Times’ Jessica Bennett? Were any men considered or even eligible for the Post’s position? (I think we all know the answer to that question, don’t we?) …
When I was fresh out of school and working at my first real job (i.e., one that looks good on a resume and might actually lead to something better…though it didn’t), I met a retiree who had worked for the Budd Company, a Philadelphia corporation best known for manufacturing stainless steel railroad cars. The old …
