The male body and the masculinity police – part II
Men are exploited as objects to inflict and endure violence for the benefit of others. Jason Gregory brings you part II of his series looking at inhumane cultural expectations toward the male body.
Men are exploited as objects to inflict and endure violence for the benefit of others. Jason Gregory brings you part II of his series looking at inhumane cultural expectations toward the male body.
Is Valentine’s a gynocentric farce or is it a necessary way for men to practice chivalry toward women? Marc Rudov debates the question with feminist Tanya Acker. Guess whose side we’re on?
At what point did isolated instances of gynocentrism morph into full-blown gynocentric culture? Peter Wright explores the difference between Paleolithic instances of gynocentrism and the beginnings of the pervasive gynocentric culture we have grown familiar with today.
Traditionalists and feminists share a common dream of entitled women; traditionalists maintain conventional entitlements for women, while feminists work to extend the range of those entitlements. In 1818 Sir Walter Scott detailed how chivalry is the force that makes all this possible.
That we live in a gynocentric culture is not rationally disputable to anyone who looks around with open eyes. Many thinkers believe this elevation of women, and the rampant male disposability that goes with it, has been central to the human race for millions of years. But does history bear that interpretation up?
What would happen if someone taught a college literature course based on positive views of men? A lot of eyes would be opened, we think. So does Professor Dennis Gouws.
100 years ago, when women got away with murdering men, some insightful women called it chivalry. How much have times really changed?
The world has long labored under political and social rule designed predominately for the benefit of women. Clearly this is no patriarchy, but what might we call it? The history books provide a useful term for us.
Why should a man marry a woman who can kill him without consequence? Robert St. Estephe finds an extraordinary case that illuminates several MHR issues – and with Clarence Darrow defending the murderess.
Christine de Pizan is often cited as the first feminist. But as Diana Davison reveals, not only did Pizan champion censorship, she set new standards for dishonesty, manipulation and elitism.