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The Tightrope of Being a Feminist and Sexual
I’m a man who respects women. I’m also a man who is sexually attracted to women. Sometimes it feels challenging to navigate that tightrope without being sexist. ♦◊♦ I talked about this last week with...
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Anderson Cooper vs. Trump
Anderson Cooper Rightly Calls Out Trump for Acting Like a Child — The Trump train stopped by CNN last night for their Republican town hall, and the Donald pretty much got owned by everyone’s favorite...
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Comment of the Day: ‘I’d Like to See an International Men’s Day’
Embed from Getty Images Men deserve appreciation too. — This comment was by John in reference to the post – It’s Never Been so Confusing to be a Man – ◊♦◊ I believe that men and women are NOT...
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Let the Trump Voters Speak for Themselves (NSFW)
Does this video speak for itself? Aren’t there extremists in every political party? And do their views really reflect their nominee? …And have we ever seen anything like this from modern political...
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4 Quick Quotes that Remind Us Trump Is Not Alone
Embed from Getty Images “I moved on her like a bitch, but I couldn’t get there. And she was married.” “I did try and fuck her. She was married.” “Just kiss. I don’t even wait. And when you’re a star,...
View ArticleIf It’s ‘Some’ of Us, Then Why is it All of Us?
Embed from Getty Images — RSVP for #StopSexism Weekly Calls Every Monday – I have a question. A question that is brought on by what I perceive as quite rationally disordered. If society’s rules and...
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10 Ways to Compliment Her on a First Date (Without Sounding Like a Creep)
Embed from Getty Images By Marina Margulis You are about to have your first date with the girl of your dreams. It took you months to woo her and she finally said yes. So here is the big question —...
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Silencing Black Athletes is About Power
Embed from Getty Images — Last year, Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem to protest state violence against black and brown bodies. He was demanding his country live up to its...
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Why Don’t We Speak Up For Others? (A Call for Submissions)
Discrimination. Not only racial but also of gender, class, caste, color. We see it happening all around us, and yet, some of us find it tough to intervene. What stops us from speaking up for others?...
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Men, Who Makes the First Move? A Call for Submissions
Embed from Getty Images — Good Men Project’s #StopSexism Social Interest Group On the Good Men Project’s #StopSexism Social Interest Group’s convocast, lead by Kara Post-Kennedy, we discussed the...
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Confessions of a Secret Sexist
Embed from Getty Images — Until recently, I always thought of myself as a good man in relationships; happy to describe myself as a ‘feminist’ – respectful to women, good at listening and taking their...
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Things Men Need To Stop Saying To Women In Bed
Embed from Getty Images — Content Notice: Sex/Language What Men Don’t Like About Women, is a 1945 self-help book for lonely ladies in want of manly men. The author, Thomas Horton, is a kind enough...
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Men Must Also Step Up and Smash the Patriarchy
— A friend of mine recently put forth a challenge to Des Moines area men. She asked that men step up, start speaking out and take on some of the emotional labor of trying to end toxic masculinity....
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Is God Sexist? A Call for Submissions
In the article The Role of Religion in Furthering the Patriarchal Agenda, author Nishat Amber writes, The role of religion in strengthening patriarchy in society is all too obvious. To state that...
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Dad Time
No agenda, no deadline, no problem Now and then, my schedule will open up at random times. An hour here, a thirty-minute block there. Maybe I’m not pulled into a conference call, or I’m not on the...
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8 Things Your Feminist Wife Wants You To Know about Fatherhood
1. Personal space is inviolate. If you’re tickling your kid and they tell you to stop, then stop. Yes, even if you know that your kid doesn’t mean it. We need kids to know that if they say, “Stop,” it...
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8 Warning Signs Your Partner Is Actually Really Sexist
— A couple – one with their arm around the other – sits on a set of brick stairs outdoors. They are smiling at each other. Many of us, even feminists who date likeminded people, have dealt with sexist...
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In Which I Mansplain—Mansplaining.
— My Ex crosses the public rail tracks at a shallow angle on her bike. I call over my shoulder to cut across the tracks at a steeper angle. She screams at me to stop telling her how to ride a bike....
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Abusers Don’t Get To Define Abuse and Racists Don’t Get To Define Racism
Voice: “You’ve come here today to talk about your relationship. Tell me about what’s going on.” Woman: “He’s abusing me…” Man (rolls eyes): “I’m not abusing her. I’ve never even touched her.” Voice:...
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Questions To Ask Before ‘Calling Out’
— By Jill Richardson What do you do when someone says something offensive? You’re in a group and someone says something racist, sexist, homophobic, classist, transphobic, or otherwise problematic....
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