Commentary
One Man Asks: Are We Finally Ready to Put Shooters’ Gender at Center of Gun Debate?
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“It’s the masculinity, people.”
Legs Together and Apart
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I don’t need or want to take up two seats on the train. I just need more freedom and choice within any space that I occupy.
Activism
Male Activists Urge Donald Trump to Change Attitude Toward Women
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A letter signed by three dozen men last month is asking the president to support his country’s women, and those around the world, by being a “model man.”
2016 elections
White Men Who Voted for Donald Trump Must Let Go of Old Ways
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The election of Trump is a potential opportunity for new recruits to the movement of men working to redefine manhood and in support of gender equality, says Rob Okun.
Fatherhood
Father’s Day Present Worth Unwrapping: Overdue Policy Advice
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Fathers and father figures are doing—and are expected to do—more of the child care and housework. But this revolution is highly unequal. “State of America’s Fathers 2016” suggests how lawmakers can help fix that.
celebrities
Hyper-Sex Media Has Dangerous Consequences
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Eliott Rodger was a troubled young man and his murderous rampage may never be understood. But the conversation about the link between misogyny and the media’s outpouring of sexual fantasies must continue.
male athletes
Male Athletes Speak Out Against Sports Sexism
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“This culture may not be our fault, but it is our problem to fix,” athletes at a prominent private high school in Massachusetts wrote in the school paper last year. Rob Okun features them as hope kindlers in this excerpt from his anthology “Voice Male.”
Commentary
After Christie, Cavemen Start Looking Pretty Good
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Forget Brit Hume’s Darwinian defense of Chris Christie’s tough-guy leadership style. Christie isn’t being penalized by a feminized society. He just lets his inner bully get the best of him too often.
Commentary
Masculinity Question Still Missing From the Massacres
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When “boys” keep killing their mothers, children, strangers–committing suicide by mass murder–isn’t it time we took the crisis in masculinity seriously? There are plenty of ways we can help troubled boys and men. The numbers are getting numbing, so let’s do something fast.
Arts & Culture
In Middle East, Femininity Used to Punish Men
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A social media campaign started in reaction to a judge’s decision to punish some criminals by dressing them in women’s traditional Kurdish clothing.