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more about #masculinity more comments → JanaNye: My pet peeve is being told to smile. I just have one of those pissed off looking faces. People tell me I look intimidating and and don't look approa... more » redqueenmeg: Sorta OT but Hillary looks so cute there! And I can say that because in one of my wedding photos I swear I am making the exact same face. more » psychokitty: Looking at the comments from yesterday, I have been thinking that there is a real discrepancy between how women are "supposed" to act, and how they ha... more » Rare Affinity: If you want to see my angry face just come up to me, as a complete stranger and say:Cheer up. Why so sad? Usually I am just minding my own business at... more » madeofawesome: Mom: Now, madeofawesome, why haven't you found yourself a nice fella? me: They just can't identify my FACE, Mom! more » minnesotameltdown: I'll help you identify an angry female face, motherf***ers! more » femdriver: It seems as although there is a new generation of forward thinking men, they are still bogged down by pressure to conform to their 'traditional mascul... more » Richard Lawson: How do gay dudes like myself fit into all of this? Honest question. #masculinity more » wrapped in plastic: I think the idea of a "positive masculine identity" could just mean a gender identity where men don't feel like they are pretending not to be men. Lik... more » the_poptart: My brother was walking behind his girlfriend in a restaurant, on their way to their table I guess, and suddenly became cognizant that every single man... more » KurticusMaximus: The problem is that all these "ideals of manhood" attempts are based on the theory that there exists an ideal of manhood, and that men who don't match... more » Sophie needs to study...damn: +My father and brothers have joined me in Take Back the Night Marches. +They like their women strong and opinionated. +They like to cook and clean. A... more » Titania: I think we should sponsor a weekend-long retreat for all of these men and all the awesome Jezebel dads out there, mine included. He's never seemed to ... more » RoseRedDecalcomania: "rather, they can simply teach that how men understand their gender is up to them, and that they shouldn't feel the need to fit themselves into any pa... more » ketamineKitty: In all honesty, a lot of the younger generations of men these days really don't seem to identify with the Tucker Max's of the world. The guys my age,... more » -
#genderstudies
Face/Off
Researchers report that facial expressions play a major role in gender identification. Faces showing happiness or fear are seen as feminine, while scowling faces are read as masculine. Apparently, angry female faces "took the longest to identify." [UPI] -
#xwhy
Do Young Men Need A New Kind Of Masculinity?
Courtney Martin writes in the American Prospect about groups of young men who are trying to shake off the homophobic, misogynistic, Tucker-Max-inflected aspects of modern masculinity. The problem is: what's left?
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#retromodern
Wait: Even In The 50s, Men Had Feelings?
In the article "Touchy-Feely 'Mad Men'? My Mom's Love Letters Show a Softer '50s Male," this writer explored a cache of his mother's old love letters and learned that men of the 50s were not, in fact-2D. More » -
#leftovers
Posters Stay Up Despite Presidential Protestations • Dogs Do Look Like Owners
• A White House representative asked the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine to remove posters that mention the Obama daughters and call for healthier school lunches from the Metro stations where they are currently displayed. The PCRM refused. • More » -
#xwhy
What Makes Masculinity?
Artist Chad States has taken a series of photos of "Men At Their Most Masculine," and the results are actually both charming and thought-provoking.
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#malefraud
Being A Man: A Rough Life, Or Not Rough Enough?
Today in manliness news, a blogger shows his support for University of Chicago men's group Men in Power, and Frank Miniter explains that men must reclaim their masculinity through such feats as fighting off mountain lions.
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