Feminism | Posted by Julie Z on 10/8/2011
Saturday Vids: A Soldier Comes Out Live
If you haven’t seen this video in which a soldier films his experience coming out to his father, you have to. All I have to say is thank God DADT was repealed.
Feminism | Posted by Alec A on 10/4/2010
Redefining Masculinity
With all of this talk of the new woman, it only makes sense that society would begin to contemplate the new man. Newsweek attempted to transform a worn down male identity into a modern lifestyle. Though this may have been the goal of “Man Up!”, I felt personally insulted by this story. The message it sent to me was much less appealing, and frankly, quite narrow-minded.
According to this article, masculinity can only be defined within the domain of an archetypal American household. The modern man defines himself, as always, by his home, his wife, and his 2.3 children All the article suggests that men do is start to look after the kids some more. I have more faith in men than that.
To be a modern man, apparently six-pack …
