Yes!!! I hate family commenting on my weight in the guise of "are you eating healthy at school? are you going to take a dance class?" aka "you look fat" and i get the same crap from my doctor, "you're (posted to Ten Things Samhita can do without)
I enjoyed Baumgardner's book (I read it recently). I wish there were more like it out there! I agree about bisexuality having this sort of rigid, binary-enforcing quality to it, when really identifying as bi, for me, means that I (posted to To Bi, or Not to Bi?)
I enjoyed Baumgardner's book (I read it recently). I wish there were more like it out there! I agree about bisexuality having this sort of rigid, binary-enforcing quality to it, when really identifying as bi, for me, means that I (posted to To Bi, or Not to Bi?)
Ugh--just goes to show, lots of guys still think they rule the world and can do whatever they want when given a stage and a little power. I graduated from an all-girls high school a few years ago, so I (posted to Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?)
Jessica, what class are you teaching at Rutgers? I'd be interested to know how this awesome doc fits into it. (posted to Beyond Beats & Rhymes)
A decent book with analysis of these kind of school performances is Dude, You're a Fag by C.J. Pascoe. It's an ethnography of masculinity in a California high school, and Pascoe addresses the disparities between what is allowed in sexualized (posted to Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?)
Maybe in replying to a comment, you should address the person you are replying to, instead of making vague passive-aggressive remarks. That, at least, would facilitate the type of intelligent discussion in which Littleblue is engaging. (posted to Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?)
the problem with you statement is that its chocking it back up to the "boys will be boys" crap that we have heard all of our lives, also think about this, These young men are seniors, they are going to (posted to Boarding School: Chauvinist As Ever?)
I loved this! Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know where I could find more info/discussion breaking down stereotypical masculinity and male gender roles? (posted to Beyond Beats & Rhymes)
I will be showing this to a group of 10th grade black males in a few weeks... It's a great film and has a great curriculum guide as well... Will look forward to seeing their responses... (posted to Beyond Beats & Rhymes)
