A nasty, woman-hating group of men has created a fake White Ribbon website. Their goal is to spread myths about rape and violence against women, confuse people about the very real problem of men’s violence against women, and con people into giving them money. I’m very proud to reprint the response by the Canadian White…
Tag: Feminism
A version of this post originally appeared in The Telegraph (London, UK) on January 30, 2014 It’s been many years since I’ve heard anyone utter the words, “Act ladylike.” But it’s hard to go more than a few hours without hearing some version of “be a man”. I couldn’t even escape it this week while…
November 19th was apparently International Men’s Day (IMD). On the surface, it might seem like an idea whose time has come. After all, men are being proclaimed an endangered species. We’re dying younger and, in many countries, living in poorer health than women. Men are more likely to be in prison and less likely to…
Reason One: Giving Up is Hard to Do I’m a strong believer that men gain a huge amount from feminism. It’s been a theme of my writing and public speaking for thirty years (including in my new book, co-written with Michael Kimmel, The Guy’s Guide to Feminism.) But, let’s face it, you don’t make omelets…