masculinity
Men need to speak up and take action
November 2, 2026Content warning: The following article discusses misogyny and sexual violence. Readers may find the content distressing. By now, most of us have heard about the horrific gang rape reported at Cornell University. The case has become international news. It has led to many responses and revealed, yet again, the prevalence of rape culture. Rape culture refers to how society consistently normalizes, ignores, and fails to punish sexual violence, particularly against girls and women. At Cornell University, seven men are reported to have sexually assaulted a student, known under the pseudonym Jane Doe. In the investigative report, Doe describes being intoxicated…
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The positive impact of healthy models of masculinity
July 5, 2026Content warnings: brief descriptions of parental emotional abuse. Whether you’re grieving the death of a father, a grandfather, or an uncle (or grieving a healthy relationship with one), Father’s Day may have brought complicated feelings for many. My brother and…
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Men need to stop seeing fashion as just a women’s activity
March 27, 2019Whenever I list people who are icons of fashion — at least the people wearing it, not so much those designing and making money off of it — I can only think of women. This is a huge testament to…
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What a positive masculinity looks like
February 2, 2019Gillette recently put out a commercial about their old slogan,“the best a man can get.” The ad talks about how there’s a lot of problems specific to men and traditional masculinity, and how they have real-world consequences. More than that,…
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Come at me, bros!
October 19, 2015A man’s ballsack is the perfect encapsulation of the incredibly sad irony that is conventional masculinity — it’s painfully sensitive, weak, and very easily crushed. Today, there are some fascinating characteristics ingrained in the typical male psyche. Along with a…
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