Topic
Masculinity
53 published works
Althouse
"It has been an ungodly hot summer, but the shorts trend isn’t all about comfort. Some men seem to simply like the attention."
By Ann Althouse
"'There’s something happening with men and their legs right now, and I don’t think it’s just the heat,' says Gauthier Borsarello, the creative director and co-founder of L’Étiquette magazine. Borsarello…
Althouse
"[S]o much of what I see online and so much of what I hear women say is, 'Men are trash.'"
By Ann Althouse
Says Nadja Spiegelman in "America Has a Masculinity Crisis/A much-needed, nuanced conversation about masculinity and feminism today" (NYT).She continues: "Sabrina Carpenter said that the key to her songwriting is just…
Althouse
"Men tend to seize on the largest size they ever were at any point. If a man wore a size 11 athletic cleat in high school…"
By Ann Althouse
"... he’ll forever be convinced he’s an 11, not the 10 he truly needs in a dress shoe.' 'It’s a macho thing,' agreed... the owner... a high-end shoe store in…
Simple Justice
Is Masculinity On The Ballot?
When Hulk Hogan spoke at the Republican National Convention, it never occurred to me that he might be anything more than one of a handful of has-been celebrities who would…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Toward a Socio-Legal Theory of Male Rape
By Jamie Abrams
Orna Alyagon-Darr and Ruthy Lowenstein Lazar published Toward a Socio-Legal Theory of Male Rape in volume 113 of The Journal of Criminal Law & Criminology (2023). The abstract is excerpted here: In this…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Wilkins on “Stories that Kill: Masculinity and Capital Prosecutors’ Closing Arguments”
By Jamie Abrams
Pamela Wilkins has published "Stories that Kill: Masculinity and Capital Prosecutors' Closing Arguments" in volume 71 of the Cleveland State Law Review. The abstract previews: The American death penalty is a…
Future Lawyer
Masculinity Is Not Toxic. It Is The Driver Of Future Civilization.
By rickgeorges
Between the world and men. It is long past time that true manliness stands up and fights back against the woke depiction of maleness as toxic. There are many bad…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Jordan Woods on “Destabilizing Policing’s Masculinity Project”
By Jamie Abrams
Jordan Blair Woods has published Destabilizing Policing’s Masculinity Project in volume 89 of the George Washington Law Review. The abstract summarizes: In the wake of national calls for police reform and…
The Right Coast
How to be a man | Psyche Guides
In the conversation around what it means to be a man, there s a tug-of-war between two sides that control much of the public discourse. On one side, there are…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
New Book: Jesus and John Wayne, How Patriarchy and Toxic Masculinity are Perpetuated by the Church
By Tracy Thomas
The author lets the research speak for itself as she explores the modern cultural manifestations of patriarchy, militant masculinity, and the church's role in sexism.Wash Post, "Jesus and John Wayne":…