That Ken takes books from the library to learn about patriarchy also underscores that it is not the natural order of things nor innate to men; it is something that is learned and, by extension, can be unlearned.
Tag: Masculinity
There was a story in today’s Guardian about Lego’s plans to “remove gender bias” from its toys. I tweeted this story with a comment about how I had begun writing about Lego’s gender problems ten years ago. My original website is gone, but I still have the posts I wrote. Here is the very first, originally written March 25, 2011.
His story is depressingly familiar: famous guy gets a job where he can meet starstruck young women and take advantage of them, confident they won’t speak out against him and fully aware that he he can use his power and reputation as a shield if they do. Tale as old as time.
The widely held notion that “boys will be boys” is problematic for a few fairly obvious reasons: it perpetuates stereotypes of boys and men as aggressive and rebellious; it excuses boys for rowdy or generally bad behaviour—a freedom not granted to girls, who are expected to behave perfectly all the time; and it calls into question the masculinity of “good” boys. It is the last point that I will address in this post, particularly as it pertains to the school environment.
As mentioned in the introduction to this series of blog posts, I will be posting excerpts of chapters from Boys, Sex & Media with PDF links…
As mentioned in the introduction to this series of blog posts, I will be posting excerpts of chapters from Boys, Sex & Media with PDF links…
As mentioned in the introduction to this series of blog posts, I will be posting excerpts of chapters from Boys, Sex & Media with PDF links…
As mentioned in the introduction to this series of blog posts, I will be posting excerpts of chapters from Boys, Sex & Media with PDF links…
Since last fall’s revelations of rampant sexual harassment–and worse–in Hollywood, and, more recently, the Aziz Ansari story, much has been written about the role our culture plays…
On the red carpet and the stage of Sunday’s Golden Globes, women spoke with much eloquence and genuine optimism about a “new day,” to use…