Misogyny and Confusion
I had a friend named Jeff who got raped as a child by his stepfather and hated his mother for allowing it to happen, which hatred he generalized on all women. He said that having a penis gave him the power, and that he would treat his woman like trash.Jeff, and others like...
Gender and Change
For someone who wants to change the way that things are, the best path is a two-pronged approach. One part of it consists of deconstructing wrong attitudes and beliefs; the other part consists of leading by example to better outcomes. In the first case, the change is... The Mythical "War on Men"
Editor's note: Michael Kimmel is distinguished professor of sociology at Stony Brook University and author of "Guyland" and "The Guy's Guide to Feminism," among other books. (CNN) -- Some years ago, I appeared on a well-known television talk show opposite four "angry...
Muslims Should Stop Blaming Israel
MUSLIMS SHOULD STOP BLAMING ISRAELBy JONATHAN WOLFMAN
There will come a time, and that time will arrive sooner than many believe, when Near East Muslims will grasp that Jews are not, that Israel is not, what holds them back. This is a reason I am for (as every United States...
Black Men and Misogyny
The following would be likely to get me accused of racism. My response is that I have never been racist; and as a Jewish person who lived in Russia for the first 12 years of my life I know enough about racism to refuse to extend it against anyone else.The following has...
Gender Wars: Causes and Solutions
Male and Female
The errors involved in this matter are age-long. There are many who believe such things as that men are of God and women of Satan, that women are amoral or evil, or that women are meant to be subservient to men. There are others who believe that men are...
Psychology and Religion
There are people involved in therapies of different kinds who believe it impossible to be a good person except through application of their therapies. This is as ridiculous as the Christians stating it impossible to be a good person except through Christ. There have been...
Misogyny and Political Correctness
Political correctness and misogyny are both wrong, and for the same reason. They attack and abuse the beautiful qualities that women are more likely than men to possess while robbing the world and the next person of these beautiful qualities. Warmth, kindness, tenderness,...
Men, women and geometry
There has been much misogyny going around including among people who should know better. The logic and principle of womanhood has been attacked. This is an ongoing problem in Western thought, and the refutation is not a hard one to arrive.
When one thinks in terms of lines,...
True reasons for domestic violence
To effectively fight domestic violence one must know the causes of domestic violence. And the first step toward knowing that is knowing what they are not.It is not love, beauty, romance or sexuality. The sexless Puritans are highly violent toward their wives; the unattractive...
Rectifying Global Imbalances
The fact that life is unfair is made most clear by observing different places in the world. In China, some of the world's most hard-working, responsible, ethical people are being taken for granted and brutally mistreated by an invasive, mendacious, totalitarian...
Misogyny and Advertising are Often Intertwined
In Canada and the United States women enjoy a measure of equality but the hard earned status of personhood is fragile at best. Built into and part of our culture are subtle and not so subtle... 760 views | 71 recommendations | 7 comments
