Category Archives: masculinity

The Toxic Manhood Gillette Commercial: Helpful, Horrid or Hokey?

Posted on January 21, 2019 by

It’s been getting a great deal of buzz with a host of varying opinions. It’s a new Gillette commercial showing a shotgun spatter of males acting in all sorts of bad ways, as thuggish bullies, cat-callers and body-grabbers. It’s the … Continue reading →

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Toxic Masculinity? There’s No Such Thing

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

“Toxic masculinity” has been cited as the cause of everything from the #MeToo sexual assault crisis to mass shootings. But the phrase “toxic masculinity” is an oxymoron, like jumbo shrimp. One thing refutes the other Masculinity cannot be toxic. Maleness … Continue reading →

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Gender Theorists Can’t Keep Their Story Straight

Posted on September 16, 2017 by

What a different world we’d have if more people evaluated a belief system, not from what they assume about it, but what they learn from the experienced and serious people who hold those beliefs. Because of my work at Focus on the … Continue reading →

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