December 28, 2010 Cusco, Peruâ€â€High in the Andes, spreading from the central plaza seen everywhere in Spanish lands, run narrow streets intended for earlier times and now choked with traffic, chilly but not cold, always threatening rain that doesn’t come. Not Kansas, Dorothy. As almost everywhere south of the Rio Bravo, the church dominates...
Emily Dickinson spoke to her time as well as ours when she penned this penetrating line: Assent  and you are sane  Demur  you're straightway dangerous ... and handled with a chain.
There is no doubt that language, and its usage, can be a highly effective tool to affect both perception and attitudes among people. Inspiring language can impel the listener to do things that would normally be beyond their capability. Depressing speech can cause those who are easily influenced to develop negative feelings that can...
As a writer of male issues, I find myself facing a paradox when I come across individuals that are showing a genuine concern for men’s issues, but after further review, find their ideology behind the work is suspect, and/or their methods to address the problems appear to exaserbate the problem rather than offer a...
Since I have been indirectly labeled an extremist, I feel this qualifies me to be in the position to reach out to others who may be the same. This is how I felt after reading Jonah Bloom’s article at Glenn Sack’s blog. Jonah is Executive Editor and writer for Advertising Age, a weekly marketing...
Who is actually responsible for overt female sexualization. I asked myself this question after a week in which adult women were reported to be engaged in what some in society would label “improper” or “lewd” behavior. First, the Sacramento King cheerleaders have brought attention upon themselves after provocative photos of the women surfaced on...
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Domestic Violence Prevention – More Hyperbole Than Truth:Part 2
In my last article, “Domestic Violence Prevention – More Hyperbole Than Truth: Part 1″, I wrote about Jackson Katz, an anti-sexist advocate who’s work focuses on the so called “crisis” in masculinity, and how this crisis leads to violence against women and other men. I wrote that I’m sure Mr. Katz means well, and...
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