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September 29, 2024
A few years ago, broadcaster Piers Morgan tweeted a paparazzi photo of actor Daniel Craig wearing a baby carrier, with the caption, “Oh 007.. not you as well?!!! #emasculatedBond.” This general notion of fatherhood being emasculating seems to be a part of certain sections of our society, particularly among certain men. Below are a few more examples …
September 22, 2024
One way we learn about what it means to “be a man” is through media. A recent review of three meta-analyses confirmed an association between television viewing and beliefs about gender (Ward & Grower, 2020). This is why examining how masculinity is portrayed in media is important. Investigating Hollywood movies, Boyle and Brayton (2012) found masculinity …
September 15, 2024
“Yes, and…”, also referred to as “Yes, and…” thinking, is a principle of improvisational comedy whereby a participant accepts what another participant has stated (“yes”) and then expands on that line of thinking (“and”). By saying “yes,” a participant agrees to the proposition of another, fostering a sense of cooperation rather than shutting down the …
September 9, 2024
In 2017, rapper Robbie Tripp wrote an Instagram post that went viral. His post was an ode to his “curvy” wife. Thus, he has been dubbed by the internet as Curvy Wife Guy. Aside from proclaiming his love for his wife, Tripp said, “A real woman is not a porn star or a bikini mannequin …
September 3, 2024
There is so much misinformation about sexuality education, particularly regarding programs directed at young people in high schools.One source of some of the misinformed claims about sex ed is economist Thomas Sowell, who’s book, Inside American Education, I mention in my previous blog post about Candace Owens. Here is a video of him making several claims …
August 24, 2024
As someone who works in the sexuality education space, I hear a lot of misinformation about what sex ed supposedly includes and/or does. One person spreading this misinformation is Candace Owens. Here is a video of her declaring her reasons for not supporting sex ed in schools. She makes several claims about the sexual activity of …
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