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Welcome to the Dollhouse: Men and Beauty Products
By Autumn Whitefield-MadranoAugust 31, 2011
“Men use cosmetic products in order to cover up or correct imperfections, not to enhance beauty,” said Marek Hewryk, founder of men’s cosmetics line 4V00. Sound familiar, ladies? The idea of correcting yourself instead of enhancing? Male cosmetic behavior seems more like the pursuit of “relief from self-dissatisfaction” that drives makeup use among women rather tha...Posted in Academics, Class, Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, LGBT, Life, Manhood, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Erotic Capital and the Myth of Male Weakness
By Hugo SchwyzerAugust 30, 2011
At the end of her introduction to Honey Money, Hakim asks, “Why does no one encourage women to exploit men whenever they can?” The pretense that this is a book about good manners and dress sense drops away. Forget social skills, forget fashion, it’s sexual desirability (either with or without concomitant competence) that’s a woman’s ticket to success. According to ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, nfti-home, Sex, Sex and Relationships, Womanhood, Workplace | (0) Comments »
Enough Mystiques to Go Around--And This One is Masculine
By Suzanne Braun LevineAugust 29, 2011
Everything changed in the seventies and eighties, and an unintended consequence of the revolution in women’s roles was a new mystique—Having It All. The woman who couldn’t juggle work and family, couldn’t cheerfully “bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan”—as the Enjoli perfume ad proclaimed—felt once again that something was wrong with her. ...Posted in Caregiving Fathers, Culture and Politics, Fathers, Feminism, Gender Roles, Manhood, Mothers, nfti-home, Workplace | (0) Comments »
My Pretend Boyfriend
By Kristie VosperAugust 29, 2011
I used to think my pretend boyfriend could be a real potential boyfriend, but then he flaked a few times when we set up real dates, and most notably didn’t show up for my birthday party. After a string of disappointments and forgiven “misunderstandings,” I suppose it’s clear that I’m taking what I get, but is what I’m getting enough? Are a few flirty text mes...Posted in Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships | (0) Comments »
Bloomberg Case: Open Season to Discriminate Against Mothers?
By Joan WilliamsAugust 26, 2011
Discrimination at Bloomberg appears to have been very open indeed. Yet through a series of procedural rulings, Judge Preska threw out most of the EEOC’s evidence and then held that it had so little evidence it could not take the case to trial.Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, nfti-home, Womanhood, Working Mothers, Workplace | (1) Comments »
Why Emotional Intelligence is Vital for Husbands
By Eric SentellAugust 25, 2011
The solution is emotional intelligence. In his book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work, marriage expert John Gottman claims that the “emotionally intelligent husband is the next step in social evolution.” He’s not necessarily sensitive and in touch with his feelings, but he knows “how to convey honor and respect” toward his spouse.Posted in Caregiving Fathers, Culture and Politics, Dating, Eric, Gender Roles, Husbands, Life, Marriage, nfti-home | (7) Comments »
Beauty, Obsession, Men and Women
By Lisa HickeyAugust 25, 2011
The anger from so many women was the implication that beauty was somehow a cost of entry to even be noticed. And in Mark’s piece, he reinforces that sentiment, “Like I said, a difficult line to walk, especially for men who respect and admire women for their brains and their beauty.”Posted in Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Life, Manhood, nfti-home, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Beauty or Brains: Which is More Important to Emphasize?
By Mark D. WhiteAugust 25, 2011
When it comes to complimenting a woman, men often walk a very difficult line. Of course, context matters—in a professional setting, commenting on appearance is often inappropriate, but at the singles club, it may be essential. Unfortunately, everything in between is ambiguous. Women have every right to be recognized, respected, and admired for their intelligence, creativity, and character...Posted in Culture and Politics, Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Husbands, Life, Manhood, nfti-home, Singledom, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
Most Men Marry Up
By Dan GriffinAugust 24, 2011
We had been talking about all of the crappy things we have done in our lives and how we are different men today. We were looking at what it has taken for us to be the men we are today. We were reflecting on the important relationships that we have almost lost. We were also reflecting on the relationships that have helped us to be the men we are today—to rise above the emotional shortcomin...Posted in Culture and Politics, Dating, Feminism, Gender Roles, Husbands, Manhood, Marriage, nfti-home, Sex and Relationships, Wives | (1) Comments »
Race and Films About Women: The Importance of The Help
By Cat ScottAugust 23, 2011
There was a great deal of controversy over the depiction of race relations in 1960s Mississippi when the novel came out (and Stockett was only recently cleared of basing one character on a real-life maid without giving credit to that woman), so the controversy surrounding the film adaptation of the novel isn’t surprising. The amount of press that the movie has gotten since opening August ...Posted in Culture and Politics, Feminism, Gender Roles, Movies, nfti-home, Pop Culture, Race, Womanhood | (0) Comments »
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