Masculinity

Is Masculinity in Crisis?

Grainne Gillis | Posted 20.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Grainne Gillis

The real issue here is that men are finally starting to be held accountable for their bad behaviour (as a gender) - and they don't like it. It is akin to children throwing their toys out of the pram, because they are asked to share them.

We Need to Talk About the Men

Carl Packman | Posted 16.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Carl Packman

What does masculinity mean today? What does it mean to be a man? There are so many problems with this question. The real point of enquiry - given that gender is a construct! - should be this: who have we allowed to dictate to us what this void we call masculinity is? The answer: idiots.

Unemployment And 'Viagra Culture' Helping To Fuel 'Masculinity Crisis'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 15.05.2013 | UK

Britain is facing a crisis of masculinity, which celebrates heartlessness and normalises sexism and homophobia, amid growing unemployment and uncertai...

Pretty in Pink - Masculinity in 2013

Dr Michael Petry | Posted 30.03.2013 | UK Entertainment
Dr Michael Petry

Who defines how men should perform themselves to be seen as male in 2013 is the core of this very fine, tight little show.

Lad Culture Is THE Culture

Lauren Hossack | Posted 28.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education
Lauren Hossack

Let's talk about lads. Specifically, lad culture. Call it what you like, dismiss it as a joke, but it doesn't hide the fact that it's just plain misogyny and sexism, with stereotypical, age-old notions of masculinity at the core.

Do Sexist Adverts Make Men More Aggressive?

The Huffington Post UK | Brogan Driscoll | Posted 04.03.2013 | UK Lifestyle

At a time when the 'Keep Calm And Rape' T-shirts (recently available on Amazon) has brought gender-based violence to the forefront of many minds, anot...

Why ‘Vegetarian' Men Aren't Masculine 'Beefcakes'

The Huffington Post UK | Kyrsty Hazell | Posted 24.05.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Vegetarian men are ‘less manly’ than meat-eating males, a recent study has revealed. According to research published in the Journal of Consumer...

The Oscar Nominations Finds the Modern Man Out in the Cold

John Johnston | Posted 21.04.2012 | UK Entertainment
John Johnston

In the grim months that followed the collapse of Lehmann Brothers and RBS, men's style pages were suddenly swamped with bearded models, boots and chunky knitwear announcing the return of the 'real man' - everything evoked the physicality of manliness; rough, rugged, unflinching.

Can Boys Do Ballet?

Mammasaurus | Posted 09.10.2011 | UK
Mammasaurus

"Everyone knows that boys that do ballet do not grow up into well-adjusted men" I'm a full-time mummy of a 2 and 3 year old, and that means that my ...