Full disclosure: I am a full-blown, perverse, emotional and sometimes physical masochist. To be honest, I – and Freud - think masochism is actually an aspect of all of our psyches and sexualities. Maybe to a greater or lesser degree depending on the person, but on some level or another we can all relate to the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Gender violence’
In Defence Of… Masochism
Posted: February 15, 2012 in Feminism, Freud, Gender Violence, Mark Simpson, Masculinities, Rihanna, UncategorizedTags: Chris Brown, Freud, Gender violence, Mark Simpson, masochism, Rihanna
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Real Men Get Raped
Posted: February 11, 2012 in Fag Up!, Feminism, Gender Violence, MasculinitiesTags: Fag Up!, Gender violence, masculinities, rape
http://www.queerty.com/in-your-face-ad-addresses-issue-of-male-rape-and-sexual-abuse-20120208/ On seeing this promo poster for a rape survivors campaign, my initial reaction was: Fag UP! But that seems to be my reaction to everything to do with masculinity these days. So I thought I’d put this one to you, dear QRG readers, and ask you what you think of the ‘real men get raped’ [...]
OBJECTIFY THIS
Posted: February 8, 2012 in Fashion, Feminism, gaze theory, Gender Violence, Masculinities, metrosexuality, UncategorizedTags: david beckham, Gender violence, Mark Simpson, men, metrosexuality, objectification, Rape culture, Women
I had the beginnings of a twitter argument last night, on a subject that is dear to my heart: Objectification. @BigdaddyKeltik who is a trans man and a feminist said: * ‘Objectifying women = rape culture’. * @MILLIMETREMUSIC not puritans, feminists. Objectifying women = rape culture.— Keltik ಠ_ಠ (@BigDaddyKeltik) February 07, 2012 * I find [...]
Revenge Of Teh Menz
Posted: February 2, 2012 in Feminism, Football, Gender Violence, Mark Simpson, Masculinities, metrosexuality, MetrosexyTags: Football, gay, Gender violence, Homosexuality, Mark Simpson, men, menz
This week so far has been all about the men. For once. So I thought I’d share some links to recent articles that examine men and masculinity, not only through the judgemental lens of feminism. I was delighted to see my favourite writer on men, Mark Simpson, had an article in this week’s Guardian (UK newspaper). [...]
Ms Whiplash Is Back!
Posted: January 30, 2012 in Blogging, Feminism, Gender Violence, IdentityTags: BDSM, Gender violence, men, ms whiplash, rape, Women
http://www.salon.com/writer/tracy_clark_flory/ This article in Salon, focusing on rape in the ‘BDSM community’ really got on my nerves. I am going to write a proper post on it but first I thought I’d put it here. If any of you have any observations or thoughts then leave a comment and I can incorporate your ideas into [...]
Rude Boy/Rude Girl #5
Posted: August 11, 2010 in Eminem, Gender Violence, RihannaTags: Eminem, Gender violence, Rihanna
What do heterosexual ‘normal’ relationships and family structures look like? Do they look like this? Or do they look like this? And are we allowed to talk about how one becomes the other, quite often, when the cameras stop rolling, the music stops playing and the doors are closed? I remember waking up frightened next [...]
