|
|
Start here. Click on cutie-pie's picture. |
Posted on 10/08/2006 6:53:31 AM PDT by US Navy guy
It's hard to be a man; hard to live up to the demands that come with the dominant conception of masculinity, of the tough guy.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
It would probably be easier if the author put the words to music. Since he's writing in a San Francisco paper, I'm sure there's some show tune he knows that would fit the situation perfectly.
An article on manliness coming from the San Francisco Chronicle. It's like Jeffrey Dahmer publishing a cookbook.
And 'light in the loafers'.
How about to the music of the Nutcracker Suite?
"Evolve beyond masculinity..." In other words, become a woman.
Do they do that kind of surgery here?
With the author.
LOL!
You mean this is not a Millee thread????
I'm shocked!
Gag. I read the first line and then the last paragraph:
"I don't think the planet can long survive if the current conception of masculinity endures. We face political and ecological challenges that can't be met with this old model of what it means to be a man. At the more intimate level, the stakes are just as high. For those of us who are biologically male, we have a simple choice: We men can settle for being men, or we can strive to be human beings. "
We men can settle for being men, or we can strive to be human beings. "
Ergo, men aren't human beings. Nice.
"Of course, if we are going to jettison masculinity, we have to scrap femininity along with it."
Yeah, I'm sure that will go over well.
Some girly-men simply cannot grasp the emotional depth of the Three Stooges. Or taking a leak outside the tent during a hunting trip. Or drinking beer and eating a bunch of little smokies in BBQ sauce while watching a football game.
|
|
Start here. Click on cutie-pie's picture. |
Robert Jensen is an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin.
Jensen joined the UT faculty in 1992 after completing his Ph.D. in media ethics and law in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his academic career, he worked as a professional journalist for a decade. At UT, Jensen teaches courses in media law, ethics, and politics. He also is director of the Senior Fellows Program, the honors program of the College of Communication.
In his research, Jensen draws on a variety of critical approaches to media and power. Much of his work has focused on pornography and the radical feminist critique of sexuality and men's violence. In more recent work, he has addressed questions of race through a critique of white privilege and institutionalized racism.
In addition to teaching and research, Jensen writes for popular media, both alternative and mainstream. His opinion and analytic pieces on such subjects as foreign policy, politics, and race have appeared in papers around the country. He also is involved in a number of activist groups working against U.S. military and economic domination of the rest of the world.
Jensen is the author of The Heart of Whiteness: Confronting Race, Racism and White Privilege (City Lights, 2005); Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity (City Lights, 2004); and Writing Dissent: Taking Radical Ideas from the Margins to the Mainstream (Peter Lang, 2002); co-author with Gail Dines and Ann Russo of Pornography: The Production and Consumption of Inequality (Routledge, 1998); and co-editor with David S. Allen of Freeing the First Amendment: Critical Perspectives on Freedom of Expression (New York University Press, 1995).
Click here for Jensen's listing in the UT Experts Guide.
Click here for Jensen's complete curriculum vitae.
Click here for a recent interview, and an older interview with me from the Austin Chronicle.
Click here for a list of upcoming speaking engagements.
I've lost even more respect for Jensen.
What a poofter.
Ignorant thinking from someone who sees the glass as half empty. Men do a lot of bad stuff in this world but also commit many noble and generous acts as well.
Sounds like the author stopped being a man a long time ago.
Gimme a break!
Robert Jensen is a professor of journalism at the University of Texas.
'nuff said.
And the lion and the lamb shall lay down together in harmony.
Why, we might be able to have Universal Health Care! Just think of the possibilities!
Brings a tear to my eye...
Support Girly Men wusses! vote Democrat!
Republicans FIRE homosexuals (see Foley)
jettison my femininity?
Does this mean no more new shoes??
This man is an abomination! If he thinks I am giving up new shoes, hair color, gossiping, conniving and plain ole mean spiritedness, not to mention envy and manipulation,,,well he is a pervert
My husband is the most wonderful human being I have ever met. And yes, he is very masculine. I don't want or need some girly man, that's why I have a real man.
Rush should read this aloud in the "New Castrati" voice.
Heh heh. One of the guys on my team just seems really homosexual. He's a nice guy and a hard worker but has this sort of "hitler youth" quality if you get my drift. Just a little "too clean". Anyway, he wears a wedding ring and he talks about his wife and stuff so I figured my radar isn't perfect.
At least, I THOUGHT he talked about his wife.
Friday we were talking about his moving here and the housing collapse going on here in Seattle and asked how long he had been married and he said, "Oh I'm not married. I have a partner. He works here in the legal dept.
Go figure...
They have no idea what it means to be a man. Their focus on life is trying to be a non-masculine person as outlined by the feminist agenda. This is why their answer to societal problems is to acquiesce and attempt to seduce others into their way of thinking; or throw childish fits.
It's also why they admire people like Fidel and Hugo. They mistake the thuggish behavior of Leftist dictators as being true masculinity.
On a side note, immediately when I realized, the first thing I thought was, I wonder if his butt ever hurts.
"Of course, if we are going to jettison masculinity, we have to scrap femininity along with it."
There are plenty of gals who don't care about femininity, but I'm not into liberal hippys.
You CERTAINLY have "shaky standing" to speak about HETEROSEXUAL male sexuality!
Or because I cross lines, maybe my vantage point provides a valuable view.
Yes, as valuable as Sam Berkowitz's insights into canine discipline.
Readers can make their own decisions about how, or whether, to listen to me.
Huh? Were you saying something?
Don't read it.
According to his website he's not just embarrassed about being a guy; he's all torn up about being white and American, too. Poor little thing.
It's just now we have someone to gossip with, discuss styles and go shopping with. I can just see my husband in a salon. I persuaded him to go into Victoria's Secret with me one time. Never again.
lISTENING to the radio today I heard a woman call in and whine like a baby because her husband wants to watch all the Bears games and doesn't want to go shopping with her.
I called in and asked "Are you incapable physically of going shopping by yourself? You enjoy shopping he enjoys football. Do you not have a car? If you don't perhaps before the game he can drop you off and pick you up afterwards"
They make fun of men because they bond over football. Well what's different from bonding over what women bond over?
AND FOR THE RECORD I AM A WOMAN (AND I LOVE FOOTBALL! Going to see the Bears in a few)
I'm betting folds.
Another for the record. Women whine about being football widows.
I say how about watch a game or two you might like it!
Or I say "Then go out and do something you enjoy during the game."
And for the record my husband is not a huge football fan but he will go to or watch the games with me.
This article made me cry!
*sniff*
I need a hug and a peck on the neck . . .
How to respond? Here's a masculine concept from a Navy guy...
Responsibility
It is a unique concept.
It can only reside and inhere in a single individual.
You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished.
You may delegate it, but it is still with you.
You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it.
Even if you do not recognize it, or admit its presence, you cannot escape it.
If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else.
Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.
H. G. RICKOVER
It hung in the refueling briefing room.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.