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Blast from the Past
Since I mentioned in my last post how news coverage of gender expression has changed recently, I just had to share this “blast from the past” that my father found going through old papers yesterday. It’s good to remember that … Continue reading
Posted in Masculinity, Musings on the News, Social construction, The boy box
Tagged boys don't cry, Gender, Wall Street Journal
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Des garçons nés dans les roses
The French newspaper La Libération ran a story on 12/3 by Lorraine Millot titled, “Des garçons nés dans les roses.” The story is available to read online starting today and you can find it here. Millot talked with me along … Continue reading
Posted in The boy box, The space between
Tagged Catherine Tuerk, Dr. Menvielle, garçon rose, La Libération, Lorraine Millot, pink boy
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The Annual Halloween Dilemma
Several of you have written me asking me to write about Halloween costumes. I am just back from five days away at a conference (I will share some about my paper soon!) so I am behind at work, but wanted … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Holidays, Parenting, The boy box, The girl box, What You Can Do
Tagged advice, costumes, Disney, gender stereotypes, Halloween, non-conforming, parenting, princesses, Samhain, sexy
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Thoughts on “My son, the cross-dresser”
Check out this op-ed from the Times of Israel, “My son, the cross-dresser.” The boy the author describes is a lot like my son – loves tractors and building things, and wants to play with trucks and build in a … Continue reading
Posted in Gender complexity, Musings on the News, Parenting, positive masculinity, The boy box
Tagged boys in dresses, Times of Israel
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Mixing it up – toywise
The big news this week is that Harrods, the famed London department store, opened its first gender-neutral toy store, designed by Shed Design. “The London department store commissioned the multi-million pound Toy Kingdom to be grouped by theme rather than … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, pink, Princesses, Shopping, Social construction, The boy box, The space between, Toys
Tagged gender-neutral, Harrods, London, Toy, Toy Kingdom
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“Marriage” sermon suggests squashing girlishness “like a cockroach”
Pastor Sean Harris, Berean Baptist Church, Fayetteville, NC (517 Glensford Drive Fayetteville, NC 28314, (910) 868-5156) “Marriage Sunday” sermon – April 29, 2012 (full audio here) Can I make it any clearer? Dads, the second you see your son dropping the … Continue reading
Mani-pedis and Male polish
The saving grace of capitalism is that perceived immorality goes out the window when the potential customer demographic gets large enough. That’s how we got bilingual milk ads (featuring Salma Hayek and Sofia Vergara), and why Time Warner Cable has … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing, Gender complexity, Masculinity, Musings on the News, pink, The boy box
Tagged Mitt Romney, nail polish, pedicures, Sean Hannity
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The “boy box” and drug abuse
Man Love, a photo by Gerard on Flickr. Yesterday I wrote about the first of two articles from the Fall 2002 Bulletin of the Society for the Study of Men and Masculinity (Division 51 of the American Psychological Association). It … Continue reading
Taming the Drunken Monkey
Two fascinating articles in the Fall 2002 newsletter of the Society for the Study of Men and Masculinity (Division 51 of the American Psychological Association). The first, “Mindfulness as a Useful Adjunct in Therapeutic Work with Men,” by C. Peter … Continue reading
Pink Is for Boys 