By Seán
The idea that a wage gap exists in the sense that a man and woman go into the same job and the woman earns 86% of what a man earns is simply incorrect. These sorts of studies fail to take into account hours worked and career choices, which seems to happen time and time again in these sorts of studies.…
by Seth Joseph This is part three of a series about the ways we as a society lie to young men about dating, women, and relationships. “Women Are Oppressed by Men” Let us focus this final segment on the biggest lie— one of the most insidious, divisive, toxic ideas to ever be elevated to a level of dogma by Western Civilization: the idea than women are now, and have always been getting the short...
by Aaron Doudy
That’s right. It’s time to analyze culture and business! Aren’t you all excited? You’re not?
Shut up.
We’re going to talk about it anyway. Stretch those brain muscles of yours. It’s good for them.
Anyway, it’s no secret that in the publishing industry the majority of readers in their audience are female.…
by Seth Joseph
This is part two of a series about the ways we as a society lie to young men about dating, women, and relationships. Part one can be read on the Honey Badger Brigade blog here, and also where it was originally published here. Now, on to the lies.…
by Seth Joseph We lie to young men. We do it so much and in so many ways. Wishful thinking, perhaps? We all need that from time to time— a polite side-stepping of the truth can be a necessary lubrication, an oil in grinding gears. But when it comes to women, and particularly what we teach about dating, the lies and half honest answers we feed our young men can do quite a lot of harm in the long...
By Not Faber451
In George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, the three super states Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia are always at war with each other. The true purpose of the war is revealed near the two-third mark of the plot: the war exists to be a drain on manpower and resources, so living standards cannot improve in a way that will disrupt the current balance of power.…
By Karn33333
This is a response to “A Dummies guide for teenage boys on how to respect girls.” It was originally going to be a parody but instead took a more serious note as the writing continued.
1. Treat boys as human because that is what they are.…
By the Irrelevant Irreverent
When a person finds themselves in the friend zone, quite often the response is to snarl in contempt, gnash teeth in their general direction, and turn away, calling them worthless or somehow sneaky. I think we can approach it from another direction, and give these lads a teachable moment, so to speak.…
by Fred Sykes
Back in 1981 I was working for a small advertising agency. I didn’t work there long (longtime jobs are rare in advertising), but I do remember the boss well. He was a dapper, carefully-coiffed, GQ sort of man. He definitely looked the part of an advertising exec. …
By Peter Thompson
Mythology is a collection of images and stories, more technically described as, “an organization of symbolic images and narratives metaphorical of the possibility of human experience and fulfillment in a given culture at a given time.”…
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