On 'Straw Dogs': 40 Years After The Original, It Still Sucks To Be A Man
@Lauren U@twitter You asking if it's ironic to write about how hard it is to be a man means we get to take your feminism merit badge away. Perhaps if you'd be a bit more reflexive and a bit more understanding of how socialised gender norms work then "all these social and gender reconfigurations" might have gotten us somewhere. Alas, no.
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:42 pm
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On 'Straw Dogs': 40 Years After The Original, It Still Sucks To Be A Man
@hypnosifl There are physical confrontations that men are safer from than women, but I'd argue that male-male violence can arise because men are seen as fair game for physical confrontation in a way that women are not. If I (a male) am in a bar with a female companion she's more likely to be the recipient of a grope or other physical/sexual confrontation but I'm more likely to be the recipient of a punch or a physical/violent confrontation. Where and what kind of confrontation depends on the context and individuals in question but being dismissive of the (often socially acceptable) threat of violence against men (as I took Lauren U to be doing by asking if the article was ironic) further legitimises it and isn't someone who is thinking about gender norms should do.