Clarisse Thorn has written an e-book on pickup artists (aka “PUAs”) entitled Confessions of a Pickup Artist Chaser. It’s available on Amazon Kindle for $2.99 until March 17 (Kindle books can be read on your computer, too). I was extensively involved in the drafts of the book, and it features a lot of quotes by […]

In the past, I’ve talked a lot about feminist bloggers I like, such as Clarisse Thorn, and No Seriously, What About Teh Menz?. Today, we will discuss some strong gender politics blogs that are new, or at least, new to me: Genderratic, GirlWritesWhat, and Feck Blog. Genderratic.com Look out, because FC regulars Jim (aka Gingko), […]

At the NSWATM blog, Noah Brand asks readers to name media that they enjoy, but feel guilty about for political reasons. He calls such guilty pleasures examples of the “Kipling Effect,” the ability of artists to produce enjoyable work with politically objectionable elements. For example, he greatly appreciates Rudyard Kipling but finds parts of Kipling’s […]

A new policy from the Department of Education is supposed to help fight sexual assault, but it’s a step backwards for civil rights. Last April, Russlynn Ali of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in the Department of Education wrote a policy letter to college administrators about how to interpret their Title IX requirements for […]

At NSWATM, noahbrand has a post on “Social Justice 101″. I applaud him for attempting to make social justice more inclusive of men’s issues. Unfortunately, some of his comments remind me of why I have some problems with conventional ideas about “social justice.” Sometimes, “social justice” don’t really seem “just” to me. In some cases, […]