Published: Daily Dot (December 17, 2014) One of the greatest achievements in human history. Barbara Walters wasn’t technically incorrect when she used this phrase to declare Amal Clooney as the most fascinating person of 2014. After all, Walters' choice was a lawyer...
Bill Cosby and the New Meaning of Integrity
Dec 3, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (December 3, 2014), Interview on LeGrande Green (December 7, 2014) Matthew Rozsa meditates on the downfall of Cosby and the rise of the new integrity. ___ Let’s talk about the concept of integrity. Since this is an article about Bill Cosby,...
The racist #BlackStormtrooper backlash shows the dark side of geek culture
Dec 2, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (December 2, 2014) There is a deeper lesson to be learned by the racist backlash against the casting of John Boyega as a major character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. It’s cliché these days to point out that “geek is chic,” but 2014 may be...
Why no one noticed when a male TV host where the same suit every day for a year
Nov 19, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism
Published: Daily Dot (November 19, 2014) If you’ve been following the news over the past few days, you’ve probably heard about recent social experiment from Karl Stefanovic. After witnessing the constant nitpicking and harassment experienced by his female co-host,...
How Ayn Rand became an Internet superstar
Nov 17, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Internet Culture, Libertarianism, Political Ideologies, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (November 17, 2014), Salon (November 18, 2014), MediaREDEF (November 18, 2014) Ayn Rand is not a feminist icon, but it speaks volumes about the Internet that some are implicitly characterizing her that way, so much so that she’s even become a...
3 Reasons Why Wearing Blackface Is (Almost) Never Okay
Nov 11, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 11, 2014) Why can’t we get over blackface? Take the backlash against Nisha Damji, the British woman who complained about a pub owner’s use of blackface. After expressing her feelings in an online forum, Damji was greeted with online...
Only a culture of shame can finally put a stop to Gamergate
Nov 3, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Internet Culture
Published: Daily Dot (November 3, 2014) Roman philosopher Seneca suggested that “shame may restrain what law does not prohibit,” and the message might as well have been directed at anyone who writes, reads, and/or comments on Internet articles. It’s time that we apply...
What You Can Learn from a Model
Nov 1, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, General Advice, Liskula Cohen
Published: Good Men Project (November 1, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen shares wisdom from a place you might not expect…the world of high-fashion modeling. If there is one thing I’ve learned from being a model, it’s that a lot of the lessons which apply...
Gamergate and the Basement Generation
Oct 23, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice
Published: Good Men Project (October 23, 2014), Daily Dot (October 27, 2014) Matt Rozsa doesn’t see the passion of the basement generation as necessarily a bad thing, but it needs to be used for good. “Man, I see in Fight Club the strongest and smartest men who’ve...
The one thing everyone forgets about Obama’s legacy
Oct 16, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Health & Wellness (Physical), Internet Culture, President Obama
Published: Daily Dot (October 16, 2014) Unlikely though it might seem, First Lady Michelle Obama’s new viral video “Turnip for What” is more than just a silly video that parodies a hip-hop hit to teach Americans about the joys of eating the titular vegetable. Indeed,...