Jul 7, 2015 | Bullying, Foreign Policy, Gender and Sexism, mic, Military-Industrial Complex/Security State
Published: Good Men Project (July 7, 2015) American foreign policy has long been governed by ideas of masculinity. Now it’s time to evaluate what that has meant for our nation – and how we should redefine “masculinity” in the future. Why do we equate “masculinity” with “aggressiveness” when conducting our foreign policy? “In the aftermath of September 11 Bush enacted a highly masculine...
Jun 4, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Jewish Experiences, mic
Published: Good Men Project (June 4, 2015) Some Men’s Rights Activists are blaming the positive media coverage of Caitlyn Jenner on the Jews. Yes, you read that correctly. For several weeks, I’ve been carefully preparing an article on a childhood experience that profoundly shaped my worldview today: An act of anti-Semitic bullying that nearly cost me my life. Because June 6th marks the...
May 28, 2015 | Autobiographical, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 28, 2015) Matthew Rozsa discusses the term “friend zone” – and why we should get rid of it. Since this article was inspired by a personal experience, it seems only fair that I open it with a confession: I have complained about being “friend zoned.” Thankfully it’s been years since I’ve done this, but I can’t say it hasn’t happened at all. Like most men, I have...
May 7, 2015 | Autobiographical, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (May 7, 2015) Matthew Rozsa explores an unusual aspect of the question: Why aren’t men supposed to cry? A funny thing happened on the way to my thirties: I’ve started crying again. This would normally be the part of the editorial in which I’d denounce our culture’s inability to differentiate between masculinity and mindless machismo, followed by a discussion of how...
Apr 21, 2015 | Autobiographical, Class Issues, Gender and Sexism, Mental Illness, mic, Millennials
Published: Good Men Project (April 21, 2015) Basement dwellers. Trolls. We’re all familiar with this personality type: Matthew Rozsa offers an explanation as to why they exist in the first place. ___ “Cellar dwellers.” That was the expression that my friend’s husband used when referring to the trolls who posted misogynistic comments under her latest article. After laughing at the generation gap...
Apr 18, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
Published: Good Men Project (April 18, 2015) It’s admirable that Joss Whedon doesn’t want to criticize other artists, but he wasn’t wrong in his observation about “Jurassic World.” ___ During an interview with Variety at the premiere for The Avengers: Age of Ultron, director Joss Whedon was asked about his recent criticism of an allegedly sexist clip from Jurassic World. His response was...
Apr 14, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Media Issues, Original Source Salon.com, Political Parties, Republicans
Apr 14, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, Satirical Essays
Published: Good Men Project (April 14, 2015) Are you tired of the English language only containing masculine and feminine pronouns? Well, some people are… and Matthew Rozsa is one of them. This is an article about pronouns. Don’t worry, I won’t write one about amateur nouns. Now that the groan-inducing pun is out of the way (this is an article about language, so you should have seen it coming),...
Mar 31, 2015 | Gender and Sexism, mic, Satirical Essays
Published: Good Men Project (March 31, 2015) Human beings are clumsy, hairless monkeys obsessed with looking beautiful. How is that not funny? ___ For as long as I can remember, I have found the emotion of awkwardness to be endlessly amusing. It’s why I enjoy TV shows like “Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job,” so-bad-they’re-good movies like “Troll 2,” and reciting anecdotes from the Darwin...
Mar 17, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Gender and Sexism, Liskula Cohen, mic
Published: Good Men Project (March 17, 2015) co-author Liskula Cohen Men are statistically more likely to go to prison than women for the same crime. Feminists and Men’s Rights Activists alike should be outraged. People forget that prisons aren’t always there to protect us; in fact, they often aren’t there to help us at all. When you have a primarily or entirely privatized penal system, prisons...