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...
Anti-Semitism, Caitlyn Jenner, and the Insecure Male
Jun 4, 2015 | Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, Gender and Sexism, Jewish Experiences
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...
Why We Should Stop Saying ‘Friend Zone’
May 28, 2015 | Autobiographical, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Love and Dating
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...
Men Crying: Should We Be Ashamed?
May 7, 2015 | Autobiographical, Gender and Sexism, General Advice
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...
The Plight of the Basement Dweller
Apr 21, 2015 | Autobiographical, Class Issues, Gender and Sexism, Mental Illness, 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...
Why Joss Whedon Was Right About Sexism in the “Jurassic World” Trailer
Apr 18, 2015 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice
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...
Why Rand Paul’s sexist comments to female reporters matters
Apr 14, 2015 | Elections, Elections - Presidential (2016), Gender and Sexism, Media Issues, Political Parties, Republicans, Salon.com
Published: Daily Dot (April 14, 2015), Salon (April 16, 2015) There is a strong possibility that the 2016 presidential election will be the first one to offer Americans a woman as a major party candidate. As such, one would hope that its high-profile candidates would...
Classified: Writer Seeks Neuter Pronoun
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...
A Great Cosmic Joke: The Hilarious Human Body
Mar 31, 2015 | Gender and Sexism, 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...
The Sentencing Gap: Why are Men More Likely to Go to Prison?
Mar 17, 2015 | Criminal Justice/Prison-Industrial Complex, Gender and Sexism, Liskula Cohen
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...