General Advice
My Life in Review: The People Who Changed Me
Dec 31, 2014 | Autobiographical, General Advice, mic, Original Source Salon.com
7 Lessons From My Online Dating Experiment
Dec 18, 2014 | General Advice, Internet Culture, Liskula Cohen, Love and Dating, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 18, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Liskula Cohen and Matthew Rozsa look at how men succeed—and fail—with women in the world of online dating. ___ A few years ago, finding myself in a curious mood, I decided to create two dating profiles on the same site. They were mostly identical—both included information about my personality, likes and dislikes, ambitions,...
Bill Cosby and the New Meaning of Integrity
Dec 3, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
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, an influential comedian, it seems appropriate to start with a quote from one of the most influential theatrical comedies in...
Stop comparing the Ferguson riots to the O. J. case
Nov 26, 2014 | General Advice, History, mic, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 26, 2014) The Internet has the potential to communicate empathy unlike any other form of media in history. Unfortunately, as much of the online response to the Michael Brown shooting and Ferguson riots makes clear, it can also push us in the opposite direction. In a recent article on the role of online activism in mobilizing African-Americans against racial...
Why Ben Stein Is A Disgrace To Nerds Everywhere
Nov 6, 2014 | General Advice, mic, President Obama, Race and Racism
Published: Daily Dot (November 6, 2014) Ben Stein’s credibility as a nerd is dead, as Stein’s recent controversial (and patently untrue) claim that President Obama is the “most racist president there has ever been in America” is evidence that he’s departed the critical thinking train. Since nerds seem to rule the world, it’s time for them to come for one of their own....
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 to working in this industry are pretty universal. It’s easy to think of models as living a rarefied existence, inaccessible and...
Gamergate and the Basement Generation
Oct 23, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, mic
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 ever lived. I see all this potential, and I see it squandered. God damn it, an entire generation pumping gas, waiting tables – slaves...
5 ways to make sure you’re not that customer the Internet hates
Oct 21, 2014 | Class Issues, General Advice, Internet Culture, mic
Published: Daily Dot (October 21, 2014) If there’s one topic food service employees love to discuss, it’s the pros and cons of working in their industry. People seem to hold a different standard for how they treat waiters, fast food clerks, and the wide range of other men and women who serve their meals. This was most recently evidenced by the viral story of a high school football player who...
Anita Sarkeesian & The Self-Dehumanization of a Generation
Sep 24, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Gender and Sexism, General Advice, Internet Culture, mic, Millennials
Published: The Good Men Project (September 24, 2014; republished on October 15, 2014) The backlash against statements by gaming commentator Anita Sarkeesian has writer Matthew Rozsa questioning mob mentality in the digital world. Before discussing the Anita Sarkeesian controversy – better known these days as “GamerGate” – I’d like to submit the following quote for your consideration,...