Published: The Good Men Project (May 7, 2016)
Did you know that America was almost called Vespucia?
I’m not referring to the United States, by the way. More than five hundred years, the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci determined that the continent “discovered” by Christopher Columbus in 1492 was not, in fact, Asia.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (February 23, 2016)
My friend George recently told me that his friend’s mother, who watches the BBC on a regular basis, uses the word “raper” instead of “rapist.” At first I scoffed at this revelation, but upon further reflection I started to wonder: Why do we say “rapist” instead of “raper?”... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (January 2, 2016)
It’s one thing to explain why modern white supremacists are funny (something I’ve already done several times), but it’s quite another to actually illustrate how this can be the case. Fortunately, a good friend of mine recently received an anonymous message from an Internet stalker which allows me to do precisely that.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (December 24, 2015)
Much to my horror, I discovered earlier today that my favorite local Chinese restaurant isn’t open on Christmas Eve.
This may not seem like a big deal – heck, you could even say that I’m a bit of a scrooge for faulting the establishment – but it’s important to remember that, as an American Jew, being denied Chinese food on this holiday is a bit like a Christian hearing their family church has decided to close.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 20, 2015)
Let’s talk about crushes.
I recently noticed that when adults discuss their romantic feelings, the term “crush” is almost never used. When it does appear, there is almost always an apologetic undertone to it – people will qualify their crushes with adjectives like “schoolboy” or “schoolgirl” (as in, “I have a bit of a schoolboy crush on you”), or will in some other way indicate that they feel the emotion they’re displaying is childish.... Read Original Article
Published: The Good Men Project (August 13, 2015)
If you’re reading this article and consider yourself to be lazy, ask yourself one question:
Why would someone choose to be lazy?
There is a considerable stigma attached to the lifestyle associated with laziness: Out-of-shape both physically and mentally, someone who doesn’t contribute to society, mooches off others instead of supporting themselves, and is generally regarded as a sort of stunted adolescent rather than a respectable adult.... Read Original Article