Masculinity
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Illogical Phalluses, Part 2: How Toxic Masculinity Defends Misogyny, and How Men Can Do Better
Welcome to the thrilling conclusion of my two-part series, Illogical Phalluses, where I explore some of the flawed logic common in red-pilled, misogynistic, manosphere spaces. In Part 1, I examined three widespread misogynistic claims and the logical fallacies used to support them. Here in Part 2, we’ll shift the focus to three rhetorical fallacies often used…
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Illogical Phalluses, Part 1: Exposing the Logical Fallacies Driving Misogyny in the Manosphere
The “manosphere” seems to be here to stay. For the uninitiated, the term refers to a constellation of online destinations including podcasts, blogs, youtubers, forums, social media platforms, all kinds of websites, and so much more that – generally speaking – promote a twisted version of masculinity that exists in direct opposition to femininity, in opposition to…
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Artificial Intimacy: How AI Is Fueling Masculinity’s Darkest Instincts
Why men are turning to chatbots—and what it’s costing us all I’ve been disturbed by the increasing instances of men going down dangerous rabbit holes due to their use of ChatGPT and other AI systems: Undoubtedly, there are many more instances out there of men turning to AI agents, LLMs, and similar tools for a…
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The Masculine, the Feminine, and the Struggle for Balance in Marvel’s Eternals
What if Eternals wasn’t a failure of Marvel storytelling, but its most radical, visionary film yet? It may have taken me four years to fully realize it, but this movie quietly redefines what it means to be strong, heroic, and a true leader. And the reason so many of us missed it? We were too busy expecting…
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Our Boys are in a Crisis. I Published a Guide to Help the Adults who Care.
Adolescence, a new 4-episode series on Netflix, has been making waves, and rightly so. Aside from the technical marvel of having each episode done in one single take, it’s also brought important conversations around boyhood and masculinity back to the forefront of our conversations. With my training in media studies, I’m going to fight every urge…
Munib Rezaie, PhD 