The Unexpected Wholesomeness of the Boys’ Chat (slate.com)
Weekend Update: Marcello Hernández on Depression in Men - SNL (www.youtube.com)
New Surgeon General Advisory Raises Alarm about the Devastating Impact of the Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation in the United States (www.hhs.gov)
The Gendering of Holiday Labor (daily.jstor.org)
Discussion on moving to another instance
I’ve been kicking around the idea for a while of moving to another instance for a while for two reasons:...
Stop victim-blaming men for their loneliness, it solves nothing - Shark3ozero [1:18:07] (www.youtube.com)
Being a man ain't what it used to be. - Thought Slime (yt.artemislena.eu)
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Drag kings are often overlooked in mainstream culture, but their performances have become important political forums in the Pacific Northwest (oregonhumanities.org)
Free Talk Friday - What's your favorite song?
Similar to the other post, what gifts are you getting other men in your life?
Not everyone has a living father/parent so I thought I’d extend it further....
What're you getting your dad for the holidays?
Lessons from 15 years as a stay-at-home father (www.theatlantic.com)
Tradwife stereotypes are making male loneliness worse (www.salon.com)
Free Talk Friday - What are you thankful for?
An apology to men, and response to Shoeonhead. - Thought Slime (yt.artemislena.eu)
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No, you don’t have to see your toxic family on Thanksgiving (www.theguardian.com)
NYT Opinion | Why Aren’t More People Marrying? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. (Gift Link) (www.nytimes.com)
This is a tough piece, one that I share without fully endorsing. It lays out the problems that women experience with some men, like that men are not getting college degrees at the same rate as women or the lack of emotional modelling provided to boys and young men:...
Opinion: Why do so many young white men in America find fascism ‘cool’? (www.latimes.com)
Healing the 'Invisible Ache' behind the suicide crisis among Black men and boys (www.npr.org)
Free Talk Friday - What's got you down?
Benevolent sexism: a feminist comic explains how it holds women back (www.theguardian.com)
How gender disparities are affecting men (www.cbsnews.com)
How to Get a Girlfriend, Boyfriend, or Themfriend (www.bishuk.com)
Check up on your friends - You never know who might need it (slrpnk.net)
Opinion | Why Aren’t More People Getting Married? Ask Women What Dating Is Like. (www.nytimes.com)
Harping on people to get married from up in the ivory tower fails to engage with reality of life in the dating trenches.