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Sep 253 min read
The Trouble With: Disney
Lately, I’ve been rewatching some of the movies. I still love them. The Little Mermaid. Pocahontas. Aladdin. Cinderella.
Jun 163 min read
The Trouble With: Shoes
Oh, it’s hard for me to even find a place to start. How about with the fact that, in the U.S., there are bi-gendered shoe categories.
Jan 24, 20223 min read
The Trouble With: Books
A few weeks ago I had a conversation with my father about books. I was complaining about a book I was reading, Lisa Taddeo's Three Women.
Nov 22, 20212 min read
The Trouble With: A Couple Words
Tell me. Why are both effeminate and emasculate used in this culture to insult men?
Oct 29, 20213 min read
The Trouble With: Machinery
Why, oh why, is machinery overwhelmingly considered by our culture to be a masculine thing?
Dec 13, 20204 min read
The Trouble With: Skis
They are waxed boards you put under your feet in order to slide down a snowy hill. What could that possibly have to do with your sex organs?
Nov 10, 20203 min read
The Trouble With: Hooch
I find booze to be one of the most bizarre items on the list of things people think they should relate to differently based on their gender.
Oct 11, 20203 min read
The Trouble With: Pockets
Based on the available evidence, it seems that those who design clothing intended to be marketed to women think women live in doll houses.
Sep 29, 20204 min read
The Trouble With: "Roman Holiday"
Ah, “Roman Holiday,” the classic 1953 rom-com starring our beloved little miss Audrey Hepburn and our dear gentleman Gregory Peck.
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