Have You Seen My Mangina?
Man-hating gender-traitor Tom Matlack tries to pinpoint the source of his betrayal.“You first became a mangina when you began wearing narrow-fit, open-collar paisley shirts, silver bracelets, and that...
View ArticleThe ‘Douchification’ of the American Man
Tom Matlack’s “Have You Seen My Mangina?” inspired this comment from Thomas Miller at YourTango.com:Tom isn’t advocating the pussification of America. He’s fighting the douchification of the American...
View ArticleMen Aren’t Slaves to Their Smut
There’s been plenty of debate over Tom’s latest editorials—see here and here—centered on why it’s problematic to vilify smut and its (mostly male) consumers. I’ve been very publicly on board with this...
View ArticleGender-Enforcing Soap for Your Fragile Masculinity
Yet another ad campaign based on the idea that the worst thing in the world is to be, or resemble, a woman. Now in Regular or Extra Sexist.Do you have a “mangina”? According to one company, Duke...
View ArticleThe Mangina Monologues: The Battle Over “Real” Masculinity
Will the real “real men” please stand up? Alex Bove would like to examine this unhealthy conception of gender.—–A recent photo shoot for the U.K.’s Sun newspaper presented side-by-side images of...
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