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This week’s edition of Women: Body & Soul looks at the book Men Speak Out: Views on Gender, Sex and Power, edited by Shira Tarrant.
Joining Thursday’s show are author Shira Tarrant, filmmaker Byron Hurt, author Jeremy Adam Smith, and author Jacob Anderson-Minshall. Guests will talk about men, masculinity, sex, relationships, violence prevention, and positive change.
If you are outside the New York City area, listen online at www.wbai.org
Apparently not. Seth Rogen’s latest film includes yet another rape scene under the guise of “harmless fun” or “just” entertainment. It’s neither.
For clear talk about the Man Box along with reports from the field about the many, many men working to improve pop culture and end male violence against women, check out the current article in Bitch magazine: Guy Trouble: Are Young Men Really in Crisis or Are These Boys Done Just Being Boys?
There’s more thoughtful commentary on the issue at Lauren Beckham Falcone’s Boston Herald article, the Huffington Post, and Courtney E. Martin’s feminist fuck-you to Seth Rogen at Feministing.com. Even actress Anna Faris, who plays the subject of Rogen’s attention, was surprised by the tone of the movie’s final cut.
Seth Rogen Wondering Why.
My latest article Guy Trouble just hit the stands. It’s a fun read. Promise.
Guy Trouble is featured in my favorite magazine that starts with a B and rhymes with itch. You can find it at newsstands and bookstores everywhere.
xoxoxo, Shira
http://bitchmagazine.org/
Here’s a short teaser. But for the full story you’ll need to get the full mag.
These days, most men’s movie roles feature hard-talking, heavy-hitting leads. Or self-conscious, socially awkward types bumbling through social relations. Or there are the sweet-hearted slacker dudes glued to the couch—and maybe their bongs—allergic to steady jobs but true to their friends. Sometimes the men are a combination of two of these types, as in the new bromance comedy I Love You, Man. …
