" >No, Really, You Find it A Little Flattering, Right?
As I biked down Broad Street, I saw a dude taking advantage of the disquietingly nice weather by jogging shirtless. And unlike the majority of shirtless men on Broad Street, this one was hot. We’re talking vampire movie hot. And there was a small part of my brain, likely tucked between the part that craves … Read more
What Does It Mean to Have Rape Fantasies?
It’s hard to know exactly how common any fantasy is. It’s already hard to do research on sexual behavior and attitudes, with the amount of taboo placed on talking honestly about sex. People under-report and over-report, depending on what will make them sound better and there is always far more nuance than can be captured … Read more
Urban Legends about Sexuality: Podcast with Dr. Henken Pt II
If you didn’t catch Part I of this phenomenal interview, then you turn your horse right around this instant and go check it out. You’ve heard them…. you’ve probably told them: stories that happened to a friend of a friend (FOAF) or to your sister’s teammate’s fiance, or your mom’s friend who works in the … Read more
Did You Hear About the Girl Who…. :Podcast with Dr. Elissa Henken Pt I
Urban legends, rumors, gossip, jokes and folklore: they are part of our every day conversations and they shape the way we view almost everything. Have you ever stopped doing something (or started) because you heard about something terrible that happened to some girl that was a friend of friend? Have you ever heard about the … Read more
Hugo Schwyzer: Male Feminist/ Lightning Rod
I first encountered history and gender studies professor Dr. Hugo Schwyzer‘s work on the Good Men Project, a site that aims to be an enlightened, cerebral counterpoint to glossy lad mags. I was struck by how surprisingly validating it was to have a dude say things about feminism with which I agreed. Not that I needed … Read more
