The problem with the 'masculinity crisis' is not that women have excelled too much and therefore created a crisis for men, but that we have such a stein inability to let go of what it has traditionally meant to be a man...As long as we perpetuate the myth that men have inherent qualities that make them more suitable than women for certain types of work, the shifting nature of the economy (and women's attainment of better jobs) is going to continue to be interpreted as a crisis of masculinity.
Samhita MukhopadhyayTags: sexism masculinity single-income-household wage-gap
And if all womankind banded together and took the male path, the world would turn into one huge brothel.
M. AgeyevTags: prostitution masculinity brothels feminity female-versus-male men-versus-women womankind
When I see a word held hostage to manhood I have to rescue it. Sweet trembling word, locked in a tower, tired of your Prince coming and coming.
Jeanette WintersonTags: words sex language desire femininity masculinity
Lyra had never seen such a sight, never heard such a bellow; it was like a mountain laughing.
Philip PullmanTags: laughter simile humour joy amazement leadership mountain laughing warmth masculinity
The game (baseball)was a custom of his clan, and it gave outlet for the homicidal and sides-taking instincts which Babbitt called “patriotism” and “love of sport.
Sinclair LewisTags: baseball sports masculinity
So Father Ring went off in the lofty mood of a man who has defended a principle at a great sacrifice to himself, but that very night he began to brood and he continued to brood till that sickly looking voluptuary of a ten-shilling note took on all the radiance and charm of a virgin of seventeen.
Frank O'ConnorTags: girls masculinity moneymaking
The male orientation of classical Athens was inseparable from its genius. Athens became great not despite but because of its misogyny.
Camille PagliaTags: greatness society misogyny femininity masculinity athens sexual-personae
Simon turned to Jordan, who was lying down across the futon, his head propped against one of the woven throw pillows. "How much of that did you hear?"
"Enough to gather that we're going to a party tonight," said Jordan. "I heard about the Ironworks event. I'm not in the Garroway pack, so I wasn't invited."
"I guess you're coming as my date now." Simon shoved the phone back into his pocket.
"I'm secure enough in my masculinity to accept that," said Jordan. "We'd better get you something nice to wear, though," he called as Simon headed back into his room. "I want you to look pretty.
Tags: humor funny the-mortal-instruments masculinity simon-lewis cassandra-clare date city-of-fallen-angels jordan-kyle ironworks
I think I am a rare breed, a homosexual who doesn't like men.
Michel TremblayTags: gay desire homosexual masculinity
There was something aggressively masculine about Toloose . . . perhaps it was the look in his eye. Or the way he was holding his billiard cue. It was amazing the way a man in an embroidered coat could take on the air of a dockworker.
Eloisa JamesTags: masculinity billiards
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