Why Mansplaining About Sexual Harassment Must Stop
We are angry and rightfully so, because every time we step out in public, we have to make ourselves smaller, inconspicuous, just so that we can get to our destinations without having our bodies and space violated. That is something that cis gendered heterosexual men will never understand. So no, you don’t get to tell us what to do when we're harassed. And you definitely don’t get to decide what’s best for women.
Male Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse Exist. Believe Them.
The male survivors of child sexual abuse rarely report their abuse or seek professional help as they are often bogged down by the culture of toxic masculinity.
“Because I Am A Boy”: How Masculinity is Learned In Rural Madhya Pradesh
When do you realise that you’re a boy? When society tells you. Watch these boys in rural Madhya Pradesh talk about imbibing gender roles.
Review Of Dance Like A Man: Society’s Desire For Wholistic Masculinity
Mahesh Dattani, through his play Dance Like a Man, throws light upon the patriarchal and heterosexual post-independence setup of the Indian society where this play is set.
5 Things To Tell A Woman Who Says “You Know, Men Have It Tough...
I've wondered how it'd feel to give a woman who fails to recognise male privilege and thinks men have it tough, a course in Patriarchy 101.
Questioning Gender Roles: Boys Do Bhangra While Girls Shake Their Booty
Pink versus blue, pretty versus brave: the childhood landscape is mined with pernicious gender roles and stereotypes that dictate how we behave as adults.
Mansplaining 101: Why Do Men Explain Things To Women?
Mansplaining refers to men explaining things to women that they might already know and comes from an assumed power position of ‘knowing’.
When Will Fatherhood Include Domestic & Childcare Responsibilities?
When a father does invest in his child, we fawn over him and call his wife 'lucky', when in fact, it should just be 'normal'. Why is fatherhood devoid o domestic and childcare responsibilities?
The Angry Hindu Nationalist And The Melancholia Of Lost Masculinity
The angry Hindu nationalist male, caught in an evolving world he can't keep up with, has taken to his vicious worst to make his presence felt.
Kabir Singh: The Poster Boy For Toxic Masculinity
With a predictable plot, unnecessary violence, the resurgence of a broken hero and typical stalker-turned-lover relation, Kabir Singh is a painful three-hour experience for the viewer.