FeMENist magazines
July 19, 2013 10:27 AM Subscribe
Are there any magazines out there like Bitch or Bust, or Ms., but targeted toward the hetero-male gaze? I'm talking about magazines that hold values inherent in third-wave feminism in relation to current events, topics like bypassing heteronormativity, overcoming masculism, fighting homophobia, speaking out against domestic violence, working toward gender equality, supporting reproductive rights, ending rape culture, etc. Zines are also ok.
As a male in the United States, I want to feel included in the feminist movement without feeling like an outsider. I want to read more articles like the 2009 interview with Patrick Stewart where he talks about his experiences growing up around domestic violence, or this article about fight clubs in Menlo Park where Michael Kimmel touches upon the sadomasochism present in contemporary masculinity. Blogs are ok, but I'm really hoping for coffee table literature that arrives in the mail each month.
I am looking for misogynistic Mens Rights Movement type literature. I am looking for articles exclusively written by men. Please assume that I am asking this question in good faith.
As a male in the United States, I want to feel included in the feminist movement without feeling like an outsider. I want to read more articles like the 2009 interview with Patrick Stewart where he talks about his experiences growing up around domestic violence, or this article about fight clubs in Menlo Park where Michael Kimmel touches upon the sadomasochism present in contemporary masculinity. Blogs are ok, but I'm really hoping for coffee table literature that arrives in the mail each month.
I am looking for misogynistic Mens Rights Movement type literature. I am looking for articles exclusively written by men. Please assume that I am asking this question in good faith.
VoiceMale? There used to be a magazine called "Changing Men" from NOMAS.
posted by lathrop at 10:57 AM on July 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by lathrop at 10:57 AM on July 19, 2013 [1 favorite]
Feminist men have contributed to Ms. since its inception.
posted by brujita at 12:15 PM on July 19, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by brujita at 12:15 PM on July 19, 2013 [2 favorites]
Left-leaning publications such as the New Statesman sometimes have articles about this kind of thing. It's a political magazine rather than one aimed at a particular gender, which might be the issue for you when it comes to Bust, and the articles centre around current talking points (they've covered sexism in games a lot recently). However, if you're not au fait with British politics/culture, it might be a little dense.
I did wonder about mens' studies/masculinity studies journals, but as it's been a long time since I was studying sociology, I'm not sure how much that academic area has become aligned with the MRM.
posted by mippy at 2:24 PM on July 19, 2013
I did wonder about mens' studies/masculinity studies journals, but as it's been a long time since I was studying sociology, I'm not sure how much that academic area has become aligned with the MRM.
posted by mippy at 2:24 PM on July 19, 2013
You might be interested in It's Pronounced Metrosexual — it's pretty light reading, and a bit Feminism 101 at times, but the guy who writes it also has interesting things to say about his own experiences as a feminist and as a not-so-butch straight dude.
posted by Now there are two. There are two _______. at 2:33 PM on July 19, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by Now there are two. There are two _______. at 2:33 PM on July 19, 2013 [3 favorites]
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