Threatening Traditions - Part II: Traditional Masculinity
I'm a straight man. Let me tell you what I hear, as a straight man, when I'm told, "Don't worry! Homosexuality is no threat to masculinity..."I hear that masculinity is something normal, natural,...
View ArticleWalking on Eggshells - Are we asking the wrong questions?
One of the problems I'm seeing is that talking about how people interact and how they might shift their behavior to make those interactions more effective is a form of meta, and the lead diarist for...
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Walking on Eggshells - An experimental week of listening
The Daily Kos group blog Walking on Eggshells is an experimental laboratory for learning to bear witness without judgment, blame or shame. Each diary will serve as an experimental Listening space to...
View ArticleWhat does my recommend on your comment mean?
It could mean any of many things! I thoroughly agree with what you said! Hi - nice to see you but no time to chat I'm recc'ing your tip jar to show appreciation for the diary, but I'm not recc'ing the...
View ArticleMAD MEN: A diary about (and for) men who are mad about stuff
No, I'm not talking about the TV show. (Except I am, sorta.)I'm talking about (and to) men who are mad. Mad like Howard Beale was mad. Mad at (or about) women. Women who talk about women-stuff....
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
By now you've probably heard about George Will's appalling column attacking campus anti-rape activism, where he says that being a victim is a "coveted status" with "privileges." This is nothing new...
View ArticleLGBT Pride 2014: First Things First--Coming Out
LGBT Pride month is upon us again, and each year I like to kick it off here with a diary about coming out. There's a first step in any process, and in the process of living your life as an open and...
View ArticleMy Coming Out Story
A couple of weeks ago, commonmass did a diary about coming out and told his personal coming out story. He also invited others to tell their stories, and many did. I’d strongly encourage you to read his...
View ArticleA few tips for better blogging on Daily Kos
Don't write for the rec list. It distorts your voice. Think of your little slice of Daily Kos as your own blog. kos's explicit intention with the current DK4 platform was for users to treat it as their...
View ArticleMy Unabashedly Biased Advice to New Daily Kos Members (as well as older ones)
Seems like such a great place doesn't it? All this information about the matters of the day, plus special diaries by great storytellers, personal memoirs and issue specific diaries to read. Others...
View ArticleHow an ordinary father's son stumbled onto feminism
In a recent Walking on Eggshells diary, CroneWit made a valuable observation about how men talk (and often do not talk) about their familiarity with feminism. [W]e need men who understand this to...
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A Garden of Meta [With Pooties]
Several folks have recently asked if I could compile some of my meta diaries for easy access. As we have many new members of the community, this collection may be of interest to them. Old timers may...
View ArticleThreatening Traditions - Part II: Traditional Masculinity
I'm a straight man. Let me tell you what I hear, as a straight man, when I'm told, "Don't worry! Homosexuality is no threat to masculinity..."I hear that masculinity is something normal, natural,...
View ArticleWalking on Eggshells - Are we asking the wrong questions?
One of the problems I'm seeing is that talking about how people interact and how they might shift their behavior to make those interactions more effective is a form of meta, and the lead diarist for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Walking on Eggshells - An experimental week of listening
The Daily Kos group blog Walking on Eggshells is an experimental laboratory for learning to bear witness without judgment, blame or shame. Each diary will serve as an experimental Listening space to...
View ArticleWhat does my recommend on your comment mean?
It could mean any of many things! I thoroughly agree with what you said! Hi - nice to see you but no time to chat I'm recc'ing your tip jar to show appreciation for the diary, but I'm not recc'ing the...
View ArticleMAD MEN: A diary about (and for) men who are mad about stuff
No, I'm not talking about the TV show. (Except I am, sorta.)I'm talking about (and to) men who are mad. Mad like Howard Beale was mad. Mad at (or about) women. Women who talk about women-stuff....
View ArticleThis Week in the War on Women
By now you've probably heard about George Will's appalling column attacking campus anti-rape activism, where he says that being a victim is a "coveted status" with "privileges." This is nothing new...
View ArticleLGBT Pride 2014: First Things First--Coming Out
LGBT Pride month is upon us again, and each year I like to kick it off here with a diary about coming out. There's a first step in any process, and in the process of living your life as an open and...
View ArticleMy Coming Out Story
A couple of weeks ago, commonmass did a diary about coming out and told his personal coming out story. He also invited others to tell their stories, and many did. I’d strongly encourage you to read his...
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