Machismo and Married Men Spread HIV in Mexico

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2013 Sexist behavior is nothing new in Mexico, but perhaps what some don’t realize is the effect it's had on female health as men refuse to use condoms, and women, fully dependent on their partners, are left without a choice. In the state of Chiapas, the most common way to contract HIV is from a lifelong partner or husband. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Note to All Men: Feminism Is About Choices

Staff / Truthdig Aug 19, 2013 In the modern-day discussion about misogyny, women are often accused of “reverse sexism.” This is usually because they apply their arguments about gender bias to “all men” and it hurts some people’s feelings. What if that’s the point? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Men Who Kick Down Doors

By Ann Jones, TomDispatch Mar 21, 2013 Picture this. A man bursts into a living room not his own. He confronts an enemy. He barks orders. He throws that enemy into a chair. The invader isn’t an American soldier leading a night raid on an Afghan village, nor is the enemy an anonymous Afghan householder. This warrior is just a guy in Ohio named Shane, and he’s doing what so many men find exhilarating: disciplining his girlfriend. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Victim Is to Blame, Lawyer for India Gang Rape Suspects Says

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 In a truly detestable and heinous example of victim-blaming and outright misogyny, Manohar Lal Sharma, the lawyer for three of the six men charged with raping and killing 23-year-old medical student Jyoti Singh Pandey, had the audacity to say--on the record--that he's never "seen a single incident" of a "respected lady" getting raped. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Anonymous Leaks Awful Video of High School Athletes Joking About Teen Rape Accuser

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jan 3, 2013 The disturbing 12-minute video features athletes from Steubenville High School in Ohio making fun of a 16-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped and raped by two of the school's star football players last summer. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rush Knows What Ails Us: Emotional Female Voters

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 6, 2012 Rush Limbaugh has a major problem when it comes to women. In the past, the conservative talk radio host has accused them of being sluts for using birth control and called those who support feminism "feminazis." Now, the caustic commentator has come up with a new calumny: “When women got the right to vote is when it all went downhill.” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egyptian Women Protesters Assaulted in Tahrir Square

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 9, 2012 In what looks to be an attempt to keep females out of Cairo’s political life, hundreds of men assaulted about 50 Egyptian women and their male supporters as they marched against sexual harassment in Tahrir Square on Friday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Peter Gabriel to Rush Limbaugh: Don’t Use My Tunes

Staff / Truthdig Mar 7, 2012 Next time Rush Limbaugh wants to play the bully, he might need to play something other than Peter Gabriel's music for a soundtrack. The musician's reps posted a statement on Gabriel's Facebook page noting that he was "appalled" to hear that Limbaugh had spun the tune "Sledgehammer" while besmirching Sandra Fluke's honor last week. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Men in Drag: Armisen Charms, Sandler’s a Miss

Mark O'Connell / Truthdig Mar 6, 2012 Why does Adam Sandler's shtick fail to elicit laughter -- or anything but a furrowed brow -- and what might be the significance of his profound unfunniness for broader issues of gender and media?The fear of identifying with a person who is female or feminine is an oft-unspoken reality in Hollywood. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

DSK and French Sexual Politics

Staff / Truthdig Jun 7, 2011 If former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is found guilty, his sexual assault case could have an impact on French culture vis-à-vis relations between men and women, The New York Times has found in speaking with women in France. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Rise of Mad Masculinity

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Mar 29, 2011 The first quarter of 2011 has ushered in the year of the “mad man.” Sadly, this idea is being turned into a commodity that can be consumed repeatedly across a range of media outlets. The first quarter of 2011 has ushered in the year of the “mad man.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Last Temptation of TMZ

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Jul 20, 2010 [Editor's note: This cartoon is based on an alleged quotation from Mel Gibson ranting at his former girlfriend.] Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )