In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
From Jackson Katz
Most male victims of violence are the victims of other men's violence. So that's something that both women and men have in common. We are both victims of men's violence.
As governor of California in 1970, Reagan endeared himself to millions of conservatives nationwide when he publicly rebuked the anti-war movement that was exploding on college campuses.
During his runs for the GOP presidential nomination, Mitt Romney has done a good job of mimicking Reagan's anti-government diatribes and 'better days ahead' rhetoric.
Typical news accounts and commentaries about school shootings and rampage killings rarely mention gender.
Men are every bit as gendered as women.
How many more school shootings do we need before we start talking about this as a social problem, and not merely a random collection of isolated incidents?
Media play a powerful role in establishing and perpetuating social norms.
The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
Language usage always has a political context.
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