Tag Archives: Masculinity
“Men!”
“Men!” For some years I had a brilliant friend, male, with whom I used to talk far into the night about the most sublime and transcendent matters. We were sufficiently drawn to one another to be lovers, other colleagues … Continue reading
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Tagged character, colleagues, con-artistry, coquetry, desire, fate, flattery, friend, ideal, ideality, intention, intuition, lovers, man/woman friendships, Masculinity, money, moral fragility, morality, philosophy, Plato, platonic relationships, repentance, rip off, sincerity, sublime, transcendent conversation
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“Finding Mr. Right”
“Finding Mr. Right” To marry off Abigail was never a cinch. My undergraduate years passed in a women’s college to which I commuted from a home that interested me more than my professors did, much less the callow young male … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Desire, Erotic Life, Femininity, Feminism, Gender Balance, history of ideas, Masculinity, Philosophy, Political, Psychology, The Examined Life, The Problematic of Woman
Tagged American woman, Chronicle of Higher Education, female friendship, Feminism, Feminity, Finding Mr. Right, Gender, gender roles, Long-distance calling, love, Marriage, Masculinity, Mr. Right, New York City, Paris, philosophy, relationships, Romance, Sydney, Western Wall
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“Masculinity”
1899 | “Berth deck cooks aboard cruiser U.S.S. Brooklyn” | Edward H. Hart “Masculinity” Any woman still maintaining that the terms “masculinity” and “femininity” should be put between scare quotes, as mere social or grammatical constructs, is invited to walk … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Femininity, Feminism, Gender Balance, Masculinity, Philosophy, Political, Sexuality
Tagged Brooklyn, Colette, Femininity, Feminity, gender roles, God, jeune fille, Masculinity, Plato, Simone de Beauvoir, Vinca
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