When do you follow the rules?
When do you break them?
Do you break the rules in order to do the right thing?
Even if breaking the rules will get you punished?
Latest blog entries
07 Mar 2013
Whosoever would be a man must be a nonconformist.” (Why, after 200 years, Emerson is still relevant.) by Bill Patrick07 Mar 2013
Is prostitution really a “profession”? (Only when it serves men’s purposes.) by Bill PatrickQuick! Name “the world’s oldest profession.”
20 Feb 2013
When it comes to violence against women, “the passivity of good men” is an atrocity. And we should be ashamed. by Bill Patrick
13 Feb 2013
Women are raped and murdered every day! (So why address incidents of “trivial” sexism?) by Bill Patrick
05 Feb 2013
Women of the world rejoice: We enlightened men have come to liberate you! by Bill PatrickIn her brilliant 2008 essay “Men Who Explain Things: Every Woman Knows What It’s Like To Be Patronized By A Guy Who Won’t Let Facts Get In The Way,” Rebecca Solnit writes:
29 Jan 2013
Of princesses and prostitutes. Some fantasy women prove too much even for Disney. by Bill PatrickLate last month it was revealed that U.S. Olympic middle distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton had also been supporting herself through an entirely different sort of physical activity. It turns out that this elite athlete was working as highly-paid “escort” in Las Vegas and in other U.S.
10 Jan 2013
Yes, India is a very rough place for women. But that doesn’t excuse the rest of us. by Bill PatrickFor the last couple of weeks the world has watched as Indian women (and their male supporters) have taken to the streets to protest the horrific gang rape and brutal murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey. The marchers are fighting against what they perceive to be a culture of violence against women in India.
04 Dec 2012
It’s time to do more to end men’s violence…. by Bill PatrickIt’s time to do more to end men’s violence….
29 Nov 2012
“Don’t be a victim!” (And other absurd statements that obscure a perpetrator’s responsibility.) by Bill Patrick
The other day after a frightening mugging on the campus of York University in Toronto, a warning went out urging all members of the community to “be aware of your surroundings and the people around you.”
26 Nov 2012
Sometimes we men just need to shut the hell up. by Bill Patrick(I began this post before the U.S.