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Refusing to Be a Man: Critical Essays on Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice - Essential Reading for Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
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Refusing to Be a Man: Critical Essays on Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice - Essential Reading for Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
Refusing to Be a Man: Critical Essays on Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice - Essential Reading for Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
Refusing to Be a Man: Critical Essays on Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice - Essential Reading for Gender Studies and Feminist Theory
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Since its original publication in 1989, Refusing to be a Man has been acclaimed as a classic and widely cited in gender studies literature. In 13 eloquent essays, Stoltenberg articulates the first fully argued liberation theory for men that will also liberate women. He argues that male sexual identity is entirely a political and ethical construction whose advantages grow out of injustice. His thesis is, however, ultimately one of hope - that precisely because masculinity is so constructed, it is possible to refuse it, to act against it and to change. A new introduction by the author discusses the roots of his work in the American civil rights and radical feminist movements and distinguishes it from the anti-feminist philosophies underlying the recent tide of reactionary mens movements.
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I am a straight man.There is a whole lot of odd hate going on in these reviews. This book isn't about ignoring sexuality, it's about understanding that the base-level, "normal" male sexuality is hurtful and wrong. It explains that sexuality is something that is learned from our culture, and that men are able to leave behind this old sexuality for something better. The book never says "don't think about sex," it just tells men that there is a positive sexuality and it is worth having.MY problem with the book is that John Stoltenberg is a homosexual. He was married, yes, but to a lesbian. Neither was bi. They were straight gay.This to me seems like an electrician trying to tell me that my roof is leaky. Sure, he can see that my roof is messed up, but he has no idea how to fix it. This comes through in the text. Stoltenberg pretty much says "just be different than what is expected" and leaves it at that. He doesn't give specific hints, or otherwise explain HOW men are supposed to step back from porn and everything else. He just says to do it. That's because he doesn't know how. He was, from the beginning, NOT treating women wrong. I assume he never lusted after a woman. I, of course, don't know, but if he's gay all signs point to he didn't.Of course, he's right, my roof is terribly leaky. But he can't tell me much besides that.Anyway, good book, he's right. It just sucks that I'm left hanging like this.

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