Mar 17We Don’t Need MoreOur collective health depends on our desire for something better. — Capitalism is in constant pursuit of more. More profits, more growth, more jobs, more markets, more products, and more consumers. This guiding ethic is sometimes helpful to us as individuals and to the social order, and sometimes it is unhelpful. The main negative impact on human life and the ecosystem…Psychology6 min read
Mar 7The Illness and the CureHow abusers and institutions exert coercive control — TW: Abuse As a social worker, I have primarily worked with individuals who have survived intimate partner violence. Each individual’s story is unique, as is their journey towards recovery, but there are many facets of abuse that have been shown to be common through research and in my personal experience…Wellness7 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Mar 3Choosing SilenceA critical tool for liberation — “White Silence Is Violence!” is the message sprawling on a yard sign in the more progressive part of my Utah town. I pass it often on my way to the grocery store. A year or two ago, I would have unreservedly agreed with it. Now, I’m not so sure. Those…Feminism6 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Nov 17, 2021Color Blind Analysis Doesn’t Cut ItWhiteness cannot remain invisible — Binyamin Applebaum begins to wrap up a recent viral video from the New York Times titled, “Liberal Hypocrisy is Fueling American Inequality. Here’s How.” with this statement, “We are not living our values. People who live in blue states, people who profess liberal values, you need to look in the…Racism4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Jul 22, 2021Cookie Trays and FairnessA Call to Divest From Transactional Thinking — I once saw a tweet that read, “Sure, he knows feminist theory, but does he do the dishes?” This quote has stayed with me for years because it’s a helpful gauge for whether my actions are aligned with my values. Hypocrisy has become the hallmark of many progressive men who…Equality4 min read
Published in An Injustice!·May 20, 2021Straight, White, Male, JailJoe Rogan’s comments reveal a values disconnect — Joe Rogan asserted, “You can never be woke enough. That’s the problem. It keeps going. It keeps going further and further and further down the line and if you get to the point where you capitulate, where you agree to all these demands, it’ll eventually get to ‘straight white men…Equality5 min read
May 15, 2021Reaching OutPushing past our privilege — I once was a deeply religious person. I was a devout member of the Mormon (or Latter-day Saint) faith tradition, and I spent a lot of time reading the Bible and other books of scripture unique to Mormonism. I developed a deep love for the Jesus Christ of the gospels…Privilege5 min read
Published in An Injustice!·Apr 17, 2021Simple PleasuresExperiencing all there is to offer — Growing up in conservative Utah, I didn’t have to be explicitly taught what was and wasn’t inside of the male range of acceptable behaviors. It was clear to me that I was to shun anything that felt soft and feminine in favor of what was hard and masculine. I ran…Women4 min read
Jan 27, 2021Male FeministsSexual Predators? — Given that I have a blog and podcast titled Feminist Masculinity, you might guess that I watch a fair number of videos regarding feminism, masculinity, and adjacent topics. That is why the YouTube algorithm, through its wise and not at all destructive recommendations, showed me a number of videos making…Men6 min read
Published in An Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Dec 28, 2020MakersI was told, recently, Humans evolved as storytellers. From the mythical to the mundane, The full span of any life is bound In the act of transmitting meaning. Meaning that must be first found In an indifferent universe. Humans search, eyes peeled, For even the slightest shade of purpose. All…Poetry2 min read
