How Did We Get Here, Terry Crews?
Remember when Tyra Banks spoke for America and bellowed a “We were all rooting for you!” cry to America’s Next Top Model…
It's International Women's Day. Do You Know Where Your Favorite Retailers Stand?
It’s one day a year, within the one month of the year dedicated to honoring and uplifting women in what is still very…
A List of Things Personally Threatened By Billy Porter's Red Carpet Gown
1. My sexuality (of course)
Billy Porter Wore a Gown and You Will Deal With It
The day of the 2019 Oscars, thousands of men—who I’m presuming live in their parents’ basements and holla from the…
Yung Joc Is Officially Hair Goals—Or, He Should Be
Straight black men, we need to talk about Yung Joc’s hair.
#MuteChrisBrown Too, Because He's Clearly Committed to Being Trash
In recent weeks, there’s been a lot of renewed talk about toxic masculinity, particularly amongst viewers of Surviving…
The Best Men Can Be? Gillette Poses a New Challenge—but Can Men Accept It?
Hell hath no fury like a man who thinks he’s being held accountable.
Watch: A List of All the Things Straight Men Can’t Do Because It’s ‘Suspect’ (According to Wiz Khalifa and Many Others)
In a Breakfast Club interview in July, very tall Pittsburgher Wiz Khalifa expressed dismay at the horror of men eating…
A Look Back at the Reaction to 'Straight Black Men Are the White People of Black People' a Year Later
A year ago, a line in a piece from Saki Benibo—an assertion also articulated a year before in a tweet from Mela Machinko
Terence Nance and Damon Young on Random Acts of Flyness, Intentional Acts of Blackness, and the Beauty of Lotion
Four things you don’t really need to know before watching this (but I’m going to tell you anyway)
#EvolveTheDefinition: Retailer Bonobos Takes On Toxic Masculinity
What does masculinity mean to you? This is the question retailer Bonobos asks in a new spot asking its followers to…
Protecting
Black Women and Girls Is More Important Than Your Break Up With R. Kelly
Jamilah Lemieux has about 3,000 accounts muted and blocked on social media. As a black woman who often uses her…
A Sincere Apology to the Strong Black Men Being Attacked by #TheRootArticles
As someone whose job is writing about race, I often receive a broad spectrum of criticism from people aggrieved by my…
University of Texas Campaign Around Healthy Masculinity Plunges Conservative Outlets Deep Into Their Feelings
Another day, another reason for Rush Limbaugh to get Limbaugh-size mad about some fairly innocuous shit.
Real Talk From Terry Crews on Misogyny: ‘There’s a Humanity Issue Here’
Actor and comedian Terry Crews, the most visible male member of the #MeToo movement, shared some very real talk at last…
The Voices Missing From #MeToo: Experiencing Sexual Assault as Butch
He was my dude, my nigga, my friend. The details of that night are mine to keep, a privacy I allow myself, even as I…
We Don’t Love Men Like Fabolous. We Just Hate Women
If there’s a takeaway from the revelation of and the reaction to Fabolous’ abuse of Emily Bustamante, his longtime…
If I Wanted to See 2 70-Year-Old White Men Fight, I’d Go to Cracker Barrel This Weekend
I know, I know, I know, I know. Joe Biden is everyone’s cool and tough septuagenarian home slice. And while I’m not in…
The Trouble With Hero Worship: Is #TeamKillmonger Also #TeamToxicMasculinity?
Editor’s note: Multiple spoilers ahead.
Nipsey Hussle, Homophobia and Toxic Black Masculinity
What is the gay “agenda”? Can you point me to the document that explains and outlines it? What is the goal of the gay…