American - Educator | May 7, 1960 -
How many more school shootings do we need before we start talking about this as a social problem, and not merely a random collection of isolated incidents?
Jackson Katz
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If the KKK was smart enough, they would've created gangsta rap because it's such a caricature of black culture and black masculinity.
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The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.
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The concept of power we admire is power over someone else.
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Most male victims of violence are the victims of other men's violence. So that's something that both women and men have in common. We are both victims of men's violence.
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Media play a powerful role in establishing and perpetuating social norms.
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The best thing I can say is professional football is a business. When they are recruiting football players, they are not recruiting model citizens. Everybody has to be aware of this. What's being selected for the NFL is the ability to play and perform on Sunday afternoons. Everything else is secondary.
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Calling gender violence a women's issue is part of the problem. It gives a lot of men an excuse not to pay attention.
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Elite athletes learn entitlement. They believe they are entitled to have women serve their needs. It's part of being a man. It's the cultural construction of masculinity.
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In corporate culture, in sports culture, in the media, we honor those who win at all costs.
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As governor of California in 1970, Reagan endeared himself to millions of conservatives nationwide when he publicly rebuked the anti-war movement that was exploding on college campuses.
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Whether one admired or was repulsed by the positions he took on matters foreign and domestic, it is undeniable that Reagan's ability to project anger was highly attractive to his most passionate supporters on the far right - and crucial to his political success.
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