efb wrote: » http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/oct/15/lad-culture-thrives-in-our-neoliberal-universities
efb wrote: » It's not always harmless
TheZohan wrote: » Push your agenda somewhere else.
anncoates wrote: » That's strange because the entire culture was essentially constructed and lionized by magazines like Loaded that were largely aimed at - and largely staffed by - men.
kowloon wrote: » Ah, 'Lad Mags', I had heard it somewhere else. Aren't they an endangered species now? Like any other glossy magazine aimed at people young enough to have no excuse for not knowing how to use the internet.
Mister Vain wrote: » Lads mags have been replaced by mags like Men's health and Muscle & Fitness and so on. It's all about attaining that Geordie Shore physique now.
efb wrote: » Anything in the article you'd like to comment on?
TheZohan wrote: » Article? You mean blog by a feminist with ulterior motives.
efb wrote: » Care to refute it then?
ancapailldorcha wrote: » Not much to refute. That "article" is just an attempt to paint men out to be drunken louts with nothing positive to contribute to society. Y,know, because we're all one homogeneous population.
TheBeardedLady wrote: » Bingo! Here we go! Wondering when women would get the blame!
TheZohan wrote: » How many people complained when 'Girl Power' et al came around? None. But hey, let's start the male bashing threads again, it's starting to become an all too common occurrence in AH.
ancapailldorcha wrote: » He said feminist, not "women".
TheZohan wrote: » I didn't blame women for anything. Why would you try to twist my words?
efb wrote: » Thats not how I read it. Article from the BBC:http://www.bbc.com/news/education-29176844
Two-thirds had heard rape or sexual assault jokes on campuses.
ancapailldorcha wrote: » They're idiots, noone is disputing that but they don't speak for or represent men as a whole. It's crap like this that leads to censorship and other draconian nonsense.
efb wrote: » Mens fitness is a thinly disguised porn mag, got me through my teenage years...
TheBeardedLady wrote: » Because I don't like you.
TheBeardedLady wrote: » This thread was started by a man. Most contributions are by men. A few weeks ago, women were complaining about misogyny on boards and you came on all guns blazing demanding examples not willing to listen to anyone. You have serious issues. You're not the only one on Boards though. Fcuk this ****.
efb wrote: » Its not attacking all men, its attacking the "lad culture"
Mister Vain wrote: » Nah back in my day it was Max Power. There was some fine bodies in that mag I can tell ya. The women weren't bad either.
TheZohan wrote: » Well I suppose that's a given, I am Irish and male, after all...
ancapailldorcha wrote: » Which is used to portray men everywhere as creeps.
TheZohan wrote: » How many people complained when 'Girl Power' et al came around? None.
But hey, let's start the male bashing threads again, it's starting to become an all too common occurrence in AH.
