Topic: Gender Roles

10 Great Ideas For Yankee Candle’s Next Collection Of Man Candles

10 Great Ideas For Yankee Candle's Next Collection Of Man Candles
"Killer Air"
"Smoky (m)embers"
"Black Belt"
"Little Dogs are for Women"
"Mancakes"

Yesterday, we learned that candle making giant Yankee Candle is coming out with yet another line of what they call “Man Candles” because regular candles are for ladies only. Man Candles by Yankee Candle come in only the most macho scents, like “MMMM Bacon” (which allegedly smells like bacon), “Movie Night” (which allegedly smells like popcorn) or “Man Town”–which smells like… I cannot speculate on what that one is supposed to smell like.

Here are 10 ideas for the next line of hyper-masculine home fragrances, click through if you’re man enough: More »

Insufferable Princeton Grad Susan A Patton Stresses To Princeton Women, “Find A Husband Now“

Insufferable Princeton Grad Susan A Patton Stresses To Princeton Women, "Find A Husband Now"

Men go to college for a lot of different reasons: education, professional advancement, they’re good at learning, they’re providers, they just plum like math and science, etc. Women, on the other hand, go primarily to sink their hooks into said men (after graduating, some even set up sperm IVs and begin pumping out lots of self-impressed little babies). Sure, there are some women who go to college for their own educations, but we shouldn’t let those shaggy-armpitted lesbians impede our quest for a well-to-do spouse. If you get into Princeton, for one, it’s extremely important to find a man as soon as you are able. More »

Poll: Have You Ever Asked Someone Out?

Poll: Have You Ever Asked Someone Out?

Some women — maybe not you, but some women — feel as though in every situation, it is the man’s job to ask out the woman. Other women will adamantly insist that they believe in gender equality, but behind the veil of several mimosas will admit that they would, in practice, never dream of asking someone out, whether because they once read “The Rules” or because they lack the balls. More »

Bad in Bed With Giada De Laurentiis

Bad in Bed With Giada De Laurentiis

Welcome to Bad in Bed, where we discuss sex and relationship advice that we don’t want, and the people we don’t want it from. Today’s topic is Giada De Laurentiis.

In February’s issue of Redbook, celebrity chef is quoted on her beliefs about marriage and how to keep your man happy. According to People.com, she has this to say:

“I think it can be hard for any man to sometimes be upstaged by his wife…So when I’m home, I work very hard to be Todd’s wife and Jade’s mother. I have no problem going back to those traditional roles.”

She goes on to explain exactly how she accomplishes going back to traditional roles, and why: More »

The Suprising Sneakiness of Traditional Gender Roles

The Suprising Sneakiness of Traditional Gender Roles

In a follow-up to her article in The Atlantic, “The End of Men,” writer Hanna Rosin has a post up on CNN about responses to a talk she gave recently that continued the theme of changing gender roles in American society. She said comments on her talk included calling it “obnoxious,” which she attributes to its content:

“Most people who see one of the tag lines for the talk — “end of men” or “rise of women” — assume that my talk is merely the latest volley in the gender wars: More »

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