Comments on: The Alpha Males Must Die http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Mon, 22 May 2006 22:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: donna http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-35177 donna Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:25:29 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-35177 Wonderful book by Sherri Tepper "Gate to Women's Country" does a lovely version of this.... Wonderful book by Sherri Tepper "Gate to Women’s Country" does a lovely version of this….

]]> By: Feministe » Weekend Roundup http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-35001 Feministe » Weekend Roundup Sat, 22 Oct 2005 00:44:06 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-35001 [...] Feminism Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Deep Thoughts From the Land of Double Standard Preemptive Karma: Feminists For Life All Facts and Opinions: A-Changin’ Times Noli Irritare Leones: Radical Feminism and A New Feminism? Republic of T: The Alpha Males Must Die Vociferate: Do straight feminists always have to compromise? Hugo Schwyzer: Purity or Popularity: a Caffeinated Musing on Christianity and Feminism and A brief teaching manifesto, and the difference between methods and goals Psychology Today: Men’s Bodies, The Survey Pinko Feminist Hellcat: Bang Those Pots and Pans [...] [...] Feminism Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Deep Thoughts From the Land of Double Standard Preemptive Karma: Feminists For Life All Facts and Opinions: A-Changin’ Times Noli Irritare Leones: Radical Feminism and A New Feminism? Republic of T: The Alpha Males Must Die Vociferate: Do straight feminists always have to compromise? Hugo Schwyzer: Purity or Popularity: a Caffeinated Musing on Christianity and Feminism and A brief teaching manifesto, and the difference between methods and goals Psychology Today: Men’s Bodies, The Survey Pinko Feminist Hellcat: Bang Those Pots and Pans [...]

]]> By: Brad http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-34974 Brad Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:08:33 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-34974 I think Reagan might be a candidate for a president with Alpha Male status. I think Reagan might be a candidate for a president with Alpha Male status.

]]> By: Lorin Ripley http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-34920 Lorin Ripley Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:46:04 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-34920 Evan climbs and leaps off furniture.   He makes messes.  He runs around like a robot with fresh batteries on Christmas day.  And when I can almost not stand it, he runs over, laughs, and hugs me.  To me, alpha just means a**h***.  It's why DC operates like a high school on steroids.  I don't care how Evan acts, so long as he's not a jerk, and respects other people.  It's my job to teach him that; what happens later is a matter of his strength of character.  Given his sensory issues, I wouldn't be surprised if he became a safety on a football team.  So long as, when he gets off the field, he acts like a real man, in other words, respecting everyone as they are, whether they are significant others or not, I'm OK with that.  Evan climbs and leaps off furniture.   He makes messes.  He runs around like a robot with fresh batteries on Christmas day.  And when I can almost not stand it, he runs over, laughs, and hugs me.  To me, alpha just means a**h***.  It’s why DC operates like a high school on steroids.  I don’t care how Evan acts, so long as he’s not a jerk, and respects other people.  It’s my job to teach him that; what happens later is a matter of his strength of character.  Given his sensory issues, I wouldn’t be surprised if he became a safety on a football team.  So long as, when he gets off the field, he acts like a real man, in other words, respecting everyone as they are, whether they are significant others or not, I’m OK with that. 

]]> By: mindyc http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-34841 mindyc Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:45:52 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-34841 I, too, am glad to see the end of the Alpha Male. My brother was an Alpha Male in a household with two Alpha Females - my Mother and myself. Needless to say it was interesting to see him push my Mom to the brink and impressive to see her swell up and put down the revolution that was threatening to occur in her house. (My Mom and I got along mostly because I played the game and we had pretty similar "goals." But when we butted heads - well, watch out.) Over the years, and with the birth of his own little girl, my brother has mellowed out considerably. He even took the sex-change of one of my dear friends in stride. He didn't understand it, but he didn't act like a complete asshole to her either. So, there is hope. I can't wait to see what happens with my own little boy. <img src="/wp-content/plugins/yaw/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/msn/regular_smile.gif"/> I, too, am glad to see the end of the Alpha Male. My brother was an Alpha Male in a household with two Alpha Females – my Mother and myself. Needless to say it was interesting to see him push my Mom to the brink and impressive to see her swell up and put down the revolution that was threatening to occur in her house. (My Mom and I got along mostly because I played the game and we had pretty similar "goals." But when we butted heads – well, watch out.)

Over the years, and with the birth of his own little girl, my brother has mellowed out considerably. He even took the sex-change of one of my dear friends in stride. He didn’t understand it, but he didn’t act like a complete asshole to her either. So, there is hope.

I can’t wait to see what happens with my own little boy.

]]> By: Rachel S http://archives.republicoft.com/index.php/archives/2005/10/21/the-alpha-males-must-die/#comment-34839 Rachel S Fri, 21 Oct 2005 14:42:58 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/?p=3483#comment-34839 You have got to read this article, "Masculinity as Homophobia" by Michael Kimmel.  It talks about how the definition of masculinty forces men to be afraid of other men.  In this article he argues that homophobia (which he is not defining as fear of gay men)--the fear of being less than the manliest man (the alpha male) is what drives most of the discrimination that men engage in--especially wealthy White men.  You can probably find it if you google it.  I have my students read it in my race, class, and gender course. You have got to read this article, "Masculinity as Homophobia" by Michael Kimmel.  It talks about how the definition of masculinty forces men to be afraid of other men.  In this article he argues that homophobia (which he is not defining as fear of gay men)–the fear of being less than the manliest man (the alpha male) is what drives most of the discrimination that men engage in–especially wealthy White men.  You can probably find it if you google it.  I have my students read it in my race, class, and gender course.

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