Follow-up links and some others I like

I suppose if I'm going to claim feminists do address how sexism harms men, I should posts some links to that, huh.

First up is what I think is a fantastic overview of all the problems I've heard/seen talked about other places from feminist and atheist Greta Christina:
http://freethoughtblogs.com/greta/2010/07/26/5-stupid-unfair-and-sexist-things-expected-of-men/
or
http://www.alternet.org/story/147626/5_stupid,_unfair_and_sexist_things_expected_of_men

I admit I'm surprised to see her start of by saying we don't talk about sexism's effect on men much since I've seen it mentioned in terms of male body image in my university's mental health center going back a few years, but then, that's just one specific area and this post is a few years old, so, there's that.

Sarah Moon is a Christian(?) feminist (sorry, I don't really follow her stuff, I just coincidentally came across it today and thought it was appropriate,so I hope I got that right) who here is talking about sexual violence againts women, but begins by addressing sexual violence against men as well:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/sarahoverthemoon/2013/06/you-are-not-your-own-series-on-hostile-and-benevolent-sexism/

Libby Anne, my favorite blogger, discusses the limiting expectations gender roles place on her son:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2013/01/why-my-son-bobby-needs-feminism-too.html
and how her patriarchal upbringing distortered her view of men:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2013/02/men-arent-sex-addled-beasts-theyre-just-individuals.html
while her husband talks about the benefits he gets from birth control and egalitarian relationships:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2013/01/is-contraception-emasculating-sean-responds.html

Libby Anne actually frequently mentions how gender roles and sexism affect men, even though it's not usually the main focus of much of her writing.

And one more that I jst found that more thoroughly addresses some of the issues I mentioned anti-feminists like to bring up: http://freethoughtblogs.com/lousycanuck/2011/10/08/the-disadvantages-of-being-a-man/


Some other things:
Lately, I've been coming across a lot of discussions about sexualizing and objectifying women, and I want to put my favorites all in one place. I would also like to point out that all of these also mention the harm it does to men, even if that's not the focus.

First, my favorite breakdown of what exactly people are complaining about when they talk about sexualized female characters. He does a fantastic job of starting with the claim and progressively addressing each rebutal you'd likely here in a conversation on the topic. Even more impressive is that this came from a guy who only came to realize he's a feminist after posting this, and comments as such in an edit half-way through:
http://thegamesofchance.blogspot.com/2011/12/feature-sexism-in-character-design.html

I do at some point plan to follow up his breakdown with some of my own ideas based on his last conclusion, but that will be in the future.

Second is Objectification and...Men? from Jimquisition. Similar to the one above, but in video form, and without the very facinating conclusion from the blog above. Instead, though, he discusses what video game companies have actually said regarding sexualized women characters. He also addressing how this affects men:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=hR9UMgOFeLw

And finally, Feminist Frequency's Tropes vs. Women Part 2, which lays out pretty much all my concerns with stories that revolve around harming women to create emotion and tension, typically for male protagonists (Flynn, I'm looking at you...):
http://www.feministfrequency.com/2013/05/damsel-in-distress-part-2-tropes-vs-women/