Comments on: Of Manliness and Men

By: floyd

floyd — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 22:55:46 +0000

let's face it, our schools have decided that we should raise our girls to be men, and our boys to be pets. real men would not tolerate the nit-picky level of control imposed by today's society.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:30:53 +0000

NoZe: Not from first glances; maybe sociology? This is Harvard, though, where a president was chided for suggesting that a rap album isn't serious scholarship.

By: NoZe

NoZe — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 20:25:27 +0000

This is political science?

By: Eneils Bailey

Eneils Bailey — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:52:12 +0000

I read the interview on the link. The first time through it does seem hard to make the distinction between "being serious or tongue-in-cheek." Considering that he is probably the only conservative on campus, the recent turmoil Summers had with the "Department of Menopausal Studies," he was being interviewed by a woman from the liberal NYT, I think he was toying with her like a cat plays with a wounded mouse. I did find the two comments about Lynne Cheney and Margaret Thatcher to be very interesting. Lynne Cheney as "kind of manly" when he worked with her and Margaret Thatcher as "very feminine" with her husband. I assume he has respect for these two women. Was he saying women should approach work differently, yet retain the traditional role of of a woman? Just my opinion, maybe I read too much into it.

By: James Joyner

James Joyner — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 15:23:13 +0000

Probably a pretty good rule.

By: McGehee

McGehee — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:19:11 +0000

The first rule of manliness is, "Never talk about manliness."