Q&A: Understanding ‘Guyland’ With Pro-Feminist, Michael Kimmel

Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2008-09-01 22:47

Article here. Excerpt:

'Leaders of colleges for traditional-age students spend a lot of time worrying about the behavior of male undergraduates — and specifically the misbehavior of many through excessive drinking, hazing, and abusive behavior toward women. A leading sociologist and gender scholar, Michael Kimmel, has just published a new book that offers an inside look at this young male culture, Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men (HarperCollins). The book covers male development from ages 16 through 26, and features extensive discussion of campus life. Kimmel responded via e-mail to questions about his work.'
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Kimmel from Wikipedia:

Michael Scott Kimmel (*1951) is an American sociologist. His focus is pro-feminism. He teaches at the State University of New York at Stony Brook in New York and is the editor of Men and Masculinities. Kimmel is a spokesperson of NOMAS (The National Organization For Men Against Sexism)[1].

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From ratemyprofessor.com:

"Great Professor! He gives 2 term papers and both are easy. I got a perfect A and hardly went to lecture. Just make sure your papers site the textbook material.
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take this class, but don't let your cell phone go off....he will mock you openly, kick you out of the room, and make fun of you while you are gone for the classes amusement. Second thought, leave your phone on, when he did that it was the funniest thing i'd ever seen.
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Well, lets see, he's informative and entertaining. Here's the deal either buy the book and read it thoroughly or attend class. If you like getting opinions he shares his regularly, try not to disagree with him, he doesn't like that ;-). He's hit or mis[s.]"
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If you dont want his ideas imposed on you and mashed into your brain do not take this class. He tries to brain wash you and make you feel bad for being a straight white male. Assigns long term paper without clear instructions."

Sounds like your typical feminist professor: do not disagree, write everything in agreement and you get an easy A. Disagree and you flunk. Good old-fashioned academic bullying.

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Submitted by mcc99 on Tue, 2008-09-02 17:49

Michael Kimmel = castrated man slave.

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Submitted by anthony on Wed, 2008-09-03 00:58

What a bunch of racist, sexist, and ageist garbage!

Evan AKA X-TRNL
Real Men Don't Take Abuse!

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Submitted by xtrnl on Tue, 2008-09-16 18:14