by Andrew Smiler | Apr 16, 2016 | Gender Roles, Parenting, Romantic Relationships, Social Justice
Unload the truck, unload the truck. Day after day after day, truck after truck after truck. 40 hours a week. Medical benefits? Yeah, right. But you’ve been here for 6 months now, so you’ve at least got a few sick and vacation days. Or maybe it’s some other inglorious...
by Andrew Smiler | Apr 4, 2016 | Gender Roles, Parenting, Romantic Relationships, Social Justice
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Now you’re a cliché, a stereotype. The 19 year old dad who isn’t there for his baby girl. The guy who is only as helpful as his last paycheck. It’s not what you wanted for your life, but it’s exactly where you are. At least you’ve...
by Andrew Smiler | Apr 1, 2016 | Sexuality, Social Justice, Violence
This we know for sure: actor Shia LaBeouf completed a piece of performance art at a Los Angeles gallery for five days in February 2014. Audience members became participants. He told audience members they could each sit alone with him in a private room; he would remain...
by Andrew Smiler | Mar 29, 2016 | Gender Roles, Parenting, Romantic Relationships, Social Justice
This year we found out Michael Sam is gay. Big deal. As Dallas sportscaster Dale Hansen pointed out, if the NFL and its product isn’t harmed by having men who abuse their female partners, men who use illegal drugs, and men who are accused of murder—and that’s just the...
