MACHO

SPORTS
Recent MLB Incidents Reveal Warped Ideas of Manhood in Sports
By Ken Reed, Contributor
Ken Reed is sports policy director for League of Fans and auth...
The definition of manhood in our sports culture is archaic. It's as if SportsWorld has been frozen in time - Neanderthal time.
Edgar Ramirez explained to HuffPost Live why feminism benefits men.
HuffPost Live
WOMEN
Actor Edgar Ramirez Explains How Feminism Benefits Men
By Kira Brekke
"It liberates us and releases us from many stigmas."
Close-up of rainbow gay pride flags
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LATINO VOICES
How Machismo Culture Impacts Gay Latinos
By Tanisha Love Ramirez
"We do live in a patriarchal society, and it is pervasive in Latino culture."
LATINO VOICES
Homenaje a Un Macho Mexicano
By Ana Guerrero, Contributor
Eric Garcetti's Chief of Staff
As I approach my second Father's Day without him, I keep thinking of that father, quietly standing in the back, supporting his child in pursuing noble work and the American dream. Like my father, he had the bearing of a Macho Mexicano. Not the Mexican macho of our stereotypes -- the kind of Mexican macho that is a responsible, honorable and caring provider.
CULTURE & ARTS
For Daniel Holt, Honesty Is More Than a Virtue -- It's a Lifestyle
By Alexandra Villarreal, Contributor
Student, Writer
The music stopped. Hearts stopped. Holt paused but didn't stop because he had to bow and prove that it was only a performance, that he would wake up tomorrow and rehearse the same solo for his next gig. But really that's a lie, because it wasn't only a performance.
FOOD & DRINK
7 Desserts For Men Who Think They're Too Tough For Sweets
By Kate Bratskeir
Finally, men can eat sweets without being judged.
PARENTING
What Is the Manliest Thing You Have Seen Somebody Do?
By Quora, Contributor
The best answer to any question
By the time my sisters and I appeared, though, he had softened himself enough that he was invariably kind to us, to our friends
LATINO VOICES
Machismo In The U.S., Not Just A Latino Thing Anymore
And so machos are everywhere, and American culture certainly has its share of personalities which embody the best elements
CULTURE
The New Macho
By Tom Matlack, Contributor
Venture capitalist-turned-writer; founder, The Good Men Project
"The New Macho" is a guy who has an aggressive moral compass that prioritizes the things that he finds important: family, being honest, making a difference in the world.
BUSINESS
How to Succeed in a Macho World
By Valerie Orsoni, Contributor
Healthy Living Coach and Founder, Author of 24 books, Weight L...
The vast majority of women think they need to behave like men in order to be successful, whereas most men believe that what makes a woman successful is, in fact, her femininity!
POLITICS
Señorita Palin's Cojones
By Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto, Contributor
Fellow at the Center for Politics and Governance at the LBJ Sc...
Sarah Palin's cojones outburst was about her long-term image construction project where she simultaneously fosters feminine and masculine stereotypes.
WELLNESS
Why Do These Wimps Need a Magazine?
By Tom Matlack, Contributor
Venture capitalist-turned-writer; founder, The Good Men Project
From the very beginning, I said that ten percent of men will "get" the Good Men Project right away, ten percent will never get it, and eighty percent will need convincing.
BUSINESS
Wall Street Women: After Crisis, Even Fewer Women Taking Jobs At Top Investment Banks
Women have always been drawn to finance in smaller numbers than men. But after nearly two decades of increased hiring and
WORLDPOST
"Patriotism" "Machoism," and Profit: Obama the War President
By Myriam Miedzian, Contributor
Former philosophy professor; Author, 'Boys Will Be Boys'; webs...
Now embraced by Obama, our long-standing tradition of viewing support for war as patriotic and opposition as unpatriotic plays right into the hands of the people who stand to make money from those wars.
WELLNESS
Language, Political Discourse, & the Scathing Comment
By Peter Clothier, Contributor
Novelist, Art Critic, Blogger
In a society where the fear of being considered insignificant is a constant threat to the fragile ego, we defend ourselves by shouting louder and more rudely than the next man or woman.