When the Male Gaze Turns on Men

Kate Manne, professor of philosophy, whose recent books include "Entitled: How Male Privilege Hurts Women" and "Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia," looks at how the demand for cosmetic enhancement has moved from women to men, with men demanding their own "shiney new faces," in an op-ed in the New York Times:

"The way these men see it, picky women are to blame for their masculine anxieties," Manne writes. "But a closer look suggests that the social pressure for men to look a certain way is coming primarily from other men."

Read the full op-ed here.

 

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