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What is the Man’s Compass and can I get one?

A mission statement and an invitation to contribute — The Man’s Compass aims to help men find their place in the changing world. It has a positive spin and focuses on guiding personal growth. It is a space where men can level up their virtues, find out how the world gets rebalanced, and share their views, emotions and experiences…

Men

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What is the Man’s Compass and can I get one?
What is the Man’s Compass and can I get one?
Men

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ILLUMINATION

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The Favourite Pastime Of Progressives: Shooting at Allies

What is life like in the camp of fairness, kindness, love and everything nice? Come join us, but get ready to jump. — It’s a sunny day over our inclusive Progressive Camp. Soldiers from the Liberal, Feminist, and Vegan squadrons are joined by the Anticolonial and Totally Non-Toxic Men corps for training. A drill sergeant draws a tiny circle in the middle of the compound and says: ‘All right, you lazy gits, I…

Liberalism

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The Favourite Pastime Of Progressives: Shooting at Allies
The Favourite Pastime Of Progressives: Shooting at Allies
Liberalism

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Man’s Compass

·Nov 23

More About Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism

Returning to the debate — A while back, I posed some questions on the topic of men and their place in feminism and gender equality movements. You can find the original article and the replies here: Debate: Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism Edit descriptionsimonfokt.medium.com I need to start by apologising for having dropped the ball. I’ll be honest — I was tired of…

Feminism

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More About Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism
More About Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism
Feminism

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Man’s Compass

·Oct 31

Yes, Men Are Still Needed As Protectors

Though perhaps we should make some updates as to what we’re protecting from and how we’re doing it — In the past, I argued that the model of masculinity which requires men to protect and provide is outdated and defunct. I now think I was wrong. A better way to put this would be: what we should provide and protect from has changed. Moreover, it’s not just men who…

Masculinity

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Yes, Men Are Still Needed As Protectors
Yes, Men Are Still Needed As Protectors
Masculinity

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Man’s Compass

·Oct 25

The Gender Sex Drive Gap And What To Do About It

Something for all the fans of evolutionary psychology and social constructionism — Are there innate gender differences which continue to determine our sex drives or is sex drive a social construct that can be changed as societies, cultures, and technologies change? As with all the nature-nurture debates, the answer is: yes. As in: both. D’uh. But there is some interesting science involved…

Sex

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The Gender Sex Drive Gap And What To Do About It
The Gender Sex Drive Gap And What To Do About It
Sex

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Bitchy

·Oct 14

Getting People on Board with Gender Equality

We need a more nuanced and a more pragmatic strategy that is more focused on helping people grow. — All is not good in the world of gender equality. Around the globe, reactionary movements are gaining ground, misogynist influencers are topping online searches, and identity politics, feminism and gender studies are increasingly seen as tiresome, annoying, and out of touch. Whatever the proponents of equality are doing, it doesn’t…

Men

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Getting People on Board with Gender Equality
Getting People on Board with Gender Equality
Men

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Man’s Compass

·Oct 2

Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism

An invitation to debate — For some time now, I have been trying to offer what I consider to be constructive criticism of the way some feminists treat men. In my view, some of that treatment effectively alienates men who would be otherwise willing to support feminism. …

Men

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Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism
Men, Gender Equality, and Feminism
Men

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Bitchy

·Sep 25

Curing Misogyny — A Progress Report

What are the common treatments? How effective are they? Let’s find out! — Occasionally, I like to pretend that my Doctor title actually means something, so when I read that sexism and misogyny are diseases, I think: Aha! Time for an operation! Also, I haven’t written a satire for a while. …

Feminism

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Curing Misogyny — A Progress Report
Curing Misogyny — A Progress Report
Feminism

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Man’s Compass

·Sep 24

Scientists find 3 novel ways to make women 10x more likely to want sex

Any man can start applying them right now! — Are you tired of your girlfriend or wife never feeling like it? Annoyed you hit the gym to sculpt a perfect body yet no girl even so much as looks at your sexy ass? Done with flirting for ages only to see her bail in the end? I’ve got some…

Sex

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Scientists find 3 novel ways to make women 10x more likely to want sex
Scientists find 3 novel ways to make women 10x more likely to want sex
Sex

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Sep 22

The Same Tired Points, Again And Again

A meta-reflection about all the discussions I’ve been having and a handy list to use in the future. — I often have to make the same basic points in discussions. I’m putting them down here and in future, I’ll simply link to the relevant one. As I write a lot about gender, that’s the examples I’ll be giving, but the points are more generally applicable. Reading the whole thing…

Feminism

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The Same Tired Points, Again And Again
The Same Tired Points, Again And Again
Feminism

7 min read

Simon Fokt, PhD

Simon Fokt, PhD

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Philosopher, musician, educator. Trying to navigate the chaos of modern masculinity. Editor of the Man's Compass - mans.compass@gmail.com

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