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I'd attributed that to the emphasis on gender roles we have here and to hear that it's still prevalent in societies that are a tad more progressive than America in that regard...ugh. I mean, I totally loved the cute pink stuff as a kid--but I also had the benefit of feminist parents who exposed me to a lot. <br /><br />And thanks for the cartoon! Ha!Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-58499678151325864252011-07-29T07:32:26.655-04:002011-07-29T07:32:26.655-04:00I wish I could tell you more about Scandinavia, bu...I wish I could tell you more about Scandinavia, but it's kind of hard, since I see it from the inside, if you know what I mean. But yes, I think that we might have more equality over all in society, although we still have a very gender segregated worklife, for instance. And there's an insane amount of focus on princesses/Hello Kitty/arts and crafts/cute pink stuff for little girls, paired with an equally disturbing amount of skulls/Star Wars/Batman/Spiderman/big vehicles/tools for little boys. <br /><br />Last thing: I found a very funny drawing of a man wearing sandals. ^_^ http://artige.no/bilde/8498<br />('artig'e means 'funnies')Martha Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461330577913907626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-90746169505178653142011-07-22T08:55:18.594-04:002011-07-22T08:55:18.594-04:00Terri, I'm relieved to hear that "mandals...Terri, I'm relieved to hear that "mandals" isn't as prevalent as I thought it was! There is a sort of resistance from men to this--my boyfriend is currently walking around in heavy winter loafers, during this heat wave. Ridiculous, I say, but if he's going to be mocked, I guess I understand!<br /><br />Rebekah, this marks the first existing instance of "manpris" in a natural environment that I know of! In any case, there are certainly worse sins. But yes, body shame for men is sad--it seems like it's become a free-for-all in some ways. I've heard smart feminist women go on and on about gross body hair on men, which is fine if it's not your preference but some of the comments get quite mean. All it takes is dating a guy who shaves his back and denies it (AHEM, though not the current mister) to realize that this stuff runs deep for men.<br /><br />Anonymous, consider yourself lucky! I do think it's an American thing--I haven't been to South Africa but I know in other countries it's quite common for men to wear sandals and nobody thinks twice about it. For all of our casualness here in the States, we do still have certain expectations, particularly of men. Plenty of men do wear sandals, but at least in New York they're going to have to gear up for a bit of teasing first.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-72741243022442877882011-07-22T03:35:59.609-04:002011-07-22T03:35:59.609-04:00I read some of the Phoenix article and its comment...I read some of the Phoenix article and its comments, and now see that I am unqualified to comment. I wear flip flops to the office whenever it's warm enough, not because I think they look good, but because they're cool and comfortable. The commentators on that article seem to think you should care what people think of your toes. What an educational morning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-80005137821652981372011-07-22T03:29:54.097-04:002011-07-22T03:29:54.097-04:00I have never ever ever heard or seen the word mand...I have never ever ever heard or seen the word mandals before. Of course sandals are unisex and both men and women wear them. (I am from South Africa where you see sandals all the time because it's warm enough to wear them). I really don't understand how they could have been gendered. What should men wear??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-54961790699048593422011-07-20T20:17:44.656-04:002011-07-20T20:17:44.656-04:00Ah, forgot the important part: body shame for men!...Ah, forgot the important part: body shame for men! I've heard women go on about how ugly men's feet are, which can't be fun for men to hear. Add in modern jokes about back hair and "man boobs," and you've got trouble, my friend.<br /><br />At my workplace, the dress code requires men to wear long-sleeve shirts and closed-toe shoes. Women can wear sleeveless tops and sandals. The men are going to sweat to death over senseless cultural expectations.Rebekahhttp://www.jauntydame.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-84153887444118463092011-07-20T19:09:35.070-04:002011-07-20T19:09:35.070-04:00In my past, I was guilty of teasing Mr. Jaunty abo...In my past, I was guilty of teasing Mr. Jaunty about "manpris" when he rolled up his jeans in the summer. I was dumber then. <br /><br />I DID campaign hard for him to carry some kind of bag, since his pockets always bulged with stuff and ruined the line of his trousers.<br /><br />Poor men. <br /><br />I'm going to LOVE this series.Rebekahhttp://www.jauntydame.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-85752922195070780622011-07-20T17:35:51.115-04:002011-07-20T17:35:51.115-04:00I join Tori in never having heard the word "m...I join Tori in never having heard the word "mandals" before. I have spent 15 years of married life trying to convince my partner that a good running shoe might alleviate the back pain he has from wearing cowboy boots 24/7.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-69009447808176485532011-07-20T09:17:00.984-04:002011-07-20T09:17:00.984-04:00Martha Joy, I am greatly relieved to report that &...Martha Joy, I am greatly relieved to report that "turducken" has nought to do with turds and instead is instead a product of our American gluttony: It's a TURkey baked around a DUCK baked around a chickEN, and it's delicious. It's really more of a joke food in America, sort of an outrageous food stunt, but people do indeed eat it: http://homecooking.about.com/od/turkeyrecipes/ss/turduckensbs.htm<br /><br />Man-mouse! Fascinating. And yes, even though the words themselves don't translate, the concepts do, which is sad. I'm wondering in what ways it's different in Norway, since it seems like Scandinavia in general has made more progress on social gender equality than the States.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-21679768632393112202011-07-20T08:26:15.448-04:002011-07-20T08:26:15.448-04:00Seeing as English isn't my first language, I u...Seeing as English isn't my first language, I understood none of your mock words at first. Mandals was easy, since you added the picture. Murse I guessed to mean 'male nurse' and turducker ... I have no clue. But since turd and duck are words I know, I'm wary of googling it :D<br /><br />I'm not sure I know any such word constructions in Norwegian (we make new words in much the same way as English, by adding two nouns together). There's the derogatory word man-mouse, meaning a man's vagina, which of course it is not. But I can't think of anything else right now. Mandals would be easy to convert to Norwegian, but I don't think I ever heard it.<br /><br />We do borrow a lot of English words, though, so I wouldn't be too surprised to hear some of these in the middle of conversation. <br /><br />It's really stupid what society does to men sometimes. Even if we don't have words like those you talked about here, I certainly recognize the concept. Ugly.Martha Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02461330577913907626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-86188907887396846342011-07-20T00:28:48.817-04:002011-07-20T00:28:48.817-04:00Cameo, I think we alone are qualified to say "...Cameo, I think we alone are qualified to say "mandal." Inventors' rights!<br /><br />Shybiker, you raise a good point in that it's oftentimes women who keep up that electrified fence. I'm certain I've done so myself, albeit unintentionally, out of a sort of fierce protectiveness from the occasional rewards that femininity brings. Because I'm able to opt into it, I have the freedom to see its burdens as, well, burdens--but for men the burden is that electric shock our culture thrusts at them. I'm so glad to hear your perspective on this!<br /><br />Tori, you'll love tomorrow's "cankles" post, then! (For your sake, I hope "cankles" has been exactly as much a part of your life as "mandals.") Apologies for not having been clearer! I don't know if "mandals" has fully caught on yet, but judging from its presence (always with mockery or even scorn) on fashion-shame blogs, it will. Ugh.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-67038444124658139232011-07-19T19:42:28.108-04:002011-07-19T19:42:28.108-04:00This is very strange to me. I had never in my life...This is very strange to me. I had never in my life heard/seen the term "mandals" before this post and had to read the first paragraph twice to figure out what it meant.Torihttp://anytimeyoga.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-34901716221369018472011-07-19T18:15:50.135-04:002011-07-19T18:15:50.135-04:00You make a point more important than you probably ...You make a point more important than you probably realize. Men live in prisons of social expectation. Those who move toward the light of femininity discover, suddenly and painfully, that there's an electrified fence penning them in. They can push past it, but at a sharp cost. Others -- including women -- impose that upon them.<br /><br />I speak from a lifetime of experience. In another, more enlightened society that didn't punish gender-deviance, I might have had a better life.Shybikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15263331247319768989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-66609557803451213602011-07-19T16:54:48.070-04:002011-07-19T16:54:48.070-04:00Hmm, Interesting. I never considered the implicat...Hmm, Interesting. I never considered the implications of laughing at Mandals. Actually, I don't mind mandals, because I am from OREGON! What a fun factoid - Oregonians discovered sandals. How perfect!Cameohttp://www.vergingonserious.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com