It appears that some beer is branching out from the "manly men" image.

Gender on Facebook

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-9978875-36.html

I found this article interesting. I had paid attention to how gender was affected by media, but never how media was directly influenced by gender. This change to Facebook is so subtle that most of us probably didn't even realize it when it happen, but it addresses the notion of how much our gender is portrayed in our everyday life, even virtually.

Skirts on Boxers?

Why on earth would boxers need to wear skirts? Because they have vaginas!!! DUH!!!!

"How does one be a man today?"

Here is an article on what shows manliness today...

can a BOY be a GIRL scout?

A story of a boy who enjoys "girly" things and loves dressing up as a girl and was denied to be a part of girl scouts. Is this fair?

Wisconsin Senate Bill Requires Sex Education to Focus on Abstinence and Marriage

The bill for Wisconsin to require abstinence preached in sex education has passed, and is headed to the state assembly. Here's a link with a short video clip and article about it.

I found a post that shows how different celebrities looked before and after being airbrushed. It's pretty crazy how much the media will alter photos to promote an ideal image of femininity.

Also, here's a picture comparing Katy Perry's cover photo for Rolling Stone before and after being edited. They even photoshopped her right hand.