So hey, in all these posts, I’ve focused a lot on well known pop culture monsters, but I want to take a quick detour into a monster which fascinates me … Continue reading The Wendigo: Our Taboos as Our Monsters
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Celebrating Horniness: How Purity Culture Encourages Toxic Masculinity
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Celebrating Horniness: How Purity Culture Encourages Toxic Masculinity
Dubious Double Standards: When Purity Culture Gives Men Free Passes
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Dubious Double Standards: When Purity Culture Gives Men Free Passes
Temptation and Women’s Clothing: How Purity Culture Imposes Shame as Modesty
Purity rings, abstinence pledges, courting— Evangelical Christianity has a particular and peculiar stance on human sexuality. If you’re like me, you grew up surrounded by this “Purity Culture,” which relies … Continue reading Temptation and Women’s Clothing: How Purity Culture Imposes Shame as Modesty
What Is “Purity Culture”?
“Do you know what I’m looking forward to most about being married?” The question seemed sweet and endearing as I sat there listening to a 20-year-old in the coffeeshop. He … Continue reading What Is “Purity Culture”?
Meanings and Memes
When I lower my voice and say, “Luke, I am your father,” what do you think of? If I adopt a sophisticated tone and say, “Frankly, my dear, I don’t … Continue reading Meanings and Memes
Culture of Criticism (Part One)
2005’s Thank You For Smoking may be my favorite film of all time. The movie stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, a divorced dad and lobbyist for the tobacco industry … Continue reading Culture of Criticism (Part One)