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The internet comments about them there were debates about whether they were really cute enough. their friends were teasing them about being on the internet. >> which would be the debate if they were a straight couple. >> exactly. it wasnt like why are there gay people being called the cutest couple. >> they have not been bullied. they had no -- >> i had a great interview with chaz bono on the show quite recently where he was with his fiancee. and obviously he had a sex change organization. and i...

Have men as the primary bread winner, it is only 5%. so part of what were seeing is a split where it can be a good thing, it can be an empowering thing and a feminist thing for women to be playing this role. and it also scrambles some of our gender norms about masculinity. but also often it is not by choice. in many cases people need to earn more money for the family. >> and part of that is black women are having a hard time getting married. >> okay. whether theyre home or working, making a lot ...

Education. theyre staying in school longer and so theyre having higher earning potential. >> another part of this is i think an often disappointing response from men who are being outearned by their wives, in that they feel threatened. as if their masculinity is being challenged because their women are outearning them. and liza talks about this on the richer sex we had on a long time ago. that sometime the women responsible by not working or responsible by repromotions that would further vault t...

Need support and need to understand that theyre not alone. brian is one of dozens of men who have come forward and become advocates on the issue. >> and just incredibly brave. you can see how raw the emotion still is. when you say its a military problem, an important is chain of command issue. tell me what the new bill does to address that. >> its many till tear justice improvement act. it would professionalize what is now an 18th century system. take it into the 20th century by making sure the ...

Abuse. will that do it for you? >> it wont do it for me. i am relieved the commander-in-chief is finally taking the problem seriously, that hes spoken out after five years of virtual silence. he wont find the answer in the military or the top brass. the military has been has become very used to this problem on the inside. its not surprising you have a whole handful of senior officer career officer who are, themself, engaged in sexual assaults and they are engrained in the culture. i.t. has to ch...

Forces case. these f careerists, been in 15, 20 years, so theyve grown up in a system of how to even understand how to educate young men and women about respect for women, about positive masculinity. theres absolutely no meaningful discussion happening within the military, because they are only looking to themselves for the answers and the answers are outside the military with civilian rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations doing the hard work of educating teenage boys and men of taking...

So theyve grown up in a system of how to even understand how to educate young men and women about respect for women, about positive masculinity. theres absolutely no meaningful discussion happening within the military, because they are only looking to themselves for the answers and the answers are outside the military with civilian rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations doing the hard work of educating teenage boys and men of taking ownership of this issue and making sexual violence and...

Also found interesting stuff when it comes to voices. the most desirable male voice for british women is deep, rumbling and breathy. that indicates, a blend of masculinity, strength and hint of tenderness. i guess thats the breathy part. women, on the other hand, a little more on the high-pitched tone for british men to be attracted to. so, there we go. >> drink whiskey, smoke cigarettes, and make lots of money. >> keep it low. >> forgot my glasses, by the way, so im holing the paper -- can you ...

Men. >> clearly pathetic. >> no. >> i was kidding. >> i do think it was within the purview of women to wrote barls whats sexist and whats not. i think women more sensitive, too. >> do you think its okay for men to whine about sexism for valley? >> yes, i do. i do actually. i mean -- >> your son grew up to be a professional anti-sexism activist, you wouldnt be ashamed? >> not at all. not at all. i do think that there are issues that men have that are sexist issues. you think theyre sexism against...

Survivor t blame belongs to you. exactly. its the same thing. as a culture we think rape and sexual assault is tied to masculinity. we say, theyre soldiers. what else are they going to do? where the women are being told, well, its their nature. you should prooecht it. and when they do report, they are diagnosed with a penal illness. and who wants to talk about something that your worth is in your sexuality.