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FinnMackay

@finnfox.bsky.social

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Sociology lecturer at the best Uni in Bristol. Books: "Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars", "Radical Feminism: Activism in Movement". Queer for cats and feminism. Recent article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09589236.2025.2502679

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@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:46 PM

Men must become gender traitors. Exhaust threats of rejection from people you should not want as equals. Start doing this in everyday conversations & peer groups. Act like you are disgusted by male sexual violence, openly & radically, because right now society expects you to be nothing but jealous.

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:41 PM

Our culture raises boys as predators, women as prey, & fetishises this dynamic as the blueprint of heterosexuality. It becomes the definition of masculinity & the measure of men. As long as this continues men are pathetically easily groomed to "get" women, under threat of loss of male peer status.

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 1:35 PM

In a culture that sexualises male sexual violence against women, we must expect sexual violence to occur consistently and largely with impunity. Rape hints: rape or the threat of it, is an everyday, sexualised trope in many films, adverts, TV. It's become normalised, but normal it is not.

@oweninoxford.bsky.socialOct 15, 2026, 7:33 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

All right, but apart from safer streets, cleaner air, and better business, what has low traffic ever done for us?

@bloomsburypol.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 11:19 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

๐Ÿ“• Find out more about the book "Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars" ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/4B4yuqX

Promotional graphic for the book 'Female Masculinities and the Gender Wars' by Finn Mackay from I.B. Tauris. The image contains a quote from John Stoltenberg, author of 'Refusing to Be a Man', which reads: 'In this brave and wise guide to the gender wars, Finn Mackay combines both personal insight and illuminating scholarship.' A 3D image of the book cover is displayed next to the quote.
@bloomsburypol.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 11:19 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

๐ŸŽค Our author Finn Mackay @finnfox.bsky.social is part of a panel at The Coast is Queer Festival this week!

Explore how masculinity is constructed, policed and reimagined today.

๐Ÿ“† Fri 16 Oct 2026, 6pm
๐Ÿ“ Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, Brighton (UK)
๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ coastisqueer.com/event/queer-...

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 4:58 PM

Professor Susan Stryker is in Bristol. Tuesday 27th October. Bookhaus. Yes THE Susan Stryker, on tour in the UK. Get your tickets while there's still availability www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/boo...

@eicathomefinn.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 8:19 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

Speaking of voting, if you're a member and you'd like to keep the National Trust's Council free from interference from Britain (and the US's) richest financiers, don't forget to vote before the end of the month. Quick-vote takes moments and avoids the Restore Trust slate of candidates.

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 8:22 AM

Nobody is a "whore" because that's a patriarchal term used by men to control & police women's sexuality & independence. This culture creates terms to try to shame women, to police their sexuality, relationships, appearance, choices.

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 8:18 AM

It's that time again! Remember: essential services cannot be left to the whims of charity. Why is the govt. not using our taxes for baby incubators, youth clubs & school counsellors? Poor ppl donate more, basically paying for services they need more & we're supposed to pat celebs on the back for it.

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@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 10:09 AM

Keep a selection of baseball caps in your office, this is what I do.

@nick-mcglynn.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 9:58 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

As part of @coastisqueerfest.bsky.social I'm chairing a panel discussion on Queer Masculinities this Friday, featuring @finnfox.bsky.social, Avi Ben-Zeev & Kenya Sterling. Having read the panellists' work I'm extremely excited to get the ultimate front-row seat ๐Ÿ˜

Just *ยฃ2* to attend for students!

Blue and orange pattern with four headshots; text reads "Queer Masculinities, exploring the shifting, plural and often contested terrain of queer masculinities with Finn Mackay, Avi Ben-Zeev and Kenya Sterling, chaired by Nick McGlynn, Friday 16 October, 6pm to 7.15pm"
@gabrielesvelto.mas.to.ap.brid.gyOct 11, 2026, 7:03 PMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

I double-checked this on a couple of Xitter stat sites and it's true. Average views of the main AfD account dropped 90% and average engagement dropped by 60%. This is commercial social media for you: bots, damn bots and Russian bots.

AAngry@angrystaffer.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 6:38 PM

Weโ€™ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.

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@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 5:17 PM

Why taf has it been running as a news item all day that Camilla PB & Charles Windsor read books. Jfc. All this country is good for is olympic cap doffing. Maybe they could read some more books, more widely & learn something about their corrupt, parasitic existence. Embarrassing.

@stephlamy.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 8:59 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

For my ENG speaking followers
Unprecedented High School blockades began in the outskirts of Paris in Crรฉteil on the 21st of Sept. National mobilisations followed on the 29th of September, the 1st and the 6th of October. The movement is ongoing and has spread both in scope and scale.
#tippingpoint

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@weownit.org.ukOct 10, 2026, 9:31 AMReposted by @finnfox.bsky.social

Last week South West Water were fined ยฃ8m for >200 sewage discharges in Devon & Cornwall over a 5 year period. Their mantra is โ€œ1 pollution is too manyโ€. In the first 11 weeks of 2026, water companies had already dumped over 69,000 hours of sewage into bathing waters. ENOUGH. Public ownership now.

Photo of George Monbiot accompanying a quote from The Guardian, July 2025: "Instead of borrowing to pay for infrastructure improvement, water companies borrowed to pay for dividends. Just as the water companies dump their sewage in the rivers, they have also dumped their liabilities on the public. The country becomes their dustbin."
@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 4:09 PM

The series 'Furious' on Disney is good, she's no Lisbeth S & I had some problems at the start. But now I'm thinking, & this isn't a spoiler, but for those who have watched right to the end...I think 321 men or whatever is doable.

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:57 AM

"All Corgis Are Beautiful 4eva"

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:57 AM

"ok so I killed Diana"

@finnfox.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:54 AM

Yes one of the better sketches from that show, and sadly evergreen

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