Archive - Sex and the State

I am the solution to polarization

Too many of us, metaphorically or literally, refuse to share a cabin with the “other side.”

Dec 2 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

November 2024

The Sex and the State 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Happy Thanksgiving!

Nov 28 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

Radical feminism is not the most feminist kind of feminism

Before I go any further, I want to make a case for why I think any of what follows matters.

Nov 27 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

Two reasons to care about boys and men

As previously discussed, the main reason I care about men and boys is that I’m an NLOG and pick-me ass bitch of the highest order.

Nov 25 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

Why I buy the male victimhood narrative

Let’s get one thing out of the way, right at the top.

Nov 22 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

Being a problem is better than Xanax

I’ve written a lot about loneliness.

Nov 20 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

Too many of you care too much about sex

I’ve been writing a blog since 2012 called Sex and the State and I think a lot of you need to calm down about sex.

Nov 18 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

What I learned from being a nanny for a week

Even as I told people my plans, to a person, they were like, “Really?

Nov 12 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

The New York Times is lowkey anti-gender

In an October 2024 essay, Ruth Whippman took aim at “positive masculinity.” Traits we tend to associate with traditional masculinity are fine, according…

Nov 11 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

What just happened?

I really did not expect Kamala Harris to lose the popular vote.

Nov 7 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

A shockingly ignorant timeline

I don’t want to look at or think about Russia any more than you do.

Nov 6 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

I was wrong about bottom-half men causing low fertility

The philosopher known as @datepsych just, for the approximately millionth time, once again blew my fukin mind.

Nov 4 •

Cathy Reisenwitz

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