Comments on: Real Men Knit

By: Tem homem bordando no pedaço | SuperZiper

Tem homem bordando no pedaço | SuperZiper — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 23:14:57 +0000

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By: Melissa

Melissa — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:12:42 +0000

So funny… Brian I have to add another letter of the alphabet to your list – C. for the husband buying yarn for a sweater which will be made for him by his female partner. Apparently it is easier for my partner to spend time there, than me. I consider myself a serious knitter, but have no interest in knitting shop culture.

By: Blue Broctor

Blue Broctor — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:59:39 +0000

I’m a real man and I just learned to knit as a way to de-stress.

By: Le Borse di Gaya » Maglia

Le Borse di Gaya » Maglia — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:13:28 +0000

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By: Jess

Jess — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 16:33:42 +0000

Brian Sawyer, the world needs more straight males like you – who just rest in their own personality and don´t think about what the heteronormative society thinks…

Greetings from a happy GAY (of course) knitting male…

By: Real Men Knit: The Review « Brian Sawyer

Real Men Knit: The Review « Brian Sawyer — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:39:37 +0000

[...] About a month ago, I mentioned a new DVD called Real Men Knit. Not having seen the actual film, I limited my comments to the way it was being marketed, focusing primarily on its online trailer. [...]

By: Brian Sawyer

Brian Sawyer — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:14:50 +0000

When I’m shopping for knitting supplies, I’m often either implicitly or explicitly confused for a) a clueless husband, shopping for his wife or other female relative or friend, or b) gay.

The first misconception bothers me, but the second doesn’t. While I’m frustrated that knitting is seen as “women’s work” (and for that, I’m just as offended on a general level as I am on a personal one), I don’t really care what people think about my sexuality. That is, I’ll go the extra mile to prove I can actually knit, but I won’t do the same to prove I’m straight.

By: David not Dave

David not Dave — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:06:13 +0000

Sadly, men are so homophobic that we do need someone to tell us that it is okay to like violent sports and knit. I personally, don’t give a damn about sports, but we when I first wanted to get into knitting, I needed proof that “real men” do knit. If it was only done by women and homosexual males, I would be having second thoughts. Yeah, I agree. That is a damn shame. When a pal and I went to Hobby Lobby and asked a sales lady for help, I couldn’t help to think that this lady thought we were a couple. My friend even asked her how many straight men knitted.

By: Brian Sawyer

Brian Sawyer — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 19:30:21 +0000

Wendy, thanks for stopping by to give what I must assume to be an “official” word from the creators of the video (based on the URL you used in your signature).

If you’d like to send me a copy of the DVD, I’d be happy to give it a more informed review here.

By: Wendy

Wendy — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 01:02:33 +0000

Right on Barb! That’s exactly what we had in mind when we decided on that title. (I am “of an age” too!) That and the fact that being ‘real’ means you’re being honest which means you’re ok about doing what you want to do without worrying about what others think.

The men in the video who knit are are very ‘real’ and I hope they will help inspire other men to have the courage to follow their convictions.