fratire

First off, if you have not read anything written by the two main players in the "fratire" genre, Maddox and I, then either go read at least some of our writing, or permanently excuse yourself from the debate.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

Slightly inaccurate titles aside, "fratire" is not what the pundits and bloggers would have you believe.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

"Much in the same way 'fratire' became a new genre, Tucker made this movie from a completely different mold.

Gawker: Defamer 2009

Eagle-eyed viewers who sat through all 15 minutes of sophomore-grade fratire in one of the videos discovered by the Virginian-Pilot were intrigued to see someone who looked an awful lot like the actress in the final frames.

Glenn Close not at all honored to make unwitting cameo in Capt. Honors' video The Reliable Source 2011

Though fratire has a large audience, it's not for everyone.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

If our voices are so different, why is it that we have been lumped together under fratire?

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

The sudden flood of testosterone-infused pop culture has led The New York Times to profile the trend, dubbing it "fratire."

Melissa Lafsky: Misogyny For Sale: The New "Frat-Lit" Trend 2008

I had the chance to kill the fratire name, had I just come up with something more printable than Dick Lit, but I failed.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

Nor does fratire hold that feminism is bad, or that men are "superior" to women in some unspecified way.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008

At it's core, fratire is just that: A literary genre that unapologetically lets men be men ... whatever it is that means.

Tucker Max: Pass the Beer: In Defense of "Fratire" 2008