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I found such an article incredibly interesting. As I read it, I found some correlations between myself and what was being said.
This is for the guys here - where do you see yourselves? Are we still the "men" of history? The philosophers, psychiatrists, scientists, warriors, religious leaders, and conquerors, or have we devolved considerably?
Emotionally, the traditional attributes of males over the past few years have been prosecuted for the opposite values that Femininity seemingly possesses. There are hardly any movements for masculinity, but there are numerous movements for feminism, or at least they're the most vocal. We've been shuttered in and told that the qualities we're supposed to possess aren't cutting it anymore, because the social mores have changed. We've become passive in a society that is being told that they don't need us anymore.
Society considers most of today's men violent shut-ins who play video games all day, drink beer with the buddies, and pay for prostitutes because all we want is sex. We're considered perverts or pigs with less than ideal qualities. Where did things go wrong, really? So we need to step up our game? Is this just bullshit conjecture? Or has just society's perception of men changed? That's what I'm asking. Just something to strike up some conversation.
Now, this is just one person's opinion - the writer of the book. It's not fact, but there are some things there that may give way to interesting debate. Oh, this is NOT an argument on equality of the genders or masculinity vs. femininity. Don't misconstrue what's actually on point here - our role in society, how society sees that role as opposed to the female role which is expanding, and what we're doing to perpetuate or repel such stigma.
I found such an article incredibly interesting. As I read it, I found some correlations between myself and what was being said.
This is for the guys here - where do you see yourselves? Are we still the "men" of history? The philosophers, psychiatrists, scientists, warriors, religious leaders, and conquerors, or have we devolved considerably?
Emotionally, the traditional attributes of males over the past few years have been prosecuted for the opposite values that Femininity seemingly possesses. There are hardly any movements for masculinity, but there are numerous movements for feminism, or at least they're the most vocal. We've been shuttered in and told that the qualities we're supposed to possess aren't cutting it anymore, because the social mores have changed. We've become passive in a society that is being told that they don't need us anymore.
Society considers most of today's men violent shut-ins who play video games all day, drink beer with the buddies, and pay for prostitutes because all we want is sex. We're considered perverts or pigs with less than ideal qualities. Where did things go wrong, really? So we need to step up our game? Is this just bullshit conjecture? Or has just society's perception of men changed? That's what I'm asking. Just something to strike up some conversation.
Now, this is just one person's opinion - the writer of the book. It's not fact, but there are some things there that may give way to interesting debate. Oh, this is NOT an argument on equality of the genders or masculinity vs. femininity. Don't misconstrue what's actually on point here - our role in society, how society sees that role as opposed to the female role which is expanding, and what we're doing to perpetuate or repel such stigma.
