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Originally posted by MagiK:
Men have let themselves become so feminized that it is no wonder so many of them have no idea what being a man is.
I think this blurring of gender roles has caused more problems than it has solved.
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Preach it, brother. I was pondering this while doing groceries late last night, looking for such idiosyncratic treasures as diced pimientos that my wife had put on the grocery list.
I think that both the "stay at home caregiver" and the "breadwinner" roles play an important part with kids. My problem with the feminist movement is that rather than empower women for what attributes that are traditionally associated with "feminine," the movement has instead encouraged women to become men, and told them they are not a success unless they do in fact assume what were traditionally male roles. This has left a dearth in society, a void, of the "stay at home caregiver" role -- which these days is relegated to a day care service.
Oh, and sex. Feminism has really sexed-up women, and I guess the one female attribute it has made great use of is the ever-increasing showing of skin (low rise pants + cut off top + thong string peeking out is all too common these days) as a way to turn men into drivelling idiots. As if we couldn't do just fine at being drivelling idiots without all the help.
I'm not saying women should not work or should not be empowered. I am saying that there is something incredibly worthwhile about the "female" qualities and we should dislike seeing them disappear from society. Lucy and Wilma Flintstone may not have been the breadwinners in their families, but they were powerful figures nonetheless.
