The War On Men: 10 Ways Masculinity is Under Attack
i thought this was an interesting read. numbers 3, 8, and 9 stood out the most to me:
[b]3) degradation of positive masculine role models[/b]
whereas 50 years ago, advertising, hollywood and television was filled with examples of positive masculine role models that young men could look up to, today's entertainment industry routinely portrays men as clueless and bumbling oafs at best (think homer simpson, everybody loves raymond, married with children) or at worst as aggressive sexual predators. since advertising is primarily aimed at women, men in commercials are also now routinely depicted as either being emasculated losers or stupefied morons. young men consuming this content grow up thinking that it is acceptable and even encouraged to aspire to these character traits. in doing so, they are robbed of their natural masculinity and find it extremely difficult to attract well-rounded women, who are rightly disgusted by such behavior. the entertainment industry is largely controlled by men, again underscoring the fact that this assault is a top down trend that has little or nothing to do with the gender war.
[b]8) the legal system discriminates against men[/b]
in both divorce and child custody proceedings, it is widely acknowledged that courts heavily favor women and discriminate against men. men are routinely hit with onerous alimony payments even if women are capable of working and earning a good paycheck. men only receive custody of their children in around 10 per cent of divorce cases in the united states. the ironic thing about this system is that it has primarily been instituted by other men, emphasizing again how the war on men is being waged not by women, but by the primarily male-dominated establishment itself.
[b]9) masculinity as a dirty word[/b]
dissident feminist camille paglia recently wrote a wall street journal piece in which she warned, 'what you're seeing is how a civilization commits suicide. ' paglia was referring to how the emancipation of masculine virtues by the establishment threatens to create massive destabilization in society due to less and less men being able to fill traditionally 'masculine' roles in the jobs market. paglia points to schools cutting recess, the effort to deny the biological distinctions between men and women, and the left's characterization of controversial opinions as 'hate speech' as examples of how masculinity is being deliberately eroded. 'masculinity is just becoming something that is imitated from the movies. there's nothing left. there's no room for anything manly right now, ' warns paglia, adding that young men have, 'no models of manhood. '
[b]full article here:[/b]
[url]http://www.infowars.com/the-war-on-men-10-ways-masculinity-is-under-attack/[/url]
Police say Florida man threw toaster at wife after she refused sex
By Hannah Winston.
Palm Beach Post.
BOCA RATON, Fla. — A South Florida man threw a toaster at his wife when she refused to have sex with him, according to authorities.
Palm Beach County Sheriff's officer arrested Jong Park. 37, early Tuesday morning in Boca Raton. Park, who was released from the Palm Beach County Jail on his own recognizance Wednesday afternoon, faces charges of domestic battery.
Park's wife told officers when she refused to have sex with him, he hit her, pulled her hair and threw a toaster at her. Officers noted a bruise on her forehead where the kitchen appliance hit her, according to the report.
In a written sworn statement she said she was scared to go back into the home because he threatened to hit her again.
A 6-year old and a 3-year old also live in the home, according to the report.