It was probably around 2013 that I first encountered a girl who said her major was “women’s studies”. I asked her what that was and she gave me a non answer. So I said “Are there man’s studies?” She replied with “That’s just called history.”
So many women really believe that there has to be a Battle of the Sexes instead of collaboration and celebration of our differences.
I believe the time is NOW for renaissance men and women.
I was 25 years old when I made a decision to stop hating men. Just STOP. I decided to give up my hatred for men "cold-turkey". I had been born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. You could say it was (still is) "normal" for anyone to have a more-or-less hateful attitude towards straight men (gay men get certain passes from the distain in that world).
I had a history of having experienced physical sexual assaults and other various authentic reasons for hating men personally. However. as a straight woman, who deeply desires to become a wife one day, I realized (at age 25) that going around and being hateful towards men probably will not help me in achieving my goal of getting married one day, at least not to a self-respecting man. So, I quit! I straight up quit hating men immediately and I have never looked back.
Even though I had had real, negative, and deeply hurtful experiences with men, the LEAST intelligent thing I could do was paste those experiences onto "ALL MEN". Like, how lame is that??? I have had a man refuse to date me simply because of what he thought "all women" were like and it's a shame!
Now I can honestly say, I LOVE and marvel at the miracle that men are. When I drive past a construction site, I literally think "WOW, there they are again, building our world!" I make a point to say "thank you" to a man and I also aim to give a complement to a man whenever it occurs to me. I can tell they usually are not used to that, especially not coming from a woman.
Anyway, I'm out here doing the best I can to even this shit out!
I agree with you too Clifton, men are naturally very artistic, and I am noticing in my new area where I live (South Dakota) most men believe they are not artistic, but I believe that is because their definition of what artistic is limited.
Thank you Clifton for another inspiring article - and I mean that in the truest sense as an Executive Director of a Community Theater. We are trying to do our part to find, nurture, train and inspire young men in this challenging world. Keep writing and we will keep reading!
As a high school teacher I have seen this and have been worried about our boys for awhile. Our girls are suffering too. Lost my 19 year old to mental illness and fentanyl od. We do not value our youth or men. She was a songwriter and beautiful singer. Wickedly funny and loved by her parents, sisters and friends. The kids are not ok. She was hurt deeply by her boyfriend physically and mentally and suffered serious bullying by previously dear friends. Kept it all in. BF was not ok, wish I had known earlier. Thank you for writing this. We need to mentor our youth better for all. The feminist ideology is hurting all of them.
Thank you your kind words and recognizing this emergency. I have seen this coming and did not think my girls would be affected. The consequence is devastating.
Stirring words and very true. Thank you for this essay.
Thank you, Betsy.
Spot on analysis. Thanks
Thank you for reading, Paul 🙏🏿
It was probably around 2013 that I first encountered a girl who said her major was “women’s studies”. I asked her what that was and she gave me a non answer. So I said “Are there man’s studies?” She replied with “That’s just called history.”
So many women really believe that there has to be a Battle of the Sexes instead of collaboration and celebration of our differences.
I believe the time is NOW for renaissance men and women.
I'm a big fan of collaboration over competition.
Amen.....
Thanks as always, Charles.
Excellent article. Very true.
Thanks, Zuby.
And thanks for the support.
I was 25 years old when I made a decision to stop hating men. Just STOP. I decided to give up my hatred for men "cold-turkey". I had been born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. You could say it was (still is) "normal" for anyone to have a more-or-less hateful attitude towards straight men (gay men get certain passes from the distain in that world).
I had a history of having experienced physical sexual assaults and other various authentic reasons for hating men personally. However. as a straight woman, who deeply desires to become a wife one day, I realized (at age 25) that going around and being hateful towards men probably will not help me in achieving my goal of getting married one day, at least not to a self-respecting man. So, I quit! I straight up quit hating men immediately and I have never looked back.
Even though I had had real, negative, and deeply hurtful experiences with men, the LEAST intelligent thing I could do was paste those experiences onto "ALL MEN". Like, how lame is that??? I have had a man refuse to date me simply because of what he thought "all women" were like and it's a shame!
Now I can honestly say, I LOVE and marvel at the miracle that men are. When I drive past a construction site, I literally think "WOW, there they are again, building our world!" I make a point to say "thank you" to a man and I also aim to give a complement to a man whenever it occurs to me. I can tell they usually are not used to that, especially not coming from a woman.
Anyway, I'm out here doing the best I can to even this shit out!
I agree with you too Clifton, men are naturally very artistic, and I am noticing in my new area where I live (South Dakota) most men believe they are not artistic, but I believe that is because their definition of what artistic is limited.
Veritas, Clifton… thank you for always holding the lantern high above the path…
Trying, Susan...there's a lot of slop out there...
Thank you Clifton for another inspiring article - and I mean that in the truest sense as an Executive Director of a Community Theater. We are trying to do our part to find, nurture, train and inspire young men in this challenging world. Keep writing and we will keep reading!
As a high school teacher I have seen this and have been worried about our boys for awhile. Our girls are suffering too. Lost my 19 year old to mental illness and fentanyl od. We do not value our youth or men. She was a songwriter and beautiful singer. Wickedly funny and loved by her parents, sisters and friends. The kids are not ok. She was hurt deeply by her boyfriend physically and mentally and suffered serious bullying by previously dear friends. Kept it all in. BF was not ok, wish I had known earlier. Thank you for writing this. We need to mentor our youth better for all. The feminist ideology is hurting all of them.
I am so sorry for your loss. Yeah, this shit is really serious. It's an emergency that we turn this thing around, like, yesterday!
Thank you your kind words and recognizing this emergency. I have seen this coming and did not think my girls would be affected. The consequence is devastating.
I pray you can find peace one day somehow.
Bravo!