Standing up for male gender rights
The men in America are tired. We are tired
of all the sissy guys who run around apologizing for their most basic instincts.
Finally the urge to be ourselves is coming
back.
A trend has been growing in America for
the past three or four years in which men are making a stand for their
rights.
The first time I heard about this new fad
was about three years ago on the radio.
A couple of Southland disc jockeys formed
a group to stand up for guys' rights.
Tim Conway, Jr. and Doug Steckler of the
Conway and Steckler Show on KLSX founded the National Organization of Men,
which was their platform to address men's issues.
Now there are all sorts of these pro-man
entertainment programs.
Tom Leykis, who proceeds Conway and Steckler,
has his own show that is home to Leykis 101.
Leykis introduces the segment as "the on-air
adult education course that teaches men how to get more tail for less money
and teaches women how men think."
There are even male-oriented TV shows on
cable and network stations.
We have everything from the World Wrestling
Federation's "Smack Down!" on UPN to the "Man Show" on Comedy Central and
the "X Show" on FX cable stations.
UPN even airs "Shasta McNasty," which is
one of the best examples of men admitting and defending our right to be
crude and obnoxious.
That is just the way we are, why not accept
it.
For years we have been bullied into pretending
that we don't like to look at naked women.
We are supposed to act like we are ashamed
of naked bodies because it is wrong to objectify women.
But it just so happens that the media objectifies
both men and women.
Whether it's right or wrong, it is a fact
of life. When sexual desire comes into play, there is really no way to
be subjective.
All we know about the other person is that
we find her attractive.
Often times we can't even point to the
exact source of the attraction.
The real problem is that we tend to exploit
the people we objectify, making them the epitome of sexual desire, which
makes the objectification even worse.
We should not exploit people just because
they are attractive.
After all, beauty is in the eye of the
beholder and is often fleeting, so why base all decisions on that criterion?
I mean, of course men and women should
be considered equals.
We are all human. Some people are stronger
than others are, and some are more attractive than others are, but we are
made of the same things underneath.
But why should we men apologize for admitting
we like certain things about certain women.
Why can't we be admired for being honest?
Isn't that what women are looking for in a man?
We are pigs. We are crude and disgusting
creatures. But the majority of us are not chauvinists or misogynistic butt-heads.
At least we can admit that. Isn't that
worth anything?
Just because we enjoy the female form,
especially naked, does that make us mean, evil people? I hope not, because
I would be headed straight for hell.
Unfortunately, times have changed so much
in the past 10 or 15 years that men are afraid to say what's on their mind.
In this age of political correctness and
sexual harassment lawsuits, we have to fear the repercussions of speaking
our mind.
If we don't, we could find ourselves in
deep trouble with the law and our employers.
We men need to continue to stick up for
our rights. Our gender has been forced to be sensitive and caring for far
too long.
That stuff is just not a big part of our
nature.
At least we are taking a stand against
the wimpification of our gender.
Even if women want sensitive, caring men,
they don't want to be with a spineless toad.
Ken Hanson is the opinion editor for
the Daily Forty-Niner. |
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