Posted on 11/30/2024 1:22:00 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Joe Rogan. Elon Musk. Representatives of bro culture are on the ascent, bringing with them an army of disaffected young men. But where did they come from? Many argue that a generation of men are resentful because they have fallen behind women in work and school. I believe this shift would not have been so destabilizing were it not for the fact that our society still has one glass-slippered foot in the world of Cinderella.
Hundreds of years after the Brothers Grimm published their version of that classic rags-to-riches story, our cultural narratives still reflect the idea that a woman’s status can be elevated by marrying a more successful man — and a man’s diminished by pairing with a more successful woman. Now that women are pulling ahead, the fairy tale has become increasingly unattainable. This development is causing both men and women to backslide to old gender stereotypes and creating a hostile division between them that provides fuel for the exploding manosphere. With so much turmoil in our collective love lives, it’s little wonder Americans are experiencing surging loneliness, declining birthrates and — as evidenced by Donald Trump’s popularity with young men — a cascade of resentment that threatens to reshape our democracy.
When we think of Prince Charming, most of us probably picture a Disney figure with golden epaulets and great hair. In the Brothers Grimm version of “Cinderella,” he is called simply “the prince,” and neither his looks nor his personality receive even a passing mention. In fact, we learn nothing about him except for the only thing that matters: He has the resources to give Cinderella a far better life than the one she is currently living. Throughout much of Western literature, this...
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Oh Sarah! You missed the mark so wide that you shot your self in the foot.
Sucks to be you.
Women under 30 voted Harris plus 24, men under 30 voted Trump plus 2. Young women have been moving liberal yet it is always the man’s fault.
Someone should tell the d*psh*t Author, he is written thus that the reader can identify with him!
I believe it was Ann Coulter who said it - and I know Ann doesn't get much credit here anymore - that feminism was a cult dreamed up by drunken frat boys. Very accurate.
Jewish Canadian feminist. A three-fer!
I work with a 22 year old boy who you described to a “T”. Real men will let the “boy” in them out when they are having fun, no matter how old they are, and then it’s back to being a real man. I see too many “men” who never grow up and they always act like prissy little boys, young women today treat them like they are children and will never be equals. That’s the type of relationship these young women have been taught to demand and expect. Then when they are in their 30’s they can’t find a real man to complete them and the men can’t find a woman to complete them. My 2 cents worth.
That's the mindset of a professional. Men do something similar with their jobs, always looking for a higher position up the tree. Once a better offer comes in, it's hasta la vista baby, and ne'er another thought.
This woman agrees with all that you say.
You are so right.
I love men, and I want them to be men and do guy stuff, while I go about my girl stuff.
Sadly, you are so right.
Wait, is that Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy fame?
Exactly. To provide for their children.
I can tell this article is silly. I am not a particularly good catch for women, but that’s not why I voted for Trump. I voted for Trump himself, not against women.
Hopefully, women will benefit just as much from Trump’s presidency as men will. And if he really does clean up the colleges, the female students won’t be subjected to so much silly feminism and communism. The indoctrination at these colleges is truly a form of abuse.
Have you checked with your husband to see if he could take your nephew out hunting, fishing or on some other manly pursuit that might bring out the younger one’s masculinity?
“Have you checked with your husband to see if he could take your nephew out hunting, fishing or on some other manly pursuit”
Alas, we live 2000 miles away, and haven’t seen him in about 5 years. But we do keep in touch and pray for him and the family.
...”as the divorce rate has gone up, so has the rape rate.”
Are women being raped more, or are they claiming they are raped more? Remember, womyn call it rape if there is consensual sex and then she has regrets.
yeah ... but I don’t think men take vows with their employers ...
One thing not mentioned is the number of men going overseas and getting more traditional wives. Something the left hates with a burning passion. That’s the ONE type of immigration they despise.
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