Posted on 08/23/2007 8:56:44 AM PDT by goldstategop
When children get lost in a mall, they're supposed to find a "low-risk adult" to help them. Guidelines issued by police departments and child-safety groups often encourage them to look for "a pregnant woman," "a mother pushing a stroller" or "a grandmother."
The implied message: Men, even dads pushing strollers, are "high-risk."
Are we teaching children that men are out to hurt them? The answer, on many fronts, is yes. Child advocate John Walsh advises parents to never hire a male babysitter. Airlines are placing unaccompanied minors with female passengers rather than male passengers. Soccer leagues are telling male coaches not to touch players. [photo] A Virginia public-service ad that angered fathers'-rights groups.
Child-welfare groups say these are necessary precautions, given that most predators are male. But fathers' rights activists and educators now argue that an inflated predator panic is damaging men's relationships with kids. Some men are opting not to get involved with children at all, which partly explains why many youth groups can't find male leaders, and why just 9% of elementary-school teachers are male, down from 18% in 1981.
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"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Oh, but men? Sure. Those guys can't be trusted. Unless they're homosexual. Then it's OK. But heterosexual guys are just bad news.
The correct word is “Misandry”, the male equivalent of “Misogyny”.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?sourceid=captaincaveman&q=misandry
” How does a child, or anyone for that matter, know who is, “a good person”? “
When I was growing up (insert ‘dark ages’ joke here) adults were assumed to be ‘good’ and deserving of respect.
Period.
(Side effect — we wanted to grow up to be ‘good’ and deserving of respect.)
“What offends me is the stereotype of men on tv that portrays men in one of 2 ways: Either men are stupid incompetent fools who need women to direct them, or they are evil, manipulating, conscience-less b*stards. That bothers me.”
Me, too. As an evil, manipulating conscience-less b*stard who needs women to direct me, I just don’t seem to really fit in to either group.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Here is the thinking that is polluting our society and scaring our children. Not only are white, Christian men unbelievably stupid and moronic, they are also dangerous predators, just waiting and lurking to turn into crazed monsters. Did I get it all?
The statistics are the statistics. Most sexual predators are men. If we're not going to make it "wrong" to act that way and severely ostracize those that engage in it, we have to live with what's left.
I have a seven year old girl. No one has ever watched her over night other than family, and the parents of her friends with whom we are close. The only men I've ever left her alone with are men who I would trust to guard her life.
I expect that to continue for the foreseeable future because protecting her is my primary responsibility in life. All the rest is window dressing.
“How is a man supposed to behave today?”
Hopefully, conservatives are helping their boys with this. The best thing that a boy or young man can have is an at home role model. I’m more traditional in my role, so my boys see me as a problem solver, and a breadwinner. I do the heavy lifting. :)
I think it’s very difficult for a young man dating today. Women are told they are the power, that they should have it all, do it all, and that their man should be the same. So, women are looking for a manly, strong, smart guy who has lots of money, and can cry and be sensitive, and appreciates interior decorating, and craft shows, and... you get the idea.
And as their standards for a man have grown, women are increasingly told men are flawed, and don’t hesitate to kick them to the curb.
No wonder young men are confused, and tend to resist committing to marriage.
It should actually be “misandryst” or “misandrist”; a misandrogynist would either hate men and women, or would hate persons of indeterminate sex. Note the “gyn” in the original, which is the feminine designation.
“Not only that but we’re teaching men to be fearful of children, especially female children.”
I don’t even dare to talk to them.
No. Society is teaching our men to fear females. We are teaching our females that men are not important in a family structure.
As for who is the safest, here we teach our little one’s that most people are good but it only takes one bad person to hurt you and that bad people may not look ugly or act mean. Men, women, young or older.
I actually think directing children towards women with strollers is a good idea. The maternal instincts are more likely to be active. I know that I have stopped to help a child once, while in the mall with my family. I could tell from a distance that the child needed help. Hubby, who is a wonderful father, just kept walking. He knew where his children were and that they were safe and that’s as far as he went. He didn’t even see the kid.
That being said, while at the fair this year, I pointed out ever police officer we saw and told my four year old if she got lost, find a police officer and he will help you. Every one was a man and I, in the end, would feel more confident with a police officer caring for my child than pretty much any other stranger.
“The correct word is “Misandry”, the male equivalent of “Misogyny”.”
Thanks!
“Me, too. As an evil, manipulating conscience-less b*stard who needs women to direct me, I just don’t seem to really fit in to either group.”
In your case, I think you just have “issues”. ;)
Same when I was growing up, my daughters would insert dinosaur jokes here, but in this day and age I don't think the chance can be taken by a child that any adult is "good and deserving of respect".
When my duahgters were young I told them if they got lost to only approach a uniformed security guard, an information booth, a policeman, or a fireman.
If there were none of those around they were to dial 911, explain the situation, and ask for a policeman to come pick them up.
I was willing to face a charge of child endangerment for letting them get lost before I would allow them to approach just anyone.
And the perverse side-effect of that is that teenage girls, frustrated by the lack of masculinity they find among their own relatives and friends, are instantly drawn to the exaggerated hyper-masculinity of hip hop thug culture - and they find there the very types of men most likely to hurt them.
Feminists sure knew better, didn't they? ;)
Misogyny is the hatred of women. Misandry is the hatred of men.
“Androgyne” = andros (male) + gynos (female); an “androgynous” person is a person with both male and female characteristics. Misandrogyny is, therefore, a hatred of those with both male and female characteristics.
“Anthropos” = man (the species), therefore misanthropic = anti-human.
Mis - bad
andro - man
gyn - woman
Therefore, the misandrogynist hates all people.
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