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This thread got me thinking about a related topic, about the cultural war on boys and men. Im not talking about good-natured kidding, or poking fun at each other between boys and girls, or men and women. Im talking about the all out attack on maleness that is so ubiquitous today; most people dont even recognize it. It has nothing to do with equality of the sexes, but rather a radical, hateful social engineering that has crippled several generations.
According to the Department of Education, by 2010, 65-70% of college students will be female. Boys are falling far behind girls on test scores, especially math and science, yet the radical feminists (and that chowderhead at Harvard) will tell you the opposite. A shocking percentage of boys are on medication for behavioral disorders. Much of the Attention Deficit Disorder today is the result of forcing little boys to behave like-well- little girls The radical feminists have jumped on the bandwagon of victim-identity politics and have been far more successful in reshaping this culture in a relatively short time, than they probably ever imagined possible. They allow no discussion or debate on the issue. They scream down anyone who challenges them, accusing them of being sexist, racist, or homophobic. I know whereof I speak. I used to be a substitute teacher , and hope to teach school again when I retire.. Once I had a 5th grade class of boys who were given special assignments because all the girls were out going to work with their parents. The boys thought it unfair that they didnt have a special day. In my best child of 60s activists way, I told them to meet with the teacher and principal, and tell them how they felt. The boys said theyd already done that, and the teacher and principal had laughed at them. I told them I didnt think it was fair for them to be treated that way. They must have told their teacher what I said. Soon after, I was back at that same school. One of those boys informed me that his teacher had told them not to pay attention to me, as I was just an ignorant man who listened to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. Uh, yeah, sure. My demographic profile:son of activist liberals, African/Native American, New Age-metaphysical-alternative spiritual seeker, scientist/engineer, civil libertarian with sometimes leftist leanings who does yoga and martial arts, is really popular with the radical pseudo-Christian conservatives
As he told me what his teacher had said, several girls walked by with tee-shirts that said, Boys Are Stupid. He told me that the girls got the shirts at a local organization which is exclusively for girls. He said, Theyd send us boys home if we wore a shirt proclaiming girls are stupid. He was a bright kid, but already demoralized and socialized to accept double standards as equality. George Orwells Newspeak is here, alive and well in the public schools. This boy sees that there is a Girls Inc., but no Boys Inc. Hes quite aware that there is never likely to be one. He also knows, at such an early age, that hes expected to be passively quiet, and to celebrate diversity in rigidly controlled ways. All this, by the time hes in fifth grade.
I didnt watch T.V. for nearly ten years. Rita-thats the wife-insisted that we get satellite television, so Ive been watching for about two years now, and suffering from all sorts of cultural shock. Ive watched how men are portrayed on TV. Im old enough to remember Father Knows Best-does anyone else? Well, today father is an idiotic buffoon, if hes even around at all. On shows, and in commercials, women push, punch, slap and kick men on a regular basis. On a popular funny video show, the favorite clips are always of men being hit in the crotch. The brainwashed audience howls with delight when that happens, and it happens often, on many shows. Youll hear the following, over and over: men are scum, men are pigs, I dont need a man in my life, to be happy. The new girl power shows are the worst offenders.
This has been going on, unchallenged, for years, but dont take my word for it. Look for yourself. One of the very worst offenders was the often quite funny and well written sit-com, Everybody Loves Raymond. Raymond was slapped, punched, kicked, and hit in the crotch by his wife, and sometimes his mother, while the audience roared with laughter. The crotch is where men are obviously, biologically male. It is a powerful political statement to hit a man in the crotch. None of this is accidental. Taken by itself, it may indeed seem insignificant, but if you begin looking at the whole picture, seeing how men are constantly criticized, attacked and belittled, you begin to see a pattern. For the radical feminists, it is payback time. Ive been around them-it's hard not to encounter them in varying degrees when one travels in certain spiritual circles- and I can assure you that the matriarchy they are preparing for us is far harsher than the old patriarchy they seek to supplant. When you challenge them, they say, Oh, if I were a man, you wouldnt say that youre just threatened by a strong woman. I let them know that imitating the very worst characteristics of male chauvinists is not strength. Isnt it ironic that the radical feminists have become exactly like the ugliest male chauvinists they criticize? It is unlikely they will ever be open enough to grow beyond their hatred. The radical feminists dont represent the majority of women, yet they intimidate many, many women into silence. Still, there are many of us in this culture who delight in strong women, in the beautiful, authentically feminine spiritual leadership they present to us. Its also amusing that Im threatened by strong women when Im married to an uber-fitness freak who regularly squats 500 pounds for reps, destroys me (and most other men) on long, uphill bike rides-at age 40, is a far more knowledgeable outdoorsperson than I (whose camping advice I always follow), and makes considerably more than my already considerable salary, doing what is-to the laboratory organization, at least-a more important job.
Do any of you out there have sons, or grandsons, or nephews? Please let them know that being a man is a good thing. They dont need to be embarrassed about making good grades in school, or ashamed of preferring competitive sports to leftist sensitivity training. Are there any fathers out there who still have a pair, who havent been turned into castrated Donahue clones? For Gods sake, for all our sake, stop throwing your sons to the wolves. Some things are worth fighting for. One of those things is your children. Are there any mothers out there who arent intimidated by the shrill harridans who are emotionally, psychologically and spiritually abusing and crippling your children, both your sons and your daughters? Why is it up to someone like me to point this out? Why arent you paying attention? These children have done nothing to deserve the cruel, inept, brainwashing that passes for education and socialization these days. Will you at least think about some of this?
According to the Department of Education, by 2010, 65-70% of college students will be female. Boys are falling far behind girls on test scores, especially math and science, yet the radical feminists (and that chowderhead at Harvard) will tell you the opposite. A shocking percentage of boys are on medication for behavioral disorders. Much of the Attention Deficit Disorder today is the result of forcing little boys to behave like-well- little girls The radical feminists have jumped on the bandwagon of victim-identity politics and have been far more successful in reshaping this culture in a relatively short time, than they probably ever imagined possible. They allow no discussion or debate on the issue. They scream down anyone who challenges them, accusing them of being sexist, racist, or homophobic. I know whereof I speak. I used to be a substitute teacher , and hope to teach school again when I retire.. Once I had a 5th grade class of boys who were given special assignments because all the girls were out going to work with their parents. The boys thought it unfair that they didnt have a special day. In my best child of 60s activists way, I told them to meet with the teacher and principal, and tell them how they felt. The boys said theyd already done that, and the teacher and principal had laughed at them. I told them I didnt think it was fair for them to be treated that way. They must have told their teacher what I said. Soon after, I was back at that same school. One of those boys informed me that his teacher had told them not to pay attention to me, as I was just an ignorant man who listened to Rush Limbaugh on the radio. Uh, yeah, sure. My demographic profile:son of activist liberals, African/Native American, New Age-metaphysical-alternative spiritual seeker, scientist/engineer, civil libertarian with sometimes leftist leanings who does yoga and martial arts, is really popular with the radical pseudo-Christian conservatives
As he told me what his teacher had said, several girls walked by with tee-shirts that said, Boys Are Stupid. He told me that the girls got the shirts at a local organization which is exclusively for girls. He said, Theyd send us boys home if we wore a shirt proclaiming girls are stupid. He was a bright kid, but already demoralized and socialized to accept double standards as equality. George Orwells Newspeak is here, alive and well in the public schools. This boy sees that there is a Girls Inc., but no Boys Inc. Hes quite aware that there is never likely to be one. He also knows, at such an early age, that hes expected to be passively quiet, and to celebrate diversity in rigidly controlled ways. All this, by the time hes in fifth grade.
I didnt watch T.V. for nearly ten years. Rita-thats the wife-insisted that we get satellite television, so Ive been watching for about two years now, and suffering from all sorts of cultural shock. Ive watched how men are portrayed on TV. Im old enough to remember Father Knows Best-does anyone else? Well, today father is an idiotic buffoon, if hes even around at all. On shows, and in commercials, women push, punch, slap and kick men on a regular basis. On a popular funny video show, the favorite clips are always of men being hit in the crotch. The brainwashed audience howls with delight when that happens, and it happens often, on many shows. Youll hear the following, over and over: men are scum, men are pigs, I dont need a man in my life, to be happy. The new girl power shows are the worst offenders.
This has been going on, unchallenged, for years, but dont take my word for it. Look for yourself. One of the very worst offenders was the often quite funny and well written sit-com, Everybody Loves Raymond. Raymond was slapped, punched, kicked, and hit in the crotch by his wife, and sometimes his mother, while the audience roared with laughter. The crotch is where men are obviously, biologically male. It is a powerful political statement to hit a man in the crotch. None of this is accidental. Taken by itself, it may indeed seem insignificant, but if you begin looking at the whole picture, seeing how men are constantly criticized, attacked and belittled, you begin to see a pattern. For the radical feminists, it is payback time. Ive been around them-it's hard not to encounter them in varying degrees when one travels in certain spiritual circles- and I can assure you that the matriarchy they are preparing for us is far harsher than the old patriarchy they seek to supplant. When you challenge them, they say, Oh, if I were a man, you wouldnt say that youre just threatened by a strong woman. I let them know that imitating the very worst characteristics of male chauvinists is not strength. Isnt it ironic that the radical feminists have become exactly like the ugliest male chauvinists they criticize? It is unlikely they will ever be open enough to grow beyond their hatred. The radical feminists dont represent the majority of women, yet they intimidate many, many women into silence. Still, there are many of us in this culture who delight in strong women, in the beautiful, authentically feminine spiritual leadership they present to us. Its also amusing that Im threatened by strong women when Im married to an uber-fitness freak who regularly squats 500 pounds for reps, destroys me (and most other men) on long, uphill bike rides-at age 40, is a far more knowledgeable outdoorsperson than I (whose camping advice I always follow), and makes considerably more than my already considerable salary, doing what is-to the laboratory organization, at least-a more important job.
Do any of you out there have sons, or grandsons, or nephews? Please let them know that being a man is a good thing. They dont need to be embarrassed about making good grades in school, or ashamed of preferring competitive sports to leftist sensitivity training. Are there any fathers out there who still have a pair, who havent been turned into castrated Donahue clones? For Gods sake, for all our sake, stop throwing your sons to the wolves. Some things are worth fighting for. One of those things is your children. Are there any mothers out there who arent intimidated by the shrill harridans who are emotionally, psychologically and spiritually abusing and crippling your children, both your sons and your daughters? Why is it up to someone like me to point this out? Why arent you paying attention? These children have done nothing to deserve the cruel, inept, brainwashing that passes for education and socialization these days. Will you at least think about some of this?
