philosoSteve
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- The current culture definitely supports and encourages the idea that men shouldn't have to live up to much of anything as a person. Status, achievements and gadgets are stressed as key, but personality, maturity or development of character is given
(posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes) - Your points on the strangely gender-obsessed god of Catholicism (and frankly, judeo-christian religions in general) are spot-on. I am all for spirituality; I think it is a beautiful thing. But the current popular organized religions will forever be a thorn
(posted to Why I am a Feminist) - It's true, society really does portray men as children---their wife (in this case the mother figure) will do everything for them (including cleaning up their messes). But yet they still want to get their way with things when it comes
(posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes) - Gopher, I never asserted the idea that the bumbling male stereotype was a result of a matriarchal backlash or similar. Whether it is created by men or women in this case is fairly unimportant compared to the net effect it
(posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes) - I certainly don't believe that progressive males should get any more attention than a woman feminist. To clearly state my opinion on this matter, let me say this. Males are clearly not victims in this story, but neither are they
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- Um, this is clearly a spoof. You can hear the laughtrack in the background. (posted to Cause sexism is <em>hilarious</em>)
- I don't think this stereotype is damaging to men at all. Sure, on the surface it looks like it, and intelligent men (and women) bristle at the Bumbling Man. If you look closer, you see a man who is, in (posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes)
- It's damaging to boys in that they're taught by these shows that little will be expected of them in life. (posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes)
- Um ... I guess so. So why don't I ever hear any men speak up or even utter a word of discontent when these "stereotypes" are constantly bandied about? Oh, wait, there's a stereotype to fit with that, too: Men (posted to The Bumbling Man: Reinforcing Male Stereotypes)
- I play an MMORPG occasionally (City of Heroes), and the game site required me to change the name of my super-hero Super Plus Tampon after someone complained about how "vile" it was apparently. I argued it, but in the end (posted to Cause sexism is <em>hilarious</em>)
