Society has been built upon men being the dominate rulers over all. When a man is viewed as being sensitive or is connected to his feminine side, then he is ridiculed by being called vulgar names. Paul Kivel, wrote in The Act-Like-a-Man Box, “From a very early age, boys are told to act like a man.” The box that society has created for men to be this hard-ass stereotype is wrong. I say this because I live outside the box and don’t view myself to be inside this box. I'll be the first one to say I am a sensitive guy that cares about a woman's opinion and respect women just as much as I do my fellow man. I believe in feminism which I guess makes me a pro-feminist. I don't believe it is right to ever put your hands on a woman in an inappropriate manner, no matter what. To cause harm to a woman is unacceptable in my eyes. I searched on the NOMAS website and found something that I would like to point out to my fellow man. This is a quote of the material that I would like for you to think about, Phyllis Frank says," In a country where coverage of women's lives and achievements is hardly equal to that of men's where pictures of women scientists, writers, and thinkers rarely appear in the popular press, we are awash in photographs of anonymous young women, selected and pictured to sell products, attract attention, and please male viewers."
To read more about this quote follow the link above. It was written by the NOMAS organization.
This quote says it all. Women are not equal to men. My personal opinion...that is bull crap! Women should be treated as equal and it is sad that they are not displayed in the media as equal to men. You normally see women who are dressed in a sexual manner to sell a product. You rarely see a woman writer or profound scientist being recognized in the media. Men view women as lesser beings who are only here to serve us. This is completely wrong and the only way this will change is for men to take a stand and change society. NOMAS is doing a good job with raising awareness that it is okay for men to have a sensitive side and support women. The way our society is and how women are not treated as equals, is unacceptable. This need to change and it starts with men loving women like God intended. Women were meant to stand by a man, not behind, or in front.
Are you willing to change society and take a stand for women everywhere? That's what determines the real men from the fake ones.
Reference List (2 sources)
Frank, P.B. (n.d.). Objectification of women. Retrieved from http://www.nomas.org/node/247
Kivel, P. (1984). The act like-a-man box. Men's Work and Boys Will Be Men
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