Simple Explanations Don't Work
What century are we living in? I ask myself something like that whenever an issue comes up surrounding the so-called "Battle of the Sexes" like the latest statistics showing women as the main breadwinner in forty per cent of American households. Is it really all shocking or terrible? I heard one commentator (Matt Allen on WPRO-AM/Providence) lament that more men have to "act like a man", as if recreating a scene from The Godfather would bring men back to the roles where they belong. No doubt there are men who are lazy and looking for instant gratification with no personal responsibility. Is it just a massive failure to "man up"? That narrative is all too simple, and it is an insult to the majority of men who work to do the right thing in raising a family, pursuing a career or being an integral part of a community. Do most young men want to live with their parents forever and shirk work? I don't think so. Roles are continually changing for many reasons, some positive, some negative. Chalking it all up as a bad thing due to the feminization of America demeans us all. It's more complicated than that.
What century are we living in? I ask myself something like that whenever an issue comes up surrounding the so-called "Battle of the Sexes" like the latest statistics showing women as the main breadwinner in forty per cent of American households. Is it really all shocking or terrible? I heard one commentator (Matt Allen on WPRO-AM/Providence) lament that more men have to "act like a man", as if recreating a scene from The Godfather would bring men back to the roles where they belong. No doubt there are men who are lazy and looking for instant gratification with no personal responsibility. Is it just a massive failure to "man up"? That narrative is all too simple, and it is an insult to the majority of men who work to do the right thing in raising a family, pursuing a career or being an integral part of a community. Do most young men want to live with their parents forever and shirk work? I don't think so. Roles are continually changing for many reasons, some positive, some negative. Chalking it all up as a bad thing due to the feminization of America demeans us all. It's more complicated than that. 
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