Reply #11: a little deeper [View All]

[some guy]

than just the heroes on TV - before the baby boomer generation, there was essentially no TV, so boys got their impressions of "what a man is" from the men around them, not from images on TV which only show portions of "what a man is" or is supposed to be, emphasizing certain aspects, completely ignoring others, so there is only a partial man to model one's self on.

The 60s culture of rejecting societal norms worked better for women than it did for men; women, especially from a feminist POV could look at traditional male roles, and say to themselves, "We are being prevented from those things, so those are goals to strive for, barriers to break down." From a male perspective, it was just "We don't want to do what our fathers did!" - but without a clear expression of what was wanted instead. Forty years later, that new male perspective is still missing.


edit: spell-check - embrace it...