Rumors Of Men's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
“If the ascent of women has been much exaggerated, so has the descent of men. Men’s irresponsibility and bad behavior is now a stock theme in popular culture. But there has always been a subset of men who engage in crude, coercive and exploitative behavior. What’s different today is that it’s harder for men to get away with such behavior in long-term relationships. Women no longer feel compelled to put up with it and the legal system no longer condones it. The result is that many guys who would have been obnoxious husbands, behaving badly behind closed doors, are now obnoxious singles, trumpeting their bad behavior on YouTube.”
— If you’re interested in a refutation of all the talk about “The End of Men” lately, you could read Stephanie Coontz’s thoroughly researched and well-thought out essay, “The Myth of Male Decline.” Or you could watch this ad for Sports Clips, the national barber shop chain that plays sports on flat-screen TVs for men to watch while getting a haircut. As the commercial tells us, “IT’S GOOD TO BE A GUY!” any human being of either gender ought to be embarrassed to be alive.