This is really powerful. I got a bit emotional when you described the homecoming after sealing that deal. Not at all surprised that he keeps that bottle in plain view for every video event. It is very disorienting for me to have my spouse upset or unhappy and I have to work hard to keep my poise. You are right that culturally the idea that men are stupid buffoons seems very common. Look at commercials where the husband is portrayed as ridiculous while the wife and or kids are the wise ones. Meanwhile male mortality if actually regressing, based upon what I last heard, due to things like drug abuse and su*cide.
The morning after the 2024 election, Scott Adams (we sure miss him) used the image of a man's hairy forearm reaching into the window of a burning car (with a woman screaming in the driver's seat ) to calmly turn off the ignition. The past nearly two years of public discourse have continued to demonstrate ridiculous examples of a toxic cocktail of estrogen and SSRI with women unmoored from reality. The longhouse has been a social debacle. Of course I can't say that without being characterized as a misogynist. I think the point is that we need a sort of balance, and that becomes very tough in this highly volatile social media universe.
I wish NFL cameramen -- no doubt at the behest of the networks -- didn't do so many cutaway shots of Taylor Swift. The game is on the field, not up in a skybox suite. That said, Taylor stands by her man, and I gotta like her for that.
This is really powerful. I got a bit emotional when you described the homecoming after sealing that deal. Not at all surprised that he keeps that bottle in plain view for every video event. It is very disorienting for me to have my spouse upset or unhappy and I have to work hard to keep my poise. You are right that culturally the idea that men are stupid buffoons seems very common. Look at commercials where the husband is portrayed as ridiculous while the wife and or kids are the wise ones. Meanwhile male mortality if actually regressing, based upon what I last heard, due to things like drug abuse and su*cide.
The morning after the 2024 election, Scott Adams (we sure miss him) used the image of a man's hairy forearm reaching into the window of a burning car (with a woman screaming in the driver's seat ) to calmly turn off the ignition. The past nearly two years of public discourse have continued to demonstrate ridiculous examples of a toxic cocktail of estrogen and SSRI with women unmoored from reality. The longhouse has been a social debacle. Of course I can't say that without being characterized as a misogynist. I think the point is that we need a sort of balance, and that becomes very tough in this highly volatile social media universe.
Right on, girl! I love your article, and I agree with all of it.
I wish NFL cameramen -- no doubt at the behest of the networks -- didn't do so many cutaway shots of Taylor Swift. The game is on the field, not up in a skybox suite. That said, Taylor stands by her man, and I gotta like her for that.
I am not a Swift fan , however Tyler has never looked happier .
Great article Mary !!!!!!