Is There Anything Good About Men?

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You’re probably thinking that a talk called "Is there anything good about men" will be a short talk! Recent writings have not had much good to say about men. Titles like "Men Are Not Cost Effective" speak for themselves. Maureen Dowd’s book was called "Are Men Necessary?" and although she never gave an explicit answer, anyone reading the book knows her answer was no. Brizendine’s book "The Female Brain" introduces itself by saying, "Men, get ready to experience brain envy." Imagine a book advertising itself by saying that women will soon be envying the superior male brain!

Nor are these isolated examples. Eagly’s research has compiled mountains of data on the stereotypes people have about men and women, which the researchers summarized as "The WAW effect." WAW stands for "Women Are Wonderful." Both men and women hold much more favorable views of women than of men. Almost everybody likes women better than men. I certainly do.

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[geminiwench.livejournal.com]

We ARE catching up, though. And catching up fast, and damned if Im not excited. Rape is FULLY prosecuteable now (in the USA, since about the 1970s) and no longer carries a shame stigma in the public (since the 1990s)... and with this new feeling of safety, and new ability to fight for what we want without getting killed or raped, well... we've started moving fast, haven't we?