There is something that has been bothering me for quite a long, long time: How is it that women feel so completely free to bash men, when if a man did that for a woman, every woman in the world would jump on him in rage?
Example:
“He’s such a jerk – men are such jackasses. They just have absolutely no sense of right and wrong and they’re SUCH hounds!”
Now, if a man said, “She’s such a bitch – women are such idiots. They have absolutely no sense and they’re complete brats.” Every woman in the world would be furious. How can you put women down like that? Why would we tolerate that?
We wouldn’t.
But somehow, it’s just fine for women to do it. All the time, we do that – we insult them, we belittle them, we insult their character and their manhood.
It’s just not acceptable. Tonight, I sat on the couch of a good friend of mine, and cried. I’ve been working through a lot of stuff, and he’s been helping me. He wrapped his arms around me, and held me, while I wept. He told me it was okay, that he was there. He told me that what I was hurting over hurt him too, and he’d help me through it.
That’s not a jerk, a jackass, or a hound. He’s a good man, and I know more like him. If women are upset with how men carry themselves, how men act, then we have to freaking STOP treating them like that. We put men down and they rise exactly to our expectations.
So, here’s to a man of character. A real friend. A brother in Christ.
A Man of Character
October 9, 2006 · Filed under boys, church, friends, social commentary
There is something that has been bothering me for quite a long, long time: How is it that women feel so completely free to bash men, when if a man did that for a woman, every woman in the world would jump on him in rage?
Example:
“He’s such a jerk – men are such jackasses. They just have absolutely no sense of right and wrong and they’re SUCH hounds!”
Now, if a man said, “She’s such a bitch – women are such idiots. They have absolutely no sense and they’re complete brats.” Every woman in the world would be furious. How can you put women down like that? Why would we tolerate that?
We wouldn’t.
But somehow, it’s just fine for women to do it. All the time, we do that – we insult them, we belittle them, we insult their character and their manhood.
It’s just not acceptable. Tonight, I sat on the couch of a good friend of mine, and cried. I’ve been working through a lot of stuff, and he’s been helping me. He wrapped his arms around me, and held me, while I wept. He told me it was okay, that he was there. He told me that what I was hurting over hurt him too, and he’d help me through it.
That’s not a jerk, a jackass, or a hound. He’s a good man, and I know more like him. If women are upset with how men carry themselves, how men act, then we have to freaking STOP treating them like that. We put men down and they rise exactly to our expectations.
So, here’s to a man of character. A real friend. A brother in Christ.
I’m a lucky girl.
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