1495 Woman’s Prerogative, Man’s Duty

Western society has dramatically changed over the last century, certainly in matters related to physical progress like manufacturing, transportation, science & medicine, but the most fundamental changes are social, specifically the rise of feminism. The adaptation hasn’t been symmetric: men are in large part still expected to pursue their traditional role of provision & protection, but women have assumed a rise in status; they have become the elite half of homo sapiens. This distortion is possible due to the evolutionary pressure that made men want to serve as head of a family so as to propagate their genetic line. However, women have exploited this essence of men to serve their own selfish purposes that appear a lot more like narcissism than as partner in a nuclear family. The results don’t look promising for the future. The old adage that it’s a woman’s prerogative to change her mind but it’s a man’s duty to be consistent was acceptable when the husband was the king, his wife the queen, and their children their subjects. Now that men are no longer held in such esteem with the privileges that come with it, such a dual standard is no longer workable. Unfortunately, a man’s innate desire to serve in his traditional role has not diminished, and men who don’t do so never mature; they are left little more than gown up boys still serving their mommy’s demands. As long as men can so easily be exploited, society will continue to deteriorate. It cannot address women’s sense of entitlement without first addressing men’s sense of obligation. One or the other has to go.