Ally McBeal

John Derbyshire of the National Review Online stepped into it with this post. As you might imagine, the reaction from the male populace was strong. So with everything that is going on, sex is the hot topic.

I blame the women's movement. The sexes are by no means "equal." It is not to say one is better then the other, but that they are different, as the book says, like Mars and Venus. But there has been raised two (going on three) generations of women whose expectations of a man and a relationship will never be met. I have said before, these women believe men are simply defective women. As such, they can remedy the defects and make us women.

Ladies, you can't, because we aren't.

The "Ally McBeal" syndrome is an offshoot of this. The women's movement destroyed the "objective" standard of what is a "good man." What was left in the vacuum is a relative standard of what any one women thinks is a "good man." The problem in application is that each woman thinks her man can be made better. Smart, faithful, good job, handsome...you don't do enough around the house! Spend any time with a woman and she will list all your "faults" as she sees them. Getting the big things right does not seem to count.

This is not a matter of lowering standards nor is it a matter of keeping silent at all times, but rather appreciating the good qualities in your mate.

Above all, men want to feel respected. For the past 40 years, we have gone from "Father Knows Best" to "The Simpsons." That is 40 years of destroying the image of men in society. So, when it comes down to it, you can't show respect, if you don't feel respect.