"Dad and buried"

Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2010-10-01 01:57

Column here. Excerpt:

'We live in an era where it’s no longer acceptable to make fun of particular groups.

Except men, of course.

Curiously, while we are expected to treat others with sensitivity and respect, men are still fair game.
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And if the mass media portray men as idiots, it’s not surprising that such misconceptions end up colouring people’s views of men in real life.

Case in point: the long-standing myth that men are incapable fathers. Tiptoeing into that cultural minefield is Luc Bouchard, provincial co-ordinator of the Alberta Father Involvement Initiative.

His mission? To convince the skeptics that just because men parent differently doesn’t mean they’re bad dads — and to help social service agencies design parenting programs that reach out to dads as well as moms.'

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While people can ignore it all they want, the facts are there for anyone interested in seeing them: here in the US (and I suspect around the world), having an involved father (not just "support payments") is probably the best indicator in the future success of a child (especially a son). On the other hand, that is probably why "the West" has declared war on fathers and their sons, re-distributing wealth and consigning them to being second-class citizens. In any case, the dying, degenerate "western civilization" of Europe and North America is being replaced by vibrant populations from Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America that still place a high value on manliness, children, marriage, etc. In a few years "Western" women will be looking for someone to tend their pets' graves in the future, while the newcomers ponder how to put a soccer stadium over the archeological remnants of "the people that used to live here".

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Submitted by CarlosMartillo on Fri, 2010-10-01 10:25