I shall not be oppressed!

Once upon a time, not so long ago.
Women rarely had to open a door for themselves and little old ladies never crossed the street alone. To see a woman pumping her own gasoline was unheard of, as were loading the weekly groceries into the car.
Men did not mind, because we wanted the women in our lives to be happy, even if we did not know them by name.

Then one day someone (Oprah?) decided women no longer wanted to be treated this way, so they said “from this day on, I wear the pants” “for today I am equal to you and whatever you have I shall have as well.”

We, as Men, stood aside and allowed women to fulfill the desire to do those things we had been doing for so many 100s of years. They took jobs that only men could have in their father’s generation. They took our role as leaders in government and law. They became CEOs and got their PhD. They took our clothes and overpower the market with their taste and style.

Men became less needed, as some women took wives and adopted children from foreign lands. They hyphened their names as a clench to power and defiance of authority. They began to use tobacco and speak vulgar language, in public places.

As we men stood aside.

Not all men were happy with this, "New World Order"; some took their voices to the streets only to be labeled as sexist or chauvinist. Soon The Law of the Land would change, “women will now be your equal, in the eyes of the law” “and men shall not tread upon this” “treat them as one of you, unless they want something different.”

The media empires fueled by the advertisement industry. “We will tell them what they want to hear, and we will be rich.” Women said “no longer will we be denied the final word” and “Oprah shall show us the way.” So she became their leader, as we as men stood aside.

Now as our cities waste away, families are no more. We are driven by our desire for bigger homes, to fill the voids, as we neglect our real needs. We believe the media and never question their motive, we have become “herd animals.” Our lives are filled from day to day doing what others tell us we should do, and we do it, without question.

Now should a man say “I too want something generations before me had” “for today I will wear a kilt!” he is seen as weird, he is not following social norms. His pants wearing, check book holding wife said “NO, today you will wear what I lay out for you to wear and you WILL like it!” He did because as for 100s or even 1000s of years we men want to please the women in our lives.

A Few will be the hero of many, and I shall not be oppressed! For I will wear my Kilt!

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