Nicodemus
2008-02-21 07:51:47
“Taken aback, I loudly said across the restaurant, “What do you mean, we don’t need ANY MORE MEN in the world? What an ugly sexist thing to say!”"
Thank you, Dr. Helen, for doing that. Unfortunately, we men can’t defend ourselves in this way. If a male voice were to be raised in a public place to say those words, the man would be labeled a threatening bully. He would immediately be ejected from the restaurant and possibly arrested.
Like Lionel Ritchie, we know that we are not permitted to offer any defense. So when we hear this sort of casual anti-male bigotry, we have to bite our tongues, remain in our seats, and hope that somewhere in the room is an exceptional woman like you, who will stand up and speak out on our behalf.
