FATHER'S DAY

 

When I was a small child, I was in absolute awe at how fathers were portrayed on television. Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best, The Donna Reed Show.

These fathers were permanently attired in suits and ties (it was never revealed specifically what type of jobs they had). They were kind, understanding, loving, easily accessible, with indefatigable energy, and wisdom that could rival that of King Solomon.

In stark contrast, my own father drank copious amounts of beer, blew farts, beat me with a belt, and called me a "stupid jackass" (which was one of the nicest terms he endeared me with).

I had an incredibly difficult time believing that sane, rational men really existed.

The TV fathers, of course, were creations of Hollywood hype and had little semblance with reality. But one thing was certain - -
at that time men were respected, regarded as the head of the household, and essential to the foundation of the family unit.

How drastically times have changed.

I have no doubt that Father's Day would be completely eliminated nowadays if it wasn't for the fact that it's still moderately commercially lucrative.
Buy dear ol' Dad a tie, a power saw, or at least an obligatory greeting card.

Unfortunately, the role of the American male has been radically diminished over the past fifty years - and lately there has been a forcefully zealous woke campaign to discount, denigrate, emasculate, and feminize men.

Let's face the raw facts: society/culture no longer views men as necessary or desirable components in the cycle of life. The male animal doesn't fit into the politically correct agenda. The general consensus is that men are no longer needed or wanted.

The role of men has been completely discounted in the media, academia, and entertainment. They are most often vilified, ridiculed, dismissed, and.......hated. Especially white, successful, heterosexual American men.

One only has to watch commercials on TV to see how very often white men are presented as bumbling buffoons. You couldn't get away with doing that to a woman or a minority - who are generally portrayed as being perfect.

The radical expunging of masculinity probably began in the late '60s and culminated in the early 70s with the "I am woman, hear me roar" mantra. Single women sought power and reigned supreme -   white men were quickly demoted into odious buffoons like Archie Bunker and Al Bundy.

As if this sarcastic demotion couldn't get worse - - Caucasian  men are now generally portrayed as white supremacists, racists, warmongers, and evil entities who have long been intent on destroying the world and everything in it.

Terms such as "Single Mother" are glorified and worn as a badge of honor - as if a man was never involved in the preliminary process.
There's certainly nothing wrong with being a single mother, but somewhere along the line sperm was a contributing factor. 

The term "stay-at-home dad" doesn't have the power or prestige that "Single Mother" does. It snidely indicates that the man is a weakling and a wimp, submissive to the Alpha Woman.

I'm fully aware that many (and I mean many) men are far from being exemplary role models and many more aren't worthy of being fathers. 

I'm merely irked (outraged, really) at the current war against white men. And - despite what you might think - that's not an exaggeration. It is definitely a war.

It's very probable that society's disdain and discounting of men in general has induced some of them to simply sigh and give up.

I'm hoping against hope that this is not true.

Jon

never wanted to be a father

proud to be a Caucasian male

fiercely anti-woke

(I wrote this several years ago, but revised it slightly for this post)