Male-Bashing: It’s All In Good Fun. Right?

These comments hurt husbands and sons

We often miss these statements. But men hear (or see) these sentiments of inadequacy and idiocy multiple times a week. And they either make their skin crawl or make them feel beaten down constantly.

And ladies — it’s not just impacting our husbands. Think about what our sons are absorbing about themselves. We want a society of strong, capable men — but we raise boys who are told over and over again that they are worthy of ridicule. It is absolutely damaging and dangerous. For men, whose self-doubt is a deep and hidden characteristic, what we think of as throwaway comments can truly cause anguish. Our sons absorb these messages too, both spoken and unspoken.

There’s a better way.