Comment on The guardian on Joe Rogan's popularity in Aus, and some peoples' reasons for listening.
MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
There’s a lot if casual misandry in the media. There is a rejection of the traditional male head of the household gender role but there isn’t a clearly defined replacement that we agree to so right now a lot if younger men have no real masculine ideal to aspire to and guys like Rogan fill that hole as he’s supposedly tough, funny, responsible and a solid bread winner for his family (regardless of whether that is accurate IDK). He gives guys a model to aspire to even if it is controversial.
What I wonder is how we shift away from the caveman ideal that Rogan represents to someone more in the vein of Bob Ross or Fred Rodgers (Mr Rodgers Neighborhood). We would all be better if guys wanted to be Fred Rodgers
Walk_blesseD@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 weeks ago
Yeah righto little fella
MothmanDelorian@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Go watch some sitcoms and try to find a father who is competent. It’s fairly rare. We have a lot of narratives that portray men as less rational/capable parents.
Like I said it’s casual. It’s not on the same level as the misogyny in society but it is there.