This is a very sad story , Mr. Beaman. I like girls. Since I was a boy. I liked boys, too, in some moments, but I knew girls were more important. I wish I knew when I was young how important it is to help girls to be girls. I was very dumb. Kids don't know anything. I tried to understand, went to college, read about Maslow. So when I was 62 yrs old, I learned GOD had kept something from me. Maslow was wrong. Review your knowledge of women, Mr Beaman, and see this. Women's needs are not being met. Rich or poor, it does not matter. Women can get sick and die without men. What a woman says? Forget about it. What she does, those things you have observed, are all important. Study these women. Courtney Clenney. Sarah Boone. Carly Gregg. Kaitlin Armstrong. These women are suffering because men are dumb. Men are not taught the facts of life- are ignorant of women's needs.
Thank you for saying that Kay Thompson would be rolling her eyes at the Eloise parody. I loved the comment about Mulvaney being Carol Channing without the talent. Talent is all.
Parodies don't actually help. Worst case scenario they can hinder.
Goldie Hawn was great in Private Benjamin where she did portray a caricature of a Jewish American Princess but the point of the movie was the transformational arc of the character who proved she was so much more than the box she had been put in.
Nike jogging bra advert was particularly galling to women who exercise because it was a not very funny reminder of how some men view women (and girls) exercising. Nike also has a terrible record on its treatment of female athletes, particularly those who happen to become pregnant.
Given how the BudLight advert blew up, it is possible that Mulvaney will now suffer from the same fate that befalls many debut novelists who get eye-watering deals and whose second novel falls very short.
I happened to read an op-ed in the Telegraph which I think goes back to some of the things you have been saying. 'Boys have been left devastated by woke attitude to masculinity. ' I know you want to return to this theme and thought you might find the op ed useful for ideas: https://archive.is/zFyvN
Glad you found it of use. My fingers are firmly crossed that your honourable manhood (for wont of a better phrase) really comes off. My sense is that it is much needed. Nice guys don't always finish last sort of thing.
It would be great to show how good men have succeeded in fields which now appear dominated by females. You mentioning high end make-up led me to look up Max Factor (both sr and jr). I think there is a positive story to be told there. Max sr fought to keep his family together after the collapse of his second marriage. He had married to give his children a mother and it didn't work out. Or if you look at some of the great chefs -- cooking and baking is not just for girls...(and woodwork isn't just for boys -- as my grandmother used to point out -- she was the 2nd woman to get her building contractor's license in the US and the first to actually use it -- slight sore point for her)
Something really tragic here about a 26 year old cosplaying a (fictional) 6 year old …
Agreed. I don't think Dylan is entirely well, and I don't see things ending too great for her.
This is a very sad story , Mr. Beaman. I like girls. Since I was a boy. I liked boys, too, in some moments, but I knew girls were more important. I wish I knew when I was young how important it is to help girls to be girls. I was very dumb. Kids don't know anything. I tried to understand, went to college, read about Maslow. So when I was 62 yrs old, I learned GOD had kept something from me. Maslow was wrong. Review your knowledge of women, Mr Beaman, and see this. Women's needs are not being met. Rich or poor, it does not matter. Women can get sick and die without men. What a woman says? Forget about it. What she does, those things you have observed, are all important. Study these women. Courtney Clenney. Sarah Boone. Carly Gregg. Kaitlin Armstrong. These women are suffering because men are dumb. Men are not taught the facts of life- are ignorant of women's needs.
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A man impersonating a girl.
Damn, man. Your writing is tight and trim, even with all the literate references and the weary sassiness-- those elements can sink a bad writer.
I look forward to reading more. Keep up the good work! It’s inspiring.
Wow, thank you so much Karl. I think "Weary Sassiness" might be the title of my memoir! I appreciate your support!
Thank you for saying that Kay Thompson would be rolling her eyes at the Eloise parody. I loved the comment about Mulvaney being Carol Channing without the talent. Talent is all.
Parodies don't actually help. Worst case scenario they can hinder.
Goldie Hawn was great in Private Benjamin where she did portray a caricature of a Jewish American Princess but the point of the movie was the transformational arc of the character who proved she was so much more than the box she had been put in.
Nike jogging bra advert was particularly galling to women who exercise because it was a not very funny reminder of how some men view women (and girls) exercising. Nike also has a terrible record on its treatment of female athletes, particularly those who happen to become pregnant.
Given how the BudLight advert blew up, it is possible that Mulvaney will now suffer from the same fate that befalls many debut novelists who get eye-watering deals and whose second novel falls very short.
I happened to read an op-ed in the Telegraph which I think goes back to some of the things you have been saying. 'Boys have been left devastated by woke attitude to masculinity. ' I know you want to return to this theme and thought you might find the op ed useful for ideas: https://archive.is/zFyvN
Thanks, Michelle! Great resource, and sadly, very true stuff.
Glad you found it of use. My fingers are firmly crossed that your honourable manhood (for wont of a better phrase) really comes off. My sense is that it is much needed. Nice guys don't always finish last sort of thing.
It would be great to show how good men have succeeded in fields which now appear dominated by females. You mentioning high end make-up led me to look up Max Factor (both sr and jr). I think there is a positive story to be told there. Max sr fought to keep his family together after the collapse of his second marriage. He had married to give his children a mother and it didn't work out. Or if you look at some of the great chefs -- cooking and baking is not just for girls...(and woodwork isn't just for boys -- as my grandmother used to point out -- she was the 2nd woman to get her building contractor's license in the US and the first to actually use it -- slight sore point for her)
Anyway, more power to your pen.