Where Have All The Men Gone?

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by bishoph

I saw this on another forum and asked/received the author (Pastor Steve Buxton of Hilltop Tabernacle Chula Vista, CA) for permission to post it here.

I guess the war was a pretty good excuse to place women in the work force. But glacing backward it seems to me that we not only took women out of the home but ultimately we lost the men in the process. The children of the WWII generation produced an attitude that explored the difference of the sexes while losing the respect of them. The children of the "make love not war generation" as they have moved into power, have done their best to absolutely destroy any deliniation of the sexes. With that has come this nuetered philosophy of Political Correctness of speech.

The reason for my post is that it seems to me that with the departure of real "Maleness" in our society it has become a seedbed for this PC mentality. It bothers me that men ( and I have seen it on this forum ) have to apologize and try to defend themselves if they speak in a way that some would consider not PC. Were the O.T. Prophets P.C.? Were the Disciples? Was Christ? I think not. Trumpets can be loud, disrupting even alarming but they do give a certain sound. Is not the admonition of Isaiah 58:1 to "lift up thy voice like a trumpet..." I am in the Church today because Men of God, Real Men of God, lifted their voices plainly....and I heard them and understood them..and am thankful for them today. Lift up your voice like a trumpet!!

I think I want to take back my post about this being an excuse for rudeness etc etc, however I take issue with the argument about "real maleness" based on Political Correctness. Political Correctness is not necessarily bad. But anything can be taken too far and if this is what SB is saying then I have to agree with the notion of lifting up our voice despite political correctness run amuck.

I think I may have misunderstood the post and the intent perhaps because of the premise it was based on, I was expecting it to be something entirely different

I do not think this "problem" is to be blamed on women working in the workforce.

Sorry guys.

[SDG]

In case you missed it .... There's a lot of testosterone in this thread.

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

In case you missed it .... There's a lot of testosterone in this thread.

Wow...I mean WOW! Really? Well that answers the question then...all the men have come here.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Praxeas

Wow...I mean WOW! Really? Well that answers the question then...all the men have come here.

Holler.

[Coonskinner]

I thought I felt more of an estrogen spirit there for a while.

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

I thought I felt more of an estrogen spirit there for a while.

Well, it couldn't have be any of us saxophonists ...
Jekyl may account for the anomaly.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Well, it couldn't have be any of us saxophonists ...
Jekyl may account for the anomaly.

How did you know I was a saxophonist?

Funny story...

I have a cousin who was like a brother to me growing up. We were very close.

He was as tough as a pine knot, and would fight a circle saw just to see if he could dull the teeth.

He and I were both honor roll students, straight A's.

We were very nearly permanently expelled from High School because we got in so many scraps.

The funny thing was that he was the first chair clarinet player in our band--and I was first chair tenor sax.

He actually did finally get expelled for breaking the carpentry teacher's son's nose.

[rgcraig]

Call SB and tell him we've found all the real men!!!!!

[SDG]

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

How did you know I was a saxophonist?

Funny story...

I have a cousin who was like a brother to me growing up. We were very close.

He was as tough as a pine knot, and would fight a circle saw just to see if he could dull the teeth.

He and I were both honor roll students, straight A's.

We were very nearly permanently expelled from High School because we got in so many scraps.

The funny thing was that he was the first chair clarinet player in our band--and I was first chair tenor sax.

He actually did finally get expelled for breaking the carpentry teacher's son's nose.

This story explains a lot.

I knew of you were a fellow saxophonist from the Talent thread.

I'm sitting here as Danah is practicing her clarinet .... I'm helping her w/ her embouchure.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

This story explains a lot.

I knew of you were a fellow saxophonist from the Talent thread.

I'm sitting here as Danah is practicing her clarinet .... I'm helping her w/ her embouchure.

What does it explain?

My oldest boy is a trumpet player.