The radical-feminist Left is pretty much in control of our colleges and universities. Those people like power and think they can improve society with their plans. At the top of their list is to remake men so they won’t be so “toxic.” Think that is going to turn out well?
Someone who doesn’t is Luke Sheahan, who has penned today’s Martin Center article, “Men Wanted: The Feminized Campus Versus Decent Masculinity.”
He begins by asking, “In the wake of Harvey Weinstein, #MeToo, increased public attention to sexual harassment, and the growing debate about due process rights of the accused, how are young men to navigate the sexual minefield that exists on many campuses and emerge as neither a lout nor a loner?”
The ruling feminists on campus are apt to make things worse, he argues. Their phony division of men into “alpha” and “beta” males no sense, but their efforts at turning all into “beta” types will exacerbate the problem of misbehaving, Harvey Weinstein types. Sheahan writes, “The betas not only let the toxic alphas run the show; they think their passiveness is a sign of virtue until it obviously is not, and then confusion ensues.”
Sheahan’s un-egalitarian analysis is sure to get the feminists (both women and men) who now have their way on our campuses all hot and bothered:
There is indeed a problem with ‘toxic masculinity’ on campus and in society at large. But the problem goes much deeper than the discussions in The Chronicle and elsewhere in academia. For one thing, today’s toxic masculinity is occurring in tandem with a retreat from masculinity; they appear to be opposite reactions to the same environment. Weinstein is not a true alpha. Like Paris, he is a beta in wolf’s clothing. It is likely that the real problem with men is that they are not masculine enough. By releasing healthy, decent masculinity from its radical feminist chains — and populating the campus with tough-but-wise bull elephants — the problem of ‘toxic masculinity’ may find its historic and effective antidote.
But don’t expect our colleges to be of any help with that.