Why Does Today’s Media Hate Strong Male Characters? 

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It is rather sad that we live in a world where talking about male representation needs to be prefaced with "this is not an attack on women". That being said, I am hopeful that things will change and that we will be able to have media where no one gender is berated.

As a women, I'm tired of media treating men as crap. They deserved to be loved and treated like human beings. Also a lot of the recent media from Disney has HORRIBLE writing for all of their characters.

It's hard to respect your audience when you hate your audience.

As a man I've learned to ignore what society says about men and I do my best to become the best version of myself no matter what anyone else says

I'm so glad this is being said. As a female myself, I hate seeing how degraded men in media has become. I grew up with great male characters and female characters. The diversity that we used to have was amazing and showed that you could have both male and female representation without any agenda behind it.

What is also lost in this issue is that young girls also need flawed heroes to look up to. Female "heroes" are portrayed as having no major flaws, and if they have a flaw it's actually a positive thing that people around them just don't understand. Boys and girls need to see flawed heroes who push through adversity and overcome challenges. Not just show up and win. Unfortunately it has gone in opposing directions. Female characters are often perfect and male characters often always wrong. Outside of the effect this has on young viewers, it makes for boring films/tv/games.

I am a woman. I'm not American. I like well-written characters, whether male or female. Granted, I grew up in a different world. I remember when men were presented as reliable, strong, capable of protecting those who depended on them. Not brutal. Strong. Confident. Kind. Vulnerable and brave. Manly, in a word. I love Captain Kirk. I'd go to hell and back with Aragorn. One of my favorite movies to date is Joker. I had no problem identifying with his suffering. He's human and so am I.

Coming from a girl, I'm beyond happy and grateful that you made this video. I'm tired of seeing men being degraded. Strong men are what we need to have a functioning society. Feminists need to shut up and let men have their rightful place in the media.

"Maybe it's because attacking your audience is a surefire way to make sure your projects never suceed ever." Lmao that was too good of a line bro

As a woman, I grew up with unrealistic standards for femininity due to poor representation in the media, it screwed me up real bad. Now as an adult, I'm watching my little brother go through the exact same thing with men in the media. It's heartbreaking. I never wanted anyone to go through the things I did and yet every single demon I struggled with as a teen has returned to plague my brother this time around.

My advice to guys, block accounts and don’t watch content telling you you’re toxic for being a male. Don’t watch the media or any social media that spits out that agenda. Focus on yourself and your goals, if you come across women who think you’re trash don’t waste your time on them. There are honeys out there who know the value and worth of men, that’s who you should seek, not these women who believe these agendas against us. It’s your life, you decide who you want to be. Don’t consume content telling you you’re worthless

As a 90's kid, I can confidently say I grew up with Xena the Warrior Princess and that show, compared to the shit we see today, is a masterclass on how to empower a character by treating them as human beings, not reminding us that "thEy ArE wOmEn"

I’m a woman. And I love seeing strong male role models. I can relate to them regards gender. You don’t have to only like female leads as role models if you are a girl yourself. This is why I loved ben 10 growing up and more male recommended audiences. Because usually the stories and characters were better and more mature. I was a bit of a Tomboy but loved girly stuff as well. I never had a mindset of ew men. Which thanks to my family, they raised me right.

The biggest issue when writing a male protagonist vs female protagonist has to do with the intent to write a strong female protagonist. When writing a strong female protagonist, the goal is just to show her display strength. And if you cannot display strength, then you make all others around the woman weaker to achieve a similar effect. When men are written as a strong male protagonist, they’re written with the concept of the Hero’s journey. This direction shows the trials, failures, as the hero grows. Hollywood just needs writers that understand this.

As a woman, I can agree with pretty much everything you've said. I'm tired of seeing "strong female lead characters" it was cool at first to see women take the predominantly male lead spots for strong badass women, but it was and is a novelty. Men get shunned simply for existing and that is frankly sad. We went from Captain America to she hulk, we went from Luke to Rey and it just doesn't make any sense. I can relate to the strong male just as much as I can relate to the strong female, if they're done correctly. I cannot imagine being a man or young boy seeing everyone hate them just because they were born. That has to be the single saddest things to experience, my heart goes out to all of you, and it's not right.

What’s worse is I think little boys and girls are both being taught to hate each other for who they are through the twisted representation being given today. For men it’s being told you’re supposed to be weak, submissive, subservient to all women regardless of how you’re treated. For women it’s being told you need to be emotionless, stoic, completely flawless and taught that all men are creepers or need to be beaten down at every opportunity. That’s at least what I’ve seen, and that’s incredibly sad to think about. No wonder loneliness is on the rise for my and the next generation.

Having a son who's growing up with this shit, I'm fucking terrified for him. I hate to do it but I carefully select the media he interacts with when he does. Because he doesn't need to grow up subconsciously thinking he's trash or not worth a damn. I refuse to let this industry do what it's done to so many men nowadays. Abhorrent

I remember hearing all the calls for more "strong female characters" back in 2010 or so and thinking, "absolutely-- I'd love that". But I slowly learned that we weren't on the same page at all. When I say, "strong character", I mean a character with their own motivations, fears, strengths, and faults. That wasn't what the critics meant at all. They basically meant **literally strong**, as in the third grader interpretation of strong. Physically unstoppable, pure of heart, omniscient, fearless Mary Sues who always do what's right and never, ever make a mistake or questionable moral call.

I'm a woman and I want strong male characters back, give us Clint Eastwood type of men back.

As a woman I want more strong male characters in the media, it really ticks me off when all the men are pushed aside or made to look inferior

I am a woman and I 100% agree. Instead of aiming for female-centric or male-centric, let's aim for good-character-centric. Besides, I would think a strong female protagonist would deserve a strong male (if she likes guys) to be her foil. Also, I am the mother of a son and I 100% want him to have good role models to look up to.

It’s probably why so many guys turn towards anime and manga and media of the such. It actually creates a male character that they can relate to and make the feel powerful and strong in places where most media fail to provide.

I'm a girl and I agree 100%! While I appreciate that more male characters are written to show emotions and vulnerability more often these days, a lot of female characters are unfortunately written to be the exact opposite... They show very little vulnerability and have barely any flaws. I suspect that some writers may be afraid to write female characters who can be emotional and sensitive due to the stereotype of women being 'overly emotional', because having emotions is 'weak' apparently...? 😐 Personally, I believe it's very important for people and especially impressionable children to have great female AND male role models to look up to, in the real world as well as the media.

As a female and mother to two girls and 2 boys....I've tried so hard to be a good role model for all 4. But it's so hard as a single mom to teach the boys to be strong males when I'm not a male. They know that women are strong, flawed and resilient and human. I don't have anyone around anymore that was teaching them how to be a strong flawed male human in today's world that teaches them they're irrelevant and toxic as their future step dad had passed from cancer last year. They had two years with him and learned a lot but not enough in today's world.

As a woman I completely agree with everything you said. Many of my favorite characters in media are men and hate how modern media will/have ruin them.

I'm happy people are realizing that media is trying to corrupt both men & women. Hopefully everyone knows that you're worth it regardless of gender or occupation, we are the gaming industry, and if we continue choosing the best then eventually the industry will be fixed.

Arcane is the perfect blueprint of how to write a piece of media that empowers both men and women without diminishing either

This is why I loved Dragon Ball so much. My context was me being tried of marvel and dc and wanting something better that didn’t infuriate me. I started watching DB and seeing such good, flawed, strong characters was truly uplifting

This is why I enjoyed the Terminal List so much. A male protagonist that keeps pushing through the pain to achieve his goals

A few months ago I got called an idiot for claiming that the Yakuza games were themed around Japanese men and masculinity, and that having a main-line female led game would be terribly condesending. Such are the times.

As a straight woman, I miss strong men in media and in real life. The beauty of male and female relationships of all kinds is the balance. We are both strong in different, but equally necessary ways. Like Yin and Yang, we compliment each other and are incredibly powerful together.

Thank you for the video about the modern media's attack on strong men. As a man, I am glad you spoke the truth with your video and its inspiration to be a strong man and create strong male characters for my future creative projects as a creative.

The demonization of "strong Men" in Western Media has made me completely move to watching mostly Asian Movies/TV Shows and playing older video games (playing through the Yakuza Series for the 1st time from 0-Like a Dragon. Currently on Yakuza 3 remastered) or being VERY selective with which new games to purchase.

Whoever is strong doesn’t need to be strong by pushing others down. Gray Man is a good example because the “strong woman” basically saved his ass in his most times of need. The only difference is that it never came off like pandering. He was the main character but she helped him, it was just done appropriately. Can’t see why you can’t have it both ways.

That's why I really enjoy stories set in history and classic fantasy novels. The male characters in there are mostly strong and something to admire. The female characters, if done well, they're depicted as strong as well while still being feminine. You know, the realistic depiction of most women from history. Take LOTR for example. You've got Aragorn, Boromir, Faramir, Sam, Frodo, etc. They are strong male characters that aren't perfect and go through hell together. The females in that story, like Eowyn, Arwen and Galadriel are strong in their own right and have satisfying character arcs. The world is medieval and their roles in those stories make sense. They're respected as feminine characters and not fake masculine ones, which we see in so many bad stories these days. I relate to Eowyn and Arwen despite being a man. Their struggles make sense in the world they inhabit. I consider LOTR timeless, and I do not consider recent entertainment timeless.

strong men built the world, we will continue with the help of strong women

I was depressed enough as a kid without the world telling me my entire gender was weak and problematic. I can't even imagine what kids like me are feeling now.

Arcane is my favorite example of a show that has brilliantly written strong female characters without emasculating or reducing male characters to jokes or villains. The male characters are all as interesting, empowering and just all around badass and likeable without it being a competition with the female characters. On top of that the show is just a masterpiece in general and has inspired me to pursue animation and storytelling.

Whats ridiculous about it all to me is that you can even have a "strong" female and a "weak" male as the leads and still have them both be awesome, well liked characters. My example of this would be Nier Automata's 2B and 9S. 9S isn't exactly "weak", but in comparison to 2B, he is. However it isn't shown in a demeaning way. And it lends to this extremely badass female character, and a male character who still feels "real", without talking down to anyone.

I wish I could like this video a million times. You said so well what I've struggled to put into words the past few years. Growing up there were so many amazing characters (male and female) I looked up to. I genuinely worry for my son and his generation. They are constantly shown nothing but unrelatable, flawless "strong women" and weak, stupid men. The media loves to blame men for all of society's ills, and yet at the same time they give them nothing to aspire to. I'm trying to get my son into gaming as, like you mentioned, there are still some really well written characters there. Still, I worry even those will end up being replaced at the behest of the woke mob. I just want good stories about relatable, interesting characters. Is that so much to ask?

personally i think that Guts from berserk is the perfect example of how to write a strong, sure his power and strength is extreme and godlike compared to normal humans of the series he swings a sword that weigh more than 100kg or about 300lbs but he struggles so much that earth is like hell for him he is really emotional and is driven by his feelings for vengeance and is probably fiction’s most tragic character but he still keeps on going. his love Casca was a strong but emotional female character that struggled.

I marathoned Edgerunners yesterday, and it was nuts how David and Lucy were handled. They have a genuinely loving relationship, are both badasses, and are both likeable. Edit: I also am still looking forward to Callisto Protocol

Thank God I was a teenager in the 90s nothing gonna move my beliefs but what I'm even more thankful is that both my sons are very clear about the role of man! Not only that they totally hate this trend/ agenda and the funny thing is they both came to that conclusion on their own!

Shout out to all the ladies in the comments showing their support 🙌

I randomly watched this video out of curiosity, but thank you for voicing out male's problem in today’s society. While I’m female, I have a younger brother who is struggling through life and withdrawing from everyone. This video from a male’s perspective helps me understand him and his problem a bit more.

As a woman… or no… as a writer and lover of good storytelling, thank you. I always make sure to have my male characters be strong even with their flaws, because that’s the type of men I grew up with and have learned about. I can’t imagine being a child growing up and growing up with these crappy stories where men are bad and women are instantly perfect and good. When I have kids I want to show them media I grew up with and males I look up to, including creating my own with strong characters.

As a man I get what you’re saying. I also believe not only do we need good male and female leads. We also need variety of strong leads men and women need to know there’s more then on way to be strong and impactful besides being physically strong and stoic, because not everyone is like that or has the desire to be. You can have characters be quirky, tomboyish, mental strong, empathic, introverted, not traditional attractive , but still be competent and confident and just fun to watch. You can still be powerful while still being an individual and using your gifts and interest in ways that benefit you the most. That’s just my thoughts though nothing wrong with more traditional characters. I just dont think we should limit our creativity to that only to inspire others both men and women.

One thing that I find disappointing in modern western media and in western society in general is that men are encouraged to be emotional, but only when that emotion is love or sadness. A man isn't allowed to get justifiably angry at something or someone anymore. There's a pressure for stoic men to be more vocal about feelings that would make them vulnerable, but if they get angry with their wife, they are now evil. Men frequently share their more tender feelings -- but it's not always verbal. It could just be in an expression or an action. And anger is a natural human reaction that shouldn't be demonized. True, being destructive because of your anger is unhealthy, but anger in itself is not unhealthy. Just as holding back emotion is not unhealthy. A stoic man is not a toxic one.

I feel like of all forms of media, Novels suffer from this topic the least. If you're looking for refreshing media that depicts male and female characters equally as humans first and gender/sexuality aren't as important, I'd recommend picking up a Brandon Sanderson novel sometime. Character writing is something he excels in, and especially in the Mistborn series, the characters feel refreshingly human. Even when he writes characters who are overtly feminist, they do so in a way that empowers female characters without degrading male ones, and his writing never once talks down to its audience. Edit: Particularly Era 2, the Wax and Wayne series. The first doesn't struggle with strong men but does struggle with strong women that aren't its protagonist

A strong character who happens to be a woman or man is something that always stuck with me. Like take for example Han So-Hee's character in My Name, her character is well written and it doesn't matter if she was a man or a woman, she struggles but pushes on, not just in combat alone.

Your content has absolutely warranted a subscription... I really appreciate your take on the current state of the gaming industry, it's truly shocking how quickly society is becoming so misandristic with hardly any sign of easing up any time soon...

There are no words to describe how much your video means to me. I'm not in a great place in my life right now. Gaming and Dancing are my identity and even those worlds are being tainted by being told either directly or indirectly how toxic I am as a man. Your video gives me hope where I feel like I should just give up or become the monster they label me as. Thank you for your video and your message. I hope you have great success in your future!

I'm a woman. The heroes I grew up with; the characters I admired that I wanted to be like; who demonstrated traits that I want to seek out in a potential future partner? They're all men. Modern day media would have me believe that this is some form of misogyny, when the truth is simply... I admired them because they were **people.** One of my favourite characters in fiction, Captain Benjamin Sisko in Star Trek Deep Space 9 - he's a widower, a father raising a son alone, a Captain and very much didn't want his new post in the pilot, but with some external help, managed to pull himself together and rise to all 3. He doesn't always succeed and priorities conflict pretty often, but its the effort and persistence to keep his life together. Despite the times he fails as a father, he still makes it up to and has a fantastic relationship with his son. To the point where his Son can freely come to him with whatever issues he has and expect an open ear and sound advice in turn, and they play baseball together. Captain Jean Luc Picard. THE Diplomat of the Federation. He relied on negotiation and diplomacy to get the job done but had no qualms about throwing down. His power was in his baring and his ability to offer an open hand while clenching his first. He was cultured, sophisticated and watching his character engage in these activities inspired my own interests as a child. (Then Star Trek: Picard turned him into a sniveling senile husk of a human being that may be played by the same actor, but that gaunt shallow effigy ISN'T Captain Jean Luc Picard...) Colonel Jack O'Neill of Stargate SG1. One of the main characters of the series, he's coolheaded under fire, a tactically and strategically smart individual who is haunted by his demons, but managed to rise above them by finding renewed purpose in his work and the relationships he develops. I don't give a damn that these are all men. I care because they are _people_. People who saw massive tragedy in their lives, bore it stoically and pressed on, dealing with it all productively according to the worlds they lived in. Today's media is completely destroying that, and I'm thoroughly sick of it. I feel so sorry for the next generation of boys and girls who have to grow up on this crap...

You showed the clip of Aloy telling the cook to stand up for himself. And I think one of the biggest things over looked in Horizon is Rost. How important Rost is to Aloy. How Rost taught her everything she knows. His guidance made her the capable young woman she is today.

I'm glad you made this video, I needed this

The fact that this disclaimer has to even be a thing is sad asf, this desperately needs to change. Men and women can be stronge not one or the other and people seriously need to understand that but anyway this is an amazing vid and keep preaching the good message.

Thank you for mentioning The Terminal List. I didn’t expect Chris Pratt had it in him to play a non comedic and broken character

Glad to see western people coming back to their senses. This definitely will help create a better future for all of us.

If you think an empowered man is dangerous, then you’ve never met a disempowered man.

Mangas such as Berserk, Sun Ken Rock, Holyland, Vagabond, Vinland Saga etc. Are filled with strong men and i recommend anyone who hasn't seen any of them or have seen a few of them should check out the rest. I highly recommend them because they inspired and taught me lots of good things

Another character is from Arcane too, Ekko the leader of the Firelight is such a great character he doesn’t have a lot of screentime but when he’s here you know that he’s here. He literally have an episode named with his surname. The episode shows us how this kid was left alone but fought for his life to became the respected a loved leader that he is. We need more of those type of character.

As a husband and father now 40, I am old enough that the young guys are more like sons. And God, they are listless. I’m a master electrician, and my apprentices are young guys, 18, 20 years old. What they think a man should be is learned from media and school, because their own father was not in the home. They start out parroting this conception of being a man - they want to be aggressive, won’t own fuckups, overly emotional, shun responsibility. But it doesn’t take long for the dormant manhood in them to come out with a little persuasion. I had one young guy last summer who was making up for his lack of confidence with the “I don’t give a fuck” attitude. He would slow walk into the job, meander around, not pay attention, etc. I knew what I had to do. When a task came up that was important (running a wire tugger) I said out loud that this other guy should do it, the apprentice doesn’t want to be anything more than a gopher, getting materials and whatnot. I knew it would piss the kid off, and it did, he started arguing that no one teaches him anything, etc. I asked him if he was in my place, would he put any time into him? He stormed off to the break area, but I knew I had him. He even left the job early. I didn’t call him or anything, just waited to see if he could find his balls that night or not. Sure enough, he showed up the next morning and started putting in effort. I didn’t say anything about him leaving for a couple months. When it came time for his first report, he thought I was going to shit on him, but nope. I told him the truth. He has the ability, he has the smarts. He just needed to put some ass into it, and he’ll be a great electrician. These kids don’t have fatherly models. I’m not perfect, God knows. You don’t have to be. Young men today - just like throughout history - want to know when they bust their asses and take life’s punches on the chin that it is the right path for them. That it means something. That they are valuable and needed. Media used to supply this. When a super hero gets his ass kicked, or has to own up to his actions and words, even when it is far easier not to, that’s a life lesson. That is what men must do. That stubbornness and aggression every man has inside him is there for a reason, and a man must choose whether to turn it to good or evil. Modern media teaches these kids that their natural aggression and stubbornness is wrong, and that’s bullshit.

As a young boy myself, i'm used to being told that i'm pathetic and should change who i am, and i listen to them because i have nothing else to do

When you mentioned how "Batman Begins" is about a flawed Bruce Wayne overcoming his fears and trauma to become something more, I thought of "The Batman" and how it shows a similar message. In this movie, Bruce's actions lead to the creation of the Riddler, his trauma and fear giving him the misguided idea that he must be Vengeance to strike fear in the hearts of the criminals. But by doing so he only makes things worst and Gotham only begins healing once he goes past his flaw, face his trauma and understands that he CANNOT be anger and fear, he must rise above it. He must be the hope for the fearful, the light that shines through to the lost souls of a decayed city. I am really glad that they took such a risk and made Batman a flawed, yet good man. It makes me hopeful that even though there's this trend of making weak men in media, some people still strive to do better and give us heroes to strive towards. "The Batman" shows us perfectly how a flawed man can rise above his weaknesses and become something greater and I hope more young boys took it as an example on what to become.

I agree with you wholeheartedly mate. As a wife of an awesome guy and the mum of a wonderful young son I am grieved at what the world is trying to say to them. We need to return to a space where we encourage and build up- to ask and challenge guys to be the best version of themselves and recognise how needed and powerful good men are.

The fact that you *have* to make an intro explaining that this is not misogynistic and anti-woman tells us how the world in these times is

Excellent critique of the toxic environment against normalcy. During this time of attack on men, smaller media companies need to stand up and defend what is right. My small company is creating content that promotes the strengths of both men and women without demeaning either. What a concept.

I'm a female and I agreed with everything you said thank you for sharing

I'm trying to write a story that has both strong male and female characters and I'm doubtful it will get any traction due to how the media is pushing their poor materials.

One important thing to note is that, for millions of young boys, men in media are the only male role models they might have in their lives. At least 1/4 American children grow up fatherless and the vast majority of primary and secondary school teachers are women. Strong male representation is more needed than it has ever been.

As a woman i like strong male and female characters and I think we need more of them especially the strong male characters like Batman , Spider Man and Iron Man and I hate weak male characters like Fred from Velma who’s reduced to a punching bag and made fun of because he’s a man and he’s a jerk and I’m tired of seeing characters like him

I've become very skeptical of female led medias, games and tv/movies, because of this. Besides Horizon, tomb raider, and single player games to customize myself as female, I rarely engage in other female games. Like you said, it's demeaning and insulting to see men get put down and neutered in the pursuit of female empowerment. I used to love the marvel movies, but I haven't seen a single female led superhero movie (watched Black Widow because of friends) because they are always terrible. Why would men watch or engage in media that actively insults and disrespects them?

Adam Jensen is one of my favorite protagonists. He’s a competent man of sheer determination and will (and a literal Übermensch after getting cybernetics), hates terrorism, but can be focused to a fault often rubbing people the wrong way. He also doesn’t hesitate to help the little guy and stand up to injustice (if you play him that way).

I thought I was the only one who notice this change.

The thing is, as a women I grew up wanting to see more women in media I could relate too. Now, there's more women in media, but I can't relate to them, and now little boys are growing up with the same problems I had and girls are watching 'role-models' that encourage toxic behavior.

100% agree with you. I am glad that someone started talking about this problem

U have a point, (as female not against emotional or vulnerable men, I think there also important) about the whole “the only way the entertainment media thinks they make a strong female character is to surround herself with weak men or praise upon her” which is something what I’ve been thinking for quiet a while and it’s frustrating how they think in that way.

Honestly, as a 25 year old man for the past decade, it felt like society has viewed me less than a person just because of how I was born. I remember my junior year of college I was called an overprivalleged white male that only harms society by existing when my life since high school has been work, pay your own college expenses,and taking care of my crippled father and my mother from losing their house. I don't consume the media that hates me, yet it is a culture war that has spread so far across all forms of media that it has become the norm. I've always struggled with my mental health, but nowadays I rather just not exist at all than be constantly attacked just for existing.

I greatly appreciate your voice speaking up and out for us

It is sad that now when I see a strong and/or competent man, I feel excited and elated. Its so uncommon now... I went back and watched an anime recently and it is so pleasant seeing truly good male characters

Yes. Strong male leads are important. I'm raising three boys who need to know that men are not stupid and dumb as portrayed in media. I'm tired of seeing men as weak minded individuals that are only comic relief. I want my boys to know that they can be strong and funny. This world has so many things backward. As a mom I have to be tough, but I receive negative comments because I raise my children to be independent and strong. Thank you for sharing this video. Very helpful .

I’m so happy that woke media is finally starting to die off. Now that these executives have learned that just because you’re trying to represent all of the masses, doesn’t mean it always makes for a good storytelling or is going to be so main stream that everybody’s going to except it. There such a thing as trying to overcompensate, and just like you could argue that the male representation was overwhelming getting rid of it completely and killing off chivalry was not the best move either. Ant Man & Wasp for example proves there can be a balance to all of it!!!

The God of War franchise is every feminists nightmare

Demonizing young men will lead to lots of angry young men with nothing to lose and no guidance on how to compose themselves to fight this cultural battle. This will lead to a lost generation which could lead to violence and actually move us backwards.

In recent years I've suffered from severe depression which has lead to being suicidal due to having autism and feeling like everyone hates me for both being white and male. This video has been a breath of fresh air, so thanks for that :)

The idea of men being weak are one of the many reasons why I’m depressed….

I'm still glad I found this channel It was in my recommended Great and awesome you hit the nail on the head

More videos like this need to exist from more online creators to spread this message, and change things for the better. Great video man just keep it up.

Finally someone spoke up, finally someone had the force and courage to talk about this. As a young man myself I feel this happening every day. And I was wondering why I don't enjoy movies and video games anymore.

I remember reading someone's comment on another video. Basically he was saying how is it fair that fathers are teaching their sons to be gentlemen and strong for others but other parents are teaching their daughters to be independent and drilling that "I don't need men" in their brains.

It wasn't fair when a woman didn't have her god given rights and had to fight for a seat at the table. As a female, it's embarrassing to see that now women have their voices, it's like they don't know how to act. If they can respect themselves and treat each other the way they'd want to be treated, then more power to her. At the end of the day, no woman has the right to tell a man he's useless, while in reality she's desperately trying to take his place. How the hell are we living in a world where a woman doesn't mind throwing a man in jail, or into war to fight and probably die, but she'll never give him his just due? Young and older men need their role models, for they can't grow up to be their mothers. Everyone knows not every father stays, and therefore boys need heroes to look up. They need to be strong.

You know what the problem of being a strong man is today? It's that everyone tries to make you weak.

So true man, don't stop you're a real one love all your vids ❤️

I'm a woman and i had misty eyes by the end of your video. Thank you for this !!

This topic is especially pertinent these days so thank you. Really glad I randomly stumbled onto this channel, really solid content.

Appreciate all yuor points, dude. I feel the same as you, it's unhealthy to push people down like this media people does nowadays.

My mom raised me on an extreme version of this, being her only son of 3 children. She beat me every day for years, me alone. She told me constantly how men are terrible and women are amazing and can do no wrong. That looking at a woman and thinking she was pretty, even, was pure evil. My sister joined in on all this, beating me in turn, knowing that if I fought back I would be beat more by my mother because "you never hit a woman" My farther was always gone, and now that I'm an adult, I'm depressed, and never had a role model to look up to and I just don't know what to even do with my life.

As a female, I hate it how men are portrayed nowadays. It's like an inverse to the 'Nuclear Family' stereotype from the 50s, except with the housewife as a bigot, while the husband does all the dirty work from her. I grew up with cartoons like Ben 10, TMNT 2012, Avengers Earth's Mighiest Heroes and video games like Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario and during teenhood Devil May Cry. They all have male protagonists that are well-written! In entertainment, it doesn't mean you're "woke" for having a female protagonist, or having LGBTQ themes and ethnicity, it's the botched execution.

Thank you, I knew I wasn’t the only one that felt this way . 👏