Originally Posted by
wufwugy
The disposable male exists today. You need to watch more than the first 3 minutes to get to that
We have deep cultural sensibilities and behaviors that expect males to sacrifice themselves or be sacrificed for females. Men are expected to be the risk-takers, to do so for the benefit of women, and not only to not complain about it, but accept it as their duty. In the video, she gives several examples
I think it's hard to see how deeply rooted male disposability is in our culture because not only do we believe it, we believe it is the way it's supposed to be. We think men are supposed to be Josey Wales, who always protects, always sacrifices, never complains, and never considers otherwise. His manhood is identified by this in the eyes of both men and women.
Look at it this way: the #1 problem for the US with regards to the military is how many men have died and are dying. Yet the military hot topics, unless there are an incredible amount of men dying, are womens issues, like rape or equal status. These are good things to address, but my point is that the focus is on women and their problems. The disposable male is forgotten. By everybody.
An emergent property of the disposable male is that men tend to appear like they have it great and women tend to appear like they have it bad. This is because it is assumed that the right place for men is to sacrifice and the right place for women is to be protected and/or benefit from sacrifice. So when this dynamic begins to falter, it looks like women are losing out and it is expected that men set it right. This is the foundation behind virtually all examples you can find, from custody rights to dating to employment types
I have no opinion on gender issues in Afghanistan
