The Female Version of Cultural Manliness
Have you seen the trailer for the upcoming [atrocity] “Sex and the City 2”? I’ve unfortunately seen the trailer 3 or 4 times now and
have been more and more disgusted by it every time. I can proudly say that I haven’t seen the first movie (although I know it did really well at the box office) and I never intend to watch it. The trailer, as well as the name of the movie/show, tells me plenty. What it tells me is that the characters in the movie are out for, what I’m going to refer to as, “Cultural Femininity”. For those who may not know, I use a term coined “Cultural Manliness” to describe the world’s view of manliness… that the more power, money, sex and stuff a male has, the more manly he is. On all levels, I tear this idea down, showing that it is riddled with emptiness, loneliness, despair and sorrow. The same goes for “Cultural Femininity”.
The trailer depicts the characters in the movie gallivanting around the world, searching for meaningless sex, pleasure and anything else that seems ‘fun’. The trailer attempts to glorify promiscuity, drunkenness, infidelity, homosexuality and the glamor and allure of money. A tag line used in the trailer says “Discover how much fun forbidden can be.” The trailer tells me that many people (women and men) will have their view of marriage ‘shaken up’ a bit… which is most definitely not needed in our culture. The four women in the movie are female versions of “cultural manliness”. In the same way that “cultural manliness” ends in emptiness, loneliness, despair and sorrow, so too does “cultural femininity.”
Movies like this make this behavior seem ‘normal’, as if ‘everyone is doing it’, and in fact, many people live like this. Movies like this degrade women, encourage all the poor behavior mentioned above and highly encourage men to be “culturally manly”. It really is a shame.
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Lighten Up, Cool Guy
A good majority of my posts are about serious topics and are written in a serious tone. Rightly so. Today however, I thought I’d change it up. Here’s a video I just saw (not the newest) but a good laugh.
If you can’t view the video, click HERE.
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Keep Fighting
Men, Whether you’ve been on the battle field for a long time or have just begun the fight, I want to encourage you to continue to fight!
The devil is strategic in how he attacks you and a period of freedom (any amount of time) can at times play games with a man’s mind, allowing him a sense of “I’m done with this” – that’s called complacency. No matter how long you’ve experienced freedom (1 day or 10 years), you can never let your guard down. The path to holiness is paved by discipline and you must remain disciplined in order to successfully achieve holiness. Holiness, a complete imitation of Christ, in Heaven is our goal. If you’re reading TrueManhood for the first time, then you may not know what I’m talking about. Here at TrueManhood, we directly attack the evils of the culture, one of those being a most grave evil – pornography.
For men who are reading this for the first time (or for someone who knows a man who has an addiction to pornography but hasn’t yet sought help), please visit the links posted below to get started in battling your addiction. If you’ve already seen all these resources, it may be time to read them again. Take back your life and strive for TrueManhood – a life of virtue in Christ Jesus.
- For “TrueManhood’s 5 Step Plan to Overcoming an Addiction to Pornography” Click HERE.
- To read other articles about the fight against pornography, type in ‘PORN‘ or ‘PORNOGRAPHY‘ in the search box towards the upper right.
- For Porn Addiction Resources, Click HERE.
- For “TrueManhood’s Guide to Virtue” Click HERE.
- To view videos of my talks against pornography addiction, Click HERE.
- For free anti-porn software, click HERE.
- If at anytime you need assistance with your battle, email me directly at Dave@TrueManhood.com.
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