Mending Men's Ways
Saturday, January 01, 2000
Most criminals are men. But most men are not criminals, although some publicity might make you think so.
I can well understand anxious women who regard all men as suspect because of their threatening physical and sexual capabilities. Some women let this anxiety decay into hatred, even revenge. But this is bad news for women as well as men.
Men will always be with us. The physically greater size will always be with us. The sexual instinct will always be with us. There is no hope of having no men. Therefore the energy of sexual politics would be better spent in making better men.
Normal boys should not be regarded as antisocial by mothers and teachers. There needs to be a balance of male and female people handling boys. Society must demand that fathers get involved with their sons to provide a role model and give emotional and personal guidance.
Boys finish school inferior to girls in almost every subject. Schooling needs to relate better to boys. Neglect will not reform mankind. Only love and care will.
Philip O'Carroll