tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post3716280228019170254..comments2024-03-29T09:34:59.827+03:00Comments on Daas Torah - Issues of Jewish Identity: Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine VirtuesDaas Torahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07252904288544083215noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-6469464626880599812014-01-05T20:05:06.691+02:002014-01-05T20:05:06.691+02:00I guess I will need to be the one to shatter her i...I guess I will need to be the one to shatter her illusions, then. For someone like her, who doesn't understand sports, the "angry sports talk radio caller" may come off as macho, assertive, definitive - almost like a leader. But to someone who understands sports, when 95% of these callers actually have very little to absolutely no real knowledge of the game, their juvenile whining comes off as the village idiot spouting off at an elderly professor with critically acclaimed work. It's embarrassing and laughable to the point that someone knowledgeable about the game can barely even endure a few minutes of this total nonsense talk. It's the playground of the ignorant. Knowledgeable sports fans confine themselves to thoughtful and useful blogs. For example, SBN blogs (at least some).<br />If she knew anything about the complexity of the games, she would be laughing at these beta-men who call up to spout ignorance and pump their own ego's. I'd bet that societal flaws are at work in producing these type of men who need such validation from primal outbursts.Student Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-16024848298289080682014-01-02T19:32:36.587+02:002014-01-02T19:32:36.587+02:00A prime example of the putdown of men in the Ortho...A prime example of the putdown of men in the Ortho world is this notion that women are on a higher plane than men. There are no sources to support this. It's a myth. In fact, there are sources that say the opposite but we won't get into that.Halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-38745777120585934642014-01-02T19:31:14.627+02:002014-01-02T19:31:14.627+02:00Not just that, but men's contributions to hist...Not just that, but men's contributions to history are not appreciated. Every time I drive through the NJ Meadowlands it hits me, some man in the 1930s hobbled through this swamp and turned it into a road. He didn't do it because it was a wonderful career. He did it to feed his wife and kids.Halnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-87729169108502102622014-01-02T03:37:23.256+02:002014-01-02T03:37:23.256+02:00@James - "Demanding respect and authority si...@James - "Demanding respect and authority simply for being a man" -<br /><br />I never advocated that men should demand respect simply for being males. I am saying that true masculinity is essential to families and civilization, but it's been greatly denigrated by feminism. The feminist anti-masculine mentality has also taken strong root in the "Orthodox" Jewish community. <br /><br />True masculinity involves decent men competently and fairly leading, planning, and directing civilization and their families. Without true masculinity, "civilization commits suicide" or else never advances past the stone age. There's never been an advanced matriarchal society. EmesLeYaacovnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-45284569863411166572014-01-02T01:25:00.677+02:002014-01-02T01:25:00.677+02:00Men need to lead their families. That is how they...Men need to lead their families. That is how they will earn their respect. RDE has pointed out that RMF used to say a house without work is a house without shalom bayis. If the man is not providing for the woman, she will not respect him and there will be no peace. Demanding respect and authority simply for being a man will never work. Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-39881955359047924352014-01-01T23:23:29.771+02:002014-01-01T23:23:29.771+02:00There is truth to her comments,as
tradition goes, ...There is truth to her comments,as<br />tradition goes, men had the leadership role,as a breadwinner and provider . In today's world where the men learn, and the women end up being the providers , one can question if the old style men leadership still is appropriate .<br />Although from Torah standpoint , the husband is Mashpia , but in living reality, he is not.<br />Perhaps we need to change the Kesuba language to conform with Yeshiva Style living, to make it relevant .eaterberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734283240896540863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7309929059139673041.post-48395744975378349842014-01-01T22:10:51.674+02:002014-01-01T22:10:51.674+02:00"If civilization had been left in female hand..."If civilization had been left in female hands," she wrote, "we would still be living in grass huts." - <br /><br />This is quite true, and its a result of the fundamental differences between masculinity and femininity. Ms. Paglia seems to be one of the few wise feminists. <br /><br />For purposes of creating shalom bayis in the Jewish community, we must give great consideration to the fundamental differences between masculinity and femininity. <br /><br />Masculinity involves exerting leadership and authority and these provide fulfillment in men's lives. Despite the feminist age we live in, we cannot just dismiss the need for Jewish men to have some authority in their households, even if men do not require the level of authority they attained in prior ages. Of course a man must exert his authority in his household with full respect and sensitivity to his wife and children.<br /><br />EmesLeYaacovnoreply@blogger.com