Molehills On the Battlefield

 Saw a really good REEL last night and I may post it here if I can figure out how. I'm only semi-computer literate, and I'm man enough to admit it. I'm easily thwarted by the bullshit of the google protocols where, signed in as I am right here, right now because I'm pretty fucking obviously writing this fucking post, they want me to sign in afuckingain to link the video. That would require me to remember the password, and as a very fallible Ferrerman, I ain't gonna do that shit and they can't make me. But maybe I'll find a workaround because that's what us fellas do. 

Do women really know us fellas? Have they ever walked in our shoes? The late writer, Norah Vincent did. She spent a year as a man, and it so devastated her that she checked into a psychiatric hospital afterwards. She wrote a book titled, "The Self-Made Man" about that year. I have yet to read it, but I got a pretty good gist of it from the REEL. 

It wasn't a whiny plea like we're hearing from Ericka Kirk and the confused right about how young, white male boys are being left behind and shit on by the liberal world. No, evidently, she walked the walk and talked the talk of a man for that year and did the best she could to interpret her experience through her female lens. I appreciate that. She tried. You, me, we can try to understand the experiences of other races, creeds, cultures and genders but ultimately, we get shot down by those races, creeds, cultures and genders who deride us by screaming, "YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW..." because we aren't them. There's nothing like a "fuck you for trying" to set society back a few steps. 

Being a man today- or at any time in history- has never been as easy as it looks. This goes for men all over the world. Recognizing that being a man is not easy, does not diminish the world-wide struggles of women. In this current political world of whataboutism, acknowledging the trials and tribulations of one thing does not diminish the trials and tribulations of another. It's not a fucking contest to be won, whether it's race, gender or anything else. Not only can two things be true at the same time; a lot of things can be. We have to realize that in all aspects of life. 

As I've gone on with this piece, I've realized that the synopsis of Norah Vincent's experience (and surely her book) was best presented in the video. I'm going to link it however I can at the end. Suffice to say, I totally agree with the woman's take. I'll surely expound on her points in future posts. I feel like that's what I've been doing here all along this blog anyway. We are all in this life thing together and it is rarely easy for anyone. The same people, religions and governments make it hard for all of us, for whatever their reasons are. We should all at least try to understand those around us, as best we can, and not claim superiority or designate inferiority to others. We have to try to understand and accept those that do try. It's a start.

Here it is (I hope): 

HEY! IT WORKED! Fuckin' A!