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A remarkable manhood similarity exists between the historical Aryans and today's Europeans. Their "flexible" morals of then and now include pervasive dishonorableness and an eagerness to kill. Since racism, criminality, and sexism have persisted, let us pick up the story during European feudalism (900-1300 AD) era when norms of chivalry and courtly love exalted women on to a pedestal. To reinforce practices keeping women in undervalued roles, they said exalted women must not initiate sexual activity; must not compete with men; must remain in roles reserved for women; and must wait for men to resolve conflicts.
White men declared: "All women really enjoy being treated like a woman"; like to be "good and exalted"; and desire to be kept separate (i.e. in effect imprisoned) from knight suitors. By contrast, hypocrisy and "flexible" morals showed by women in the lower orders of feudal society being encouraged to have and typically forced into having free sex. Similar hypocrisies plus gross inhumanities were inflicted on females of all colors, on the Amerindians, and on enslaved Africans brought to the Americas.
If they wanted to avoid being targets of violence by White men, White men dictated that neither females nor Blacks receive an education; that they stay out of politics; that they not be ambitious; and that they "remain in their place". Assertive women were seen as "pushy"; assertive Blacks as "uppity" (trying to act like a White man) (Macionis, Sociology, p. 318). Women were viewed as emotional; Blacks as pleasure seeking. Whereas White women must engage in behaviors flattering to White men, Blacks must show deferential behavior towards all Whites.
Whites convinced themselves that "Blacks are content living just as they do." Since "A woman's place is in the home", females were forced into doing only "women's work". Blacks were forced into "Black occupations" and into doing whatever it took to be a "Black Santa Claus" to Whites. These are aspects of a pathological and dumb mind.
Justification for badly treating people, as their ancient Aryan ancestors had done, derived from females and Blacks being declared by European males to be mentally inferior, unintelligent, irresponsible, and unreliable. Such projection (throwing onto others what belongs to oneself) still persists.
Strictly according to Euro-American literature, today's Euro-American manhood focuses on the acquisition of "adult toys"; dominance, independence, assertiveness; thinking analytically; driven by ambition, activity, fierce competitiveness; insensitivity to others feeling; sexual aggressiveness; taking and being in control by any means necessary; making decisions for women, Blacks and any non-Europeans; being unemotional; and a self-made man leader.
White men are not expected to talk about (or even necessarily understand) their inner feelings. They are permitted to be blunt, loud, and a bit sloppy. In relationships with women, they are expected to take the initiative. Sexual gratification is usually a higher priority than interpersonal intimacy (Farley, Sociology, p. 135). They are not expected to be easily influenced--and yet are expected to be skilled in business, in knowing ways of the world, and in adventurousness. Women and Blacks must let White men think they are better, even though they are not; both must hide their real feelings; and, for survival, both must outwit White men, particularly because White males are so judgmental about everybody but themselves. Perhaps 90% of White males at a "spoiled brat" teenage levelâ€"a long way from being evolved, happy, and mature "real men". Manhood of African Tradition is far, far better!!!
Joseph A. Bailey, II, M.D.
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