man

¹    [man]  Show IPA noun, plural men, verb,manned, man·ning, interjection

noun

1.

an adult male person, as distinguished from a boy or a woman.

2.

a member of the species Homo sapiens  or all the members of this species collectively, without regard to sex: prehistoricman.

3.

the human individual as representing the species, without reference to sex; the human race; humankind: Man hopes for peace, but prepares for war.

4.

a human being; person: to give a man a chance; When theaudience smelled the smoke, it was every man for himself.

5.

a husband.

I am no apologist for modern man.  Male-Chauvinism is lost on me, and it's practitioners are mouth-breathing wastes of neural tissue, but Feminism has an equally disturbing tendency to be it's opposite number.  I will not support either one.  I submit to you that there is great disparity between how we define Men and Women, and what is accepted from those whom we consider Men and Women.  This is where we are failing each-other.  Culturally, there are too many conflicting paradigms and socially, there are too many ridiculous distractions and ambiguities.  Why is it so difficult to agree on what makes a Man/Woman?  For starters, the colloquial definitions of Man and Woman are as complicated as any subject that exists.  Open your laptop or walk through a check out line at a supermarket if you doubt me.  All of it is Garbage, but the point is clear.  The problem multiplies exponentially, across every possible plane of argument.  To begin to address the problem I believe we have to Identify it's true source, and redefine that which we expect or aspire to achieve as Men and Women in Our society.  A Man is not a male of a certain age, or stature.  That distinction should be earned from superiors and peers, out of mutual respect, and should not be the exception to the norm.  A Man is an Adult male whose understanding of life and his interactions with others are just as, if not more important than his self interest.  Let's identify, recognize, and supporting those traits which, combined create what we consider the example of a Man.  Is that not what we hope to do?  For a culture that's lost it's way to greed, laziness, and complacency, I don't see how we can go forward without redefining the roles of our respective components, and rebuilding that which we have destroyed.  Humankind has always asked the questions "What and why are we?"  High time we decided.