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...Men do not employ their determination and honor to woo girls with mandolins in House courtyards. But we no longer expect this. Instead, we call respect and chivalry patriarchal. Without affirming the virtues of manhood, we “empower” our women by delegitimizing manly pursuit and admiration. Chivalrous romance that animates the soul is outdated, but our rational modernity threatens our deepest fantasies...
...real” liberation eschews commitment, Kimmel wisely mentioned that girls generally seek something more than a consent-based hook-up. He light-heartedly suggested that girls who seek a commitment for their affections are hardly obsessive or clingy. By Kimmel’s own logic, holding men to a higher standard would benefit both men and women...
...optimistic male audience member asked Kimmel how we can re-inspire manly virtue and create noble men. Kimmel responded that there are no good distinctively manly qualities, rejecting the uniqueness of manhood in a room full of talented men...
Claiming that re-inspiring nobility is too lofty of a goal is an affront to manly dignity. But Kimmel lowered the bar: Forget nobility—Kimmel encouraged men to install urinal splashguards reading, “You hold the power to stop rape in your hands.” After all, reaching for the stars is just a clich?...
...contest the popular supposition that most young men are disenchanted predators. Many Harvard men do positively exercise their manly qualities for the good of this community, their relationships, and their pride...