I often noticed that as of late, men feel like they are playing second banana, so to speak, to women and female sexuality. This can also be construed as feminism. However, I often wonder why men feel so completely threatened when the playing field is equalized more, and they are no longer the ones calling all the shots.

Is it because men are so used to being in control that they fear losing it and thus, losing what identity they've come to relate to? Is it because society as a whole has been male dominated for so many centuries that progressing it to that where men and woman are equal that the very idea of change scares them? Don't you think that after millennia of their being men in charge, that it should be a woman's turn? Why are men so not willing to share with women in the "power department"?

The world has for a long time, been a man's world. In the past, a husband would have sex with their wives when they wanted to, and the woman was expected to comply, whether they wanted to or not. They were expected to "obey" their husbands. Before they were married, they were expected to "obey" their father, and do what he wanted them to do, regardless of whether or not they wanted to do it. Even marriage was out of the woman's control. If the father disapproved of it, it would not commence. Only a man the father approved of would be permitted to marry his daughter. The woman would have absolutely no say in the matter, or very little.

What we are seeing now, especially with the "me too" movement, is women becoming in charge of their lives, and more importantly, their own bodies. All too often, and not to say it's with every man in the world because all men all different, but every too often you see older, dominant men thinking that all women are there to please them, and if they (for example) wear clothing that is considered 'revealing' they are asking for sexually suggestive favors.

Which brings up another thing, why do women have to cover themselves up when it's in fact, the men who have trouble controlling their own sexual impulses? Alas, that may be a discussion in and of itself, and for another thread. It warrants a discussion too. Shaming the female form, and lack of control on the part of some men.

However, I am discussing why men feel so completely threatened, so I shall refocus myself. Why is it that some men look upon this movement, or even the word "feminist/feminism" with such disdain and repugnance?

Is it that they feel their very masculinity is threatened? Men are very competitive and as a result of their testosterone, always wanting to assert their dominance. It's in the very fabric of male genetics. In any species, the main goal of the male is to out do other males, prove their genetic superiority and pass these superior genes down to the next generation. It's the very essence of evolutionary existence. Perpetuating the species with the best genes available so that it goes on strong and for a long, long time.

However, humanity claims to have evolved beyond the mere need to pass on superior genetic material. Yet, has it? If antifeministic men are any indication, it hasn't. These sorts of men are probably content on banging their chests and proving they can holler the loudest. An assumption on my part, sure, but is it really that far from the truth?

I feel we as a society shouldn't worry about which gender has the most power in a relationship. I'm not talking about BDSM and DOM/sub relationships here, that is another discussion entirely. I'm talking about sexual liberation here. Women shouldn't feel ashamed about their bodies, shouldn't feel like they are dirty or slutty just because they are showing a small amount of cleavage or skin. They should feel that they are in charge of their own bodies, and determine for themselves what is the appropriate level of skin to show. They should be in control of their own vagina, and have rights over it.

Not to bring up another hot button issue, but some other things in our society have more rights than a woman has over her own vagina. Why can't a woman have complete and utter control over it? Over what goes into it, and what comes out of it? Yet, there are some that see fit to have a say over another person's own body, some men who see fit to control a woman's rights to her own vagina, and when the females start wanting that control back, the men feel utterly threatened and fear that society is "loosing it's morals and tearing apart as we know it".

Okay, I'm ranting at this point, so I'll leave you with the very question I started this thread off with..

"Why are some men so threatened by female empowerment/feminism?"