Feminists Caused Lack of "Good Men"

Whenever a mainstream journalist tackles a topic pertaining to sexual issues, the axioms of female supremacism always undergird their arguments. These articles always present women as frustrated that they can't settle down with a "good man", placing the blame for the apparent absence of venerable men on the men themselves. We never hear about the increasing acceptance of sexual licentiousness, the motivations of female hypergamy, or the culture encouraging women to pursue a "Sex and the City" dream. Instead, the clueless authors criticize men for not growing up or taking responsibility.

In this vein comes an article from the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Where Have the Good Men Gone?". I've covered the basic problems above, as have others across the manosphere. I needn't repeat what they've said or the obvious notions often stated in the sexual realist blogosphere. Instead, I'll focus on one particular theme:

Guys talk about 'Star Wars' like it's not a movie made for people half their age; a guy's idea of a perfect night is a hang around the PlayStation with his bandmates, or a trip to Vegas with his college friends.... They are more like the kids we babysat than the dads who drove us home.

So men aren't growing up. They obstinately reside in this adolescent, post-college purgatory of video games, booze, and general slothfulness. OK, let's continue:

Not so long ago, the average American man in his 20s had achieved most of the milestones of adulthood: a high-school diploma, financial independence, marriage and children. Today, most men in their 20s hang out in a novel sort of limbo, a hybrid state of semi-hormonal adolescence and responsible self-reliance. This “pre-adulthood” has much to recommend it, especially for the college-educated. But it’s time to state what has become obvious to legions of frustrated young women: It doesn’t bring out the best in men.

According to this article, financial well-being and a steady residence as well as marriage define a grown man. Let's focus on the first two as these are a prerequisite for marriage, with the choosier sex increasingly turned off by a destitute loser who lives with his college fraternity brothers. Instead of reflexively blaming this generation of men for an organic listlessness, perhaps one should consider the societal forces imposed upon him.

So I think most people agree that a man must maintain financial independence, a stable job, and a stable living situation (e.g. not with one's parents) to project his worthiness as a potential mate, thereby satisfying the standards of today's "good man". Yet what has feminism wrought in this regard? How has feminism undermined his ability to do so, ironically creating a problem that feminists then grouse about incessantly?

First, he has to get a college degree at an increasingly higher cost. There's no getting around this and if he really wants to compete in the job marketplace, he probably needs to go to an elite school. Well that's about 200,000 dollars for four years, a hefty price tag that takes awhile to pay off. So he starts his post-college life already in a large amount of debt. Second, he enters into the mancession where 80% of laid of employees have been men. He can't find a job in government because they've spent too much money engineering an equal gender employment rate, supported by diversity offices, five secretaries when they only need one, and other imperative positions filled by women. So he's broke and he can't find a job - because of feminism and liberalism.

But this doesn't deter him; he buys frugally, spends little on superfluous luxury items, and saves up to get an apartment. Well it's a place to live, but more of a closet really. Barely two separate rooms in his apartment. And why is that exactly? Why can't this hard-working man find a permanent residence by age 30 - because he doesn't live in a two-income family. In previous generations, each family had one income from a man who actually did meaningful work for society. Now, with the market imposed upon by gender-PC forces, housing prices assume a family has two incomes since all women work now.

Yet he doesn't have a wife to pitch in nor does he have any women interested in someone with a less than stable situation. He's stuck in a rut, with little recourse besides waiting out the inevitable dissatisfaction Ms. Carrie Bradshaw experiences after age 30. Then, he'll be good enough despite his "failings", all of which brought upon him by the forces of feminism. Funny that feminists indirectly created the problem they now lament so often.

Update: Randomly came across this video today at HuffPo: "5 year-Old Won't Marry Until She has a Job"