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I think the social highlight of the 21st century - for the man - is the dissociation of masculinity from the white-knight syndrome. Young men learning that it is not their responsibility to rescue women materially, or emotionally. That their identity is not subject to heroism.
I grew up listening to so many stories of men picking women with nothing but dirty slipers on them, seeing them through school, only for the latter to walk away when it suited them. You rarely hear of the same anymore. Men are demanding more than just physical reciprocity.
But we still have a long way to go. The battle is at its infancy because "ufisi" is still pervasive: especially corporate (sophisticated) "ufisi" where all a woman need do is dance to gain access while boys have to kill a lion with their fingers to get a basic nod.
And lest this is attributed to jealousy, we are happy for our sisters. We want them to win. But if dancing is the benchmark, boys have been dancing since 100 BC, is their crime the absence of a waist? So we ask, is talent the benchmark? Or ufisi?
It would be unfair of me to fault women. They capitalize on (ufisi/savior complex). It's your own fathers & brothers that sell you out. I am hoping our generation will be different. Those of the older generation are not doing nearly enough to level the field for you.
