Do we need to get drunk to show we care?

This entry was posted by Brett on Tuesday, 6 October, 2009 at

‘Our culture doesn’t have a framework for masculine benevolence anymore’

Carolyn McCulley has an interesting reflection on romantic comedies in the age of the ‘self-confident’ woman.

Expressions of care and mutual dependence are far from signs of weakness but part of how we are designed to live together.

The question is, are we prepared to show our weakness for the sake of allowing others to serve?

Category: Australian culture, Feminism
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2 Responses to “Do we need to get drunk to show we care?”

  1. bonnie
    October 11, 2009 at 3:14 pm

    I could be wrong – this is just personal observation – but it seemed there was a time in our culture that women FAKED weakness for the sake of allowing men to serve them. That seems unnecessarily pretentious to me.
    McCulley seems to be confusing Hollywood with our culture. Just because it’s that way in the movies does not mean it’s that way elsewhere. What on earth does she mean by “framework for masculine benevolence”? There are tons of ways to be nice, even to strong, self-confident people.
    And why watch movies that make you pull out your hair?

  2. Brett
    October 14, 2009 at 7:56 pm

    It seems to me that faked weakness is just as frustrating as faked strength. I think by masculine benevolence she means little more than ‘real’ men care for others.