Uncouth PerspectivesNot on the rug, man.

Let’s talk about an age old favorite topic of mine… Gender stereotypes.

And so, I was listening to the radio. Rather, I should point out that I was listening to a sermon on the radio.

I still think that says something.

However, this was a sermon to a male audience. It was “man day”, I guess. And, to the bone, I was horrified at what was being said.

You see, the pastor played right into the gender stereotypes, the ones you all know I HATE, just nicely. He was talking about how all women are insecure. This is a must and, well, it has to be genetic. It came from Eve, you see.

How, is this? Well, the Bible tells us that women is the lesser vessel. And Satan, wily ole’ Satan, is looking for any crack to get in and he goes for the women… because they are weak.

According to this pastor, Men, as a part of their course in .. manhood? .. must give their wives Bible studies and such to help them. And the Men must continue to comfort and tell their wives how much they love them.

Now, genders in relationships aside, I would like to first state that in a relationships you SHOULD love the person you are with and, oh dear, actually communicate it!

Now, I know this is a foreign topic to most but, yes, it’s true. We should always communicate to our loved ones.

Now, just because this pastor has a wife and two kids he is not the self professed master of knowledge about women. Women are not insecure.

Men are not insecure.

PEOPLE are insecure!

AND… perhaps this insecurity comes from how people learn to “live” and to have their relationships, not because of their gender! Maybe we can educate and grow as people, instead of wallow in this vicious circle.

We can get out of it.. but we have to choose to get out of it. No one can save us from ourselves… well, that’s not quite true.

Each person can save his or her self.

DO IT.