Death of the masculine man?

A study about the male psyche in Britain over the past 80 years has revealed a shocking insight into the masculinity of blokes today. It seems that British men of today are more comfortable ironing than they are under a car bonnet!

‘The Brylcreem Mandom Report 2008’ delves into the changing behaviours and an attitudes of men aged 18-29 over the past eight decades, and asks the eternal question: ‘what makes the man?’ The results of the study show that over the last 80 years, men have steadily lost touch with their instinctual masculinity and the traditional roles that defined them.

As they’ve put down their handyman tools, lost their foothold as the ‘man of the house’, they’ve become obsessed with their image and abandoned emotional restraint. An average young bloke in the 1920s and 40s considered himself to be masculine and was at ease with his role as stoic provider and protector.

When it came to the home, only 25 per cent knew how to turn the iron on and just 27 per cent were comfortable in the kitchen. Today, over 60 per cent are competent ironers, with only 10 per cent able to maintain a car - and almost half can’t even change a tyre.

Three quarters regularly don an apron in the kitchen and almost 80 per cent take on housework. Young men are so in touch with their emotions; a whopping 85 per cent are comfortable crying in front of others. Young blokes are also more obsessed with themselves than any other generation; with today’s young gun taking 26 per cent longer in front of the mirror than his counterpart in the 40s and two thirds striving to attain a perfectly toned body.

Nowadays, women are confident and men are confused. As men have been reacting to being told ‘how they should behave’ rather than ‘how they really are’, they’ve crossed the line from just ‘changing with the times’ to committing outright gender surrender.

According to the report, young British women agree that men have stepped too far into the feminine domain and want their ‘real men’ back, with two thirds of women aged 18-29 complaining they think men are not as masculine as before. Women still wants the leading man, with 60 per cent saying they’d prefer a man to take control in their relationship.

Do you think men are losing their masculine side? Have your say on the forum now!

Released on Tuesday 3rd Junel 2008

Source - www.msnnews.com