This stereotyping is a limiting state of affairs which damages everyone, especially men, said Blye. It hurts men. It makes it hard for us to express ourselves emotionally, leaves us obsessed with power and control. We heard that self-image is created early, that kids today aren't empty vessels. The male comes to admire women at a distance, to ogle them.
Women learn to accept it and believe that it's okay.
The seminar left me ambivalent. I went to lunch and mused. I'm very comfortable being a man, thank you. I don't think I do. And yet I have mixed feelings when I relive the actual incident.