Congratulations, Television! You Are Even Worse At Masculinity Than Femininity

by Linda Holmes for NPR.

I cannot help asking, even more than I usually do when I watch scripted comedies: Where, on television, are the men who both like football and remember birthdays? Where are the men who can have a highly insightful drink-and-talk with friends? Where are the men who are great dads, great husbands, great boyfriends? Where are the men who are dedicated to important jobs? Where are the men who aren’t seeking reassurance about what it means to be men? Where are, in short, all the men I rely on in my day-to-day life?

[…] it really begins to look like men are the new women, when it comes to being mercilessly pigeonholed and mocked for failing to represent an impossible ideal of perfect behavior and perfect looks.

I’m so happy this article was written. I’ve been pretty pissed about the fall lineup, and now I don’t even have to write about it.

I’m also happy (although the necessity is sad) that it was written by a woman.