On the View of Women in Pop Culture...

Sunday night as millions of Americans sat in ritualistic fashion watching the "big game", I spent the night enjoying a full bowl of fine tobacco, a tall glass of fresh brew and a good book; oblivious to the appalling display of immaturity being acted out during the half-time show.

What irritated me most was not the fact that Ms. Jackson and ole Timberlake had the gall to "pull off" such a stunt. I would almost expect something like that and take no offense whatsoever. However, my beef is with the mentality of people who enjoy such music and show. Especially girls. Over my short existence in this world, I have witnessed more than my fare share of ignorance and I have been apart of many myself.

Time and time again, I see well meaning young ladies set their hearts on some dashing lad who is doing none other than imitating the MTV mentality. And then they are shocked at the fact that there knight in shining armor lacks of the chivalrous behavior that characterizes a knight. When a guy's cultural icons are people like Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, M & M and the like, girls should not be shocked when there prince charming treats them more like a T-Bone steak than a precious jewel.

My point is women are not to be treated as objects for self gratification. They are companions and helpers through our pilgrimage in these shadowlands. For, “it is not good that the man should be alone.” We, men, are to treat ladies with the up most respect and not as a drool toy.

However, there is a flip side to this cycle of absurdity. Men are not the only ones to blame. Girls acceptance of such behavior is just as bad as the behavior itself. When girls play the role MTV and media put forth, how else are we to treat them? It is natural to treat murderers as murderers, thieves as thieves, prostitutes as prostitutes, and meat as meat. (One might make an objection here, “Media does not influence the way we think.” If that is the case, why are super bowl commercials $2.4 million for 30 seconds?)

Also, there is a more grievous psychological side to the problem as well. Over and over we here stories of battered wives returning to there husbands only to be beat again and again. Girls staying with boyfriends even though he treats them with no respect. What sence of comfort draws them near to such a great danger, I may never know.

My hope is that we, men and women alike, will start to play a part in redeeming the culture around us. That our eyes may be opened to the degradation of the culture around us and that we may change it not only with our tongues, but also with our actions. That we may be doers, and not just hears of Truth.