The de-masculization of men

Has anyone else noticed how our society portrays men as stupid and worthless? Anywhere you look on TV, especially sitcoms and commercials, men are portrayed that way. It drives me crazy. On sitcoms especially, the woman is always in charge and the "smart one" and the man is just the dumb idiot who spits out one liners while his masculinity is ripped away by his domineering, independent, do it all wife, and his sneaky, lazy, spoiled rotten children. The men always mess something up which the woman always fixes, they always just want to eat or drink beer or watch TV, ect. Don't believe me? Watch one episode of the Bill Engevall show. Bill as a comedian is really funny, but the show itself makes me physically sick.

Commercials can be even worse! Never would a woman be portrayed in this light, oh no. And if it ever would occur, you can bet there'd be lawsuits and equality speeches left and right. Men are portrayed either as complete idiots or lazy worthless losers while the women are intelligent, in control, and just wonderful in every way. A perfect demonstration of this is the Whole Grain Cheerios commercial. I have to turn the TV off or switch the channel when it comes on because I cannot STAND it.

It's not that I think women are not intelligent or responsible or independent. Women are great. But men are great, too! They can do more than just open jars and squish bugs, and they do more than just sit around watching TV and drink beer. I believe that as human beings, in God's eyes, both men and women are equal. However, I also believe that men and women have special God-given talents unique to each gender. Women are naturally more gentle and nuturing, men are naturally more protective and are fighters. But we compliment each other and things work well. Why is that never portrayed? It's fine to me that women are portrayed in a good light, I just wish MEN were portrayed in a good light, in a way they deserve. It's not right or fair. How did we as a society get to this point? And what can we do to change it? :(