Are Males De Facto Sexual Predators?

In these challenging times for us men, times of compulsory introspection with possible painful admissions, multiple times published author @yahialababidi asks a challenging question: "Does a sexual beast lurk in the breast of most men?"

To step outside the US, for a moment, to my other home, Egypt, I must ask myself: How did we (as Egyptians) go from allowing men in ancient times to take time off of work to care for menstruating daughters and wives, to modern Cairo being named the most dangerous megacity for women, just last month? Admittedly, this devolution took place in the space of a several millennia, and an unholy mix of insecurity, patriarchy, failed politics and volatile religiosity are to blame for our current predicament. Yet, corruption aside, Egypt is quite different from, say, India where modern-day matriarchies do exist alongside an alarming rape crisis.

So, where did it all go wrong? Were men always latent monsters at heart? An ancient Greek tragedist, Sophocles seems to think so - likening the male sex drive to being 'chained to a lunatic.' One way of taming this beast, we're learning, is to say enough is enough, which seems to be finally happening at this cultural moment - an overdue time of reckoning. The rules of the jungle are changing, and the line between aggressive, unwanted flirtation and sexual harassment obliterated.

I'm very big on this fight for gender equality, gender parity. In my ideal dream world gender will not be a topic whatsoever anymore, not beyond the purely physical (and thus medical) aspect at least. This is a fight which needs to be fought, if ever you fight only one fight let it be the one for gender equality.

But don't go full Female Terminator mode out of vengeance. Always remember that what may have been ethically exemplary some years ago can now be a reason to be fired.

I don't approve of the "it's cultural/in my culture its' ok/it's genetics" argument. It's BS, we are one of the smartest species thanks to our ability to learn. Let's show that indeed we are smarter than the dolphins. Because, at many a time, I'm not convinced they aren't the better species.

Yahia's post is an excellent read because he, as a Muslim immigrant in the USA, can bring another perspective to things. Especially, being Egyptian, a nation which long time ago was one of the best places for women to be.

Does a sexual beast lurk in the breast of most men?

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