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We Listen – Your comments 4/14/10
Editor's Note: Carol Costello’s report on “Male Studies” generated varied opinion from Wednesday’s American Morning audience. Some were unconvinced that such a program would be of any value, others provided a more historical perspective, noting that “throughout human history, the world's social pendulum has swung between male dominated society and female dominated society.”
- Al: Regarding males living in a woman's world, throughout human history, the world's social pendulum has swung between male dominated society and female dominated society. That is, at least in part, how the pantheon of gods and goddesses came to be. In male dominated societies, the deities were male, symbolizing the fact that males should be in charge, because the gods were male. In female dominated societies, the deities' sexes were changed to female for the same basic reasons. We are just witnessing the transitional phase of the pendulum's current cycle.
- Dean: It would be great if Male Studies and other efforts reduced male bashing and "dumb guy commercials" and clarify the distortions expressed in books like "Who Stole Feminism?" For example, where is the data to support the "fact" that "it isn't about sex; it is about power and control." Ask any horndog sniffing around any environment; It is about sex! Or do the data show that most men explain that pleading and begging for sex is to make them feel powerful?
- Wes: Regarding Carol Costello's report on masculinity, I suggest she check out the book, "Knights Without Armor: A Guide to the Inner Lives of Men" by Aaron Kipnis, Ph.D.
- Ron: It is true that men are not men like it once was and that is in part due to NOW and the men let it happen. Mother's want girls and when they have boys they treat them like girls. Thus, we have boys that are not boys, plain and simple.
How do you feel about the idea of a “Male Studies” academic program? Continue the conversation below.
God 'led me directly' to girl lost in swamp, Florida rescuer says
(CNN) – The man who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a dense Florida swamp said Wednesday that God led him directly to her, and that finding her was no surprise.
James King said he set out on his own to look for Nadia Bloom on Tuesday, trusting that he was going in the right direction even when that meant through water or dense brush.
"I was expecting to hear her voice," King told CNN's American Morning. "So I'm yelling, 'Nadia!' and at one point, I yell, 'Nadia!' and I hear 'What?' And I said that way - right there."
Exclusive: Driver talks about picking up orphan
(CNN) – Authorities in Washington D.C. and Russia are still dealing with the fallout after a boy was sent back to Russia alone by the family in Tennessee who had adopted him.
In a CNN exclusive, our Kiran Chetry talked with Arthur Lookyanov, the driver who was hired in Russia to pick the boy up at the airport.
Nebraska law prevents abortions after 20 weeks
(CNN) – It's a new state law that could have an impact nationwide. Nebraska lawmakers have passed legislation to ban abortions after 20 weeks, on the belief that the fetus feels pain by that time.
Patricia Murphy, Capitol Hill bureau chief of PoliticsDaily.com, and CNN senior legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin joined us on Wednesday's American Morning to discuss the law.
China Rising: China's real estate bubble trouble
Editor's Note: This week in our original series "China Rising," we're assessing China's economic impact on the United States. Tomorrow on American Morning, some say China is poised to become the next economic super power, but that contradicts the life hundreds of millions of Chinese people live. We'll take you on a tour of China like no other.
(CNN) – Property values in China are skyrocketing. Experts say the prices in March grew at a record pace, despite government attempts to slow them down.
Our John Vause reports on the impending threat that the real estate market presents not just to China, but to the rest of the world.
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