Holding Out For a Hero
May 14th, 2008 . by Erin
By the grace of heaven and the best boss on the planet, I now have the next 5 days off!! This is the best thing to happen since the Jr. Bacon Cheese Burger hit the Wendy’s dollar menu.
Here I sit without a care in the world. Even though I want to clean, organize and do the mountain of laundry that I’ve put off for a while, the only thing I want to do is sit here with my iPod and just let my brain ooze. It’s one of those good iPod mix days… You the days when every song that comes on is a song you want to listen to, in fact Bonnie Tyler’s ‘Holding Out For a Hero’ just came on. The reason I’m even bringing this up is for the lyrics. Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods? Where’s the street wise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Seriously where have all the men gone? After the whole ‘Metro’ movement, and with the rising population of Emo-men, I’m beginning to wonder when the men are going to come back? It’s like after our ‘Women’s Liberation’, we’ve apparently felt it necessary to be our own protectors, which is a good thing don’t get me wrong but I think it may have caused some gender confusion over the years. I’m afraid that I’m going to marry someone that will cower in a corner when there is an intruder in the house, and it’s going to be MY right-hook that’s going to save us instead of his. I hope this is only a current nightmare and not how my life is going to turn out. After the last string of guys I’ve dated it’s becoming more of a reality and to be perfectly honest I’m a little worried. I guess it’s my fault but there have been several I’ve dated that have had to pull ME away from ESPN… Something about a man that doesn’t like sports just isn’t right! I know I’ve basically been ‘One of the guys’ my whole life but apparently it hasn’t occurred to some of these individuals that I would for once like to be the damsel in distress? I guess not!
It’s sad to think that out of all 50 states in the US, there are only 2 states I can think of that if a guy says he’s from there, you don’t even question their manliness because you know it’s not an issue. Thank you Texas and Montana for keeping your men actual MEN! Other then the two exceptions, you really have to search to find them. Give me a Clint Eastwood over a Pete Wentz any day!
I got your Texas man right here!
Hey, Island men are MEN!!!
Amen! My sister who is in her upper twenties always says whats the rush to marry a boy when we already know how to use everything on a tool belt and fix our own tires, why not wait for a Clint Eastwood? I sure dont want to have to wear the pants all the time. I guess it just runs in the Oregonian blood to want a rugged man who can handle the outdoors and other manly things.
I’m crying. Out of jealousy. I want 5 days off too. I will not get that kind of free time until my three toddlers are grown…it’s. too. far.
Can I come over??
First off I was born in the state of Georgia and grew up in the state Arizona. Both states have a reputation for strong well mannered men. Second If being a man means your mouth writing checks your body can’t cash then yes just about everyone from Texas is “manly”. And third after all the sexist pig name calling and throwing yourself at girly, pink shirt wearing, salad eating fauxhawk sporting piss poor excueses of a Y chromasome you sit there like Britney Spears ten seconds after she shaved her head Screaming “where have all the men gone?” My answer to the two of you and all the other complaining women out there is “Away from you!” When you leave real men they seldom want you back.
The real men were knocking on your door while you were reading twighlight and wouldn’t you know it you chased them away.