In a response to an op-ed in the WaPo, Salon’s Amanda Marcotte points out the double standard applied in the WaPo article: It paints men as hapless bystanders who are excluded from female-centric pop culture, putting the onus on women to provide entertainment for men lest they are deprived of any amusement in life.
I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift or Beyonce, but I find I can live my life pretty much unaware of their existence. I agree, the only dudes I’ve met who actively spent their time complaining about these things are fragile and sad in deeper ways. The Barbie movie was good though.
Try living in Cincinnati a month or so ago. Traffic went nuts for a concert. Going downtown was a BAD idea.