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What makes a man sexy? What makes a man…a man? Is there something about being the “bad boy”? Or is it more about predictability and reliability? Jim Geraghty of National Review explains.
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Ward Cleaver, the iconic father of the 1950s TV Show, “Leave It to Beaver,” is… a stud. I’m quite serious. And, no, this isn’t about nostalgia for America in the 1950s. This is about a man of his time, yet timeless. But to appreciate him, we first have to get past the noise.

A loud corner of American culture has been rebelling against the image of the 1950s since, oh…the 1950s. Most of that scorn has been directed at the Ozzie-and-Harriet image of American suburban bliss, specifically “dad.” Well, enough already. Can we at least entertain the idea that in the rejection of that stereotypical 1950s suburban dad image, we threw some metaphorical babies out with the bathwater? That if today’s men modeled Ward Cleaver, America and the world would be better places? Sure, compared with current pop icons, he comes across as boring and buttoned-down. But it’s a very incomplete picture.

Of Ward Cleaver we can also say this: He’s a man who takes care of business. He doesn’t make excuses. He doesn’t whine. He doesn’t brood in defeat. He knows that his hard work and persistence will eventually win the day, if not this day. And there’s a lot he’s simply outgrown. He never had any interest in perpetuating his own adolescence. He’s a grown-up who accepts marriage and fatherhood as the life of an adult.

Now, we can quibble about his methods, but we can’t dispute that he loves his wife and kids, that they know he loves them, and that he tries to do what’s best for them—usually pretty successfully. What is not in dispute is that he’s the man of the house, that he wears that title with pride, and everyone, including his wife, likes that fact.

Ward wasn’t alone. There were lots of other iconic dads of that era: Ozzie Nelson of “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet;” Jim Anderson from “Father Knows Best;” one could argue George Bailey in the 1946 film, “It’s a Wonderful Life.” They were grown-ups who had already been through a Great Depression and, in many cases, were veterans of World War II or, later, the Korean War.

Their archetype outlasted the 1950s—Steve Douglas of “My Three Sons,” Mike Brady of “The Brady Bunch,” Howard Cunningham in “Happy Days,” and Cliff Huxtable in “The Cosby Show” (we’re talking TV characters here) shared similar traits. Like all human beings who have ever lived and whoever will live, these men had flaws. But in the end, they were solid and dependable. If you had to summarize them in one word, that word would be “responsible.”

Maybe they seem like such throwbacks now because so much of our culture has thoroughly embraced irresponsibility. But if you ask women what they really want in a man— or at least all those women who have grown out of their adolescent fascination with bad boys – they may not say Ward Cleaver, but they’ll describe most, if not all, of his traits: Reliable; trustworthy; smart; confident, but not smug. Funny and capable of laughing at himself. A man who’s successful at work, but not a workaholic. A man who likes children, but is not a child himself. Perhaps most importantly, devoted to his family. It’s an indisputably masculine figure. And make no mistake, that’s what most women want and what all children need.

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  2. Cuckservatives are pure socialists. They just want socialism to have the superficial appearance of 'chivalry'. It is amazing how easily the max slips, and how total their Dunning-Kruger syndrome is (this doughy Jim Gay-Ratty cuck really thinks he is the personification of masculinity).

  3. Translation of this video :
    "Women don't want to do their share to contribute to society anymore, so our solution is to demand men to twice as much work to compensate."
    No wonder cuckservatives are the most failed political group ever.

  4. If Jim Gay-ratty were transferred back to the 1950s, he would do terribly. He would be seen as very soft, very androgynous, and most people would think of him as gay. Plus, he would have no skills that would enable him to survive in the 1950s economy, since what he does for a living now (write cuckservative RINO wussy content online) did not exist.

  8. Ward does make excuses, he does brood, he whines to a degree… BUT it is June who hears it, and who calls him out. Just sayin'. God told Abraham to listen to his wife on subjects bothering him. Ward's maturity is only as strong as June. Great videos.

  11. Since the time this ridiculous video was made, the US marriage rate has fallen another 28%. In just 6 years! Despite so much immigration from countries with traditional gender roles! Cuckservative simps are always the best contrarian indicators ever. Jim Gay-ratty married a single mother, and no man wants to be that much of a loser. This video is an incredible display of Dunning-Kruger.

  12. To actually think that being a beta bux ATM machine means women are attracted to the same man is probably the most cuckservative thing ever. Of course, Jim Gay-ratty married a single mother, and openly writes about how his wife threatens him with divorce every day. She later DID divorce him. Talk about Dunning-Kruger.

  15. The number of cuckservative losers in the comments praising this video are complete cowards, since they would never dream of telling women to become June Cleaver. Marriage is dying because of modern women, not modern men. Mainly because cuckservatives are too cowardly to make the same type of video telling women what to do.

  16. This is the worst possible advice for a young man.
    "You need to become the provider for a washed-up single mother after she can no longer get the men she is actually attracted to!".
    No wonder cuckservatism is a total laughingstock collection of soyboy losers like Jim Gay-ratty (who married a single mother and later got hit with divorce when she could cash out).

  22. Youtube got rid of the downvote button to protect ridiculous videos like this one. But long-timers know that this video had 3 times as many dislikes as likes.

    Comment here to register your ongoing dislike of this sleazy, misandric propaganda.

  24. I have trouble figuring out if this video was made because :

    a) The cuck narrator (who married a single mother) is desperate to insist that the dismal negative realities of his life are positives, so that HE can be less miserable. OR…

    b) The divorce lawyer lobby has bribed the PragerU cucks to help them steer more victims into the trap to make divorce lawyers rich. OR…

    c) Cuckservatives are so convinced that women can do no wrong, and that the decline in marriage is the fault of men, that they think shaming and punishing men is the solution.

    Which is it? Is it all three?

  25. These religious people have no problem with this male shaming nonsense but NEVER addresses the horrible institution of marriage towards men. Because religious people/ your pastor won't show up in court when you lose your children, home, vast sums of money and sometimes your freedom. You want men to go back to the old archaic marriage concepts? Push for legislation to either make it like it was when Ward Cleaver was around or a more balanced family court system. Until then you can talk this simp stuff all you want, but it will ultimately fall on deaf ears.

  29. My grandfather was from Ward's era and he worked at the same small town mill for 50+ years. No freakin' wonder there were stable men. That world is dead now. Now, men must look out for themselves so they don't end up on the street trying to pay for a wife and kids post-divorce. Nice try, PragerU.

  31. The superdad of those days spent a lot of time reading the newspaper, watching sports and of course household duties. Not doing much with their kids. I think the parents of now do more with their children.