100 Skills
When I first read "100 Skills Every Man Should Know" by Brett McKay, I was shocked and slightly insulted. Based on the way the blog post was written, I thought that the author only wanted men to learn the one hundred skills presented, and no one else was allowed to gain the skills. I started to wonder if society as a whole thought that women should not possess the ability to perform these items on the list because the list is for men. Even the introduction to the list was shocking. McKay discusses the importance of the list, in order for men to have manly roles as protectors and providers. I am a firm believer that both men and women should be protectors and providers; these attributes should not be only for men. One of the skills that stood out to me was McKay's item number six: read a book. The description talks about entertainment reading and reading comprehension. I thought it was a funny skill to put on a list solely for men because it is a skill that all humans sh...