we had homer simpson, ray romano, tim allen, and the drumbeat from the popular culture that men are dumb they are and feeling, they're incompetent, and women don't really need them. at the same time, the qualities of character that men had needed, needed to play their traditional role, fortitude courage, confidence, fidelity, were becoming obsolete, and even a little embarrassing. then there's a new turnout that is gain some traction. the term is man's planning. it's a combination of man and explaining. and according to the urban dictionary out dr. starr's mansplaining is what men do in order to quote, dominate the conversation and to make statements that are not based on facts. assuming that people will believe and agree with them because he is a male. so, once again, this attack on the idea of the authoritative male. and so, men decided they better go down the mask and personality. they adopted useful playfulness and hesitancy. me, they seem to say, i'm not that men. i'm a guy. and ironic, slow to commit, uncertain guy. just the other day i stumbled across this post from a popular fema