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There was an age when society favored men. That time has been replaced with a new politically correct era where women must be shown preference, or else be considered victims of sexism or inequality. Equality is all well and good, but somehow along the way, the equal rights with men that women strove for in decades past has been replaced with the philosophy that women are to be held on a pedestal and viewed as the smarter, dominant sex.

The television shows of the 50's portrayed the all-knowing father. The woman was "in her place" cooking and cleaning, sewing and knitting socks for the children. The man came home after a long day of work to be greeted by the wife with a homemade dinner, a kiss on the cheek, and the phrase that every child dreaded, "Your son needs a talking-to." The father was the disciplinarian, the bread-winner and the smart one who thought of ingenious solutions to everyday problems. In that era, Father knew best.

Since the 80's, television shows have featured the all-knowing mother, beautiful, sophisticated and well-bred, living opposite a dope of a man. Viewers are left to wonder how such a doofus ended up marrying such an attractive, intelligent woman, and they wonder how she could put up with such a loser. Whereas before, Lucy Ricardo was the one who ended up in horrible jams and Ricky Ricardo was the fixer of the chaotic problems she created, now Jill Taylor spent her days cleaning up after the chaos left behind by Tim Taylor. The modern woman portrayed on television is strong, smart and beautiful. The modern man portrayed on television is fat, dopey, and lacking in any common sense. No matter what he does, he is always wrong and his wife is always right. In many cases, the woman is the one making most of the money, disciplining the children, making her idiotic husband feel more like an idiot and saving the world. While in some cases, that may be the way it is, the idea of equality has been lost in translation. Equal rights for women has turned into a battle to make men look stupid and oafish, and women smart and cool. Where are the shows that display equality? The early days of television and modern television have not found a happy medium. It's as if showing equality in a family setting is taboo. Two parents who know what they're doing? Two parents who are smart and put-together? I suppose it might make for boring television, but, frankly, the equality preaching alongside the portrayal of stupid men is getting rather obnoxious.

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